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• Three ramps soon to open at Academy and Proby Parkway

  June 27, 2011 12:07 PM

  The recently completed mainline section of the Milton Proby Parkway will open to traffic on Friday, July 1 at 5:30 a.m. The new features will include: • A new ramp for northbound Academy Boulevard traffic to eastbound Milton Proby Parkway. • A new ramp for westbound Milton... more »

• More changes on Hancock Expressway

  April 22, 2011 7:34 PM

  Starting Monday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. until 5 a.m. motorists should be aware of an upcoming traffic switch on Hancock Expressway. Work will be performed to re-direct traffic to the east side of Hancock Expressway. Traffic will remain in a one-lane configuration in each direction until June 15th.... more »

• Academy to be closed overnight Saturday

  April 12, 2011 3:06 PM

  Academy Boulevard will be closed from Bradley to Drennan in both directions overnight Saturday. Beginning Saturday at 10 p.m. and continuing through 7 a.m. Sunday morning, detours will be in place as road and bridge construction continues on Proby Parkway. Northbound Academy Boulevard traffic will be detoured at... more »

• Academy Boulevard to be closed for 10 hours Saturday

  March 23, 2011 6:01 PM

  Academy Boulevard will be closed from Bradley to Drennan in both directions from 2 a.m. to noon on Saturday for continuing road construction on Proby Parkway. For those ten hours northbound Academy Boulevard traffic will be detoured at the Bradley Road Exit. Southbound Academy traffic will be detoured to... more »

• Hancock reduced to one lane

  January 19, 2011 7:30 PM

  Starting tomorrow and for the next three weeks, Hancock Expressway will be reduced to one lane in each direction for approximately a quarter of a mile, just south of the intersection of Hancock and Drennan Road. This work is being done to accommodate underground pipe work in the area... more »

• Accident on Powers injures woman

  December 16, 2010 1:20 PM

  A one car accident sent a woman to the hospital in Colorado Springs this morning. It happened on Powers near the Proby Parkway. She was driving southbound when it happened. The car rolled and the woman was trapped for a few minutes inside. The State Patrol is investigating... more »

• Lane closure planned Thursday on South Academy

  December 7, 2010 2:44 PM

  Academy Blvd. will be reduced from two lanes to one southbound on Thursday night. That will allow continuing construction on the Proby Parkway. The lane closure will happen Thursday from 7:30 p.m. until 5 a.m. about a half mile south of Drennan. Motorists should expect delays and are... more »

• Night work scheduled near Academy and Drennan

  November 22, 2010 5:23 PM

  Beginning tomorrow night at 7, road work will take place on Academy about a half mile south of Drennan. The work will run from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. During this period, northbound traffic will be reduced from two lanes to one. This work is being done to accommodate... more »

• Overnight construction to hamper traffic at Academy and Drennan

  November 3, 2010 1:18 PM

  Night road work will happen Thursday, November 4, from 7:30 until 5 a.m. at Academy and Drennan. During this period, northbound traffic will be reduced from two lanes to one. This work is being done to facilitate drainage installation in the area as part of work on the Milton Proby... more »

• Proby Parkway progress report

  October 28, 2010 8:52 PM

  Crews for the Milton E. Proby Parkway project say they have reached their first major milestone, and ahead of schedule. Weather permitting, a portion of the new parkway will open Friday morning, sometime after 9 a.m., two days ahead of the contractor's (Ames Construction) deadline. The portion is between... more »

• Academy Blvd. impacted by construction tonight

  October 13, 2010 4:20 PM

  The Milton E. Proby Parkway Construction Project will have an impact on traffic at Academy Blvd. and Drennan Rd. tonight. Northbound traffic will be reduced from two lanes to one from 7:30 p.m. until 6 a.m. The speed limit in the construction zone is 35 mph. Speeding fines... more »

• Lights to stop working at Drennan and Academy

  September 28, 2010 6:09 PM

  The traffic lights at Drennan and Academy won't work tonight from 7:30 until midnight. Traffic will be guided by flaggers and police officers. Travel will be reduced to one lane in each direction. Due to the amount of traffic in that area, it would be wise to avoid the intersection... more »

• Construction planned during Thursday, Friday commutes

  August 25, 2010 2:50 PM

  The Milton E. Proby Parkway Project will prompt delays in Colorado Springs Thursday and Friday. Trucks will be entering and exiting the southbound shoulder on Academy Boulevard just south of Drennan Road for temporary paving work. Flaggers will be there 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. The $55.4 million... more »

• Proby Parkway detours start next week

  June 3, 2010 12:38 PM

  Beginning Monday, June 7, Milton Proby Parkway will be closed from Hancock Expressway to Powers Boulevard. Traffic will be detoured to S. Chelton Road. The $55 million project is funded by the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority and should be finished in October 2011. The fund comes from... more »