COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — The Colorado Department of Transportation will have crews shutting down I-25 temporarily on October 18th and 19th.
On Tuesday, October 18th the closure will be affecting southbound I-25. On Wednesday, October 19th travelers can expect detours and delays as crews will be shutting down northbound I-25.
The nighttime closures are scheduled nightly from Monday, October 17 through Friday, October 21.
South Academy Boulevard and the east and westbound South Academy Boulevard lanes under I-25 each night as part of the MAMSIP bridge reconstruction project will be closed.
The nighttime closures are scheduled nightly from Monday, October 17 through Friday, October 21.
Traffic Impacts
Night work on I-25 between MP 127 and 136
- Monday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m. – 5:30 a.m., full closure of South Academy Boulevard
- Tuesday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m. – 5:30 a.m., full closure of eastbound South Academy Boulevard and southbound I-25.
- Wednesday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m. – 5:30 a.m., full closure of westbound South Academy Boulevard and northbound I-25
- Thursday, Oct. 20 and Friday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m. – 5:30 a.m., full closure of South Academy Boulevard
- A traffic switch is currently in place from South Academy Boulevard to US-85 (Santa Fe). Use extreme caution and a speed limit of 55 MPH.
Below is map and a list of detours that will be in place:
- Eastbound South Academy Boulevard traffic will be diverted south on I-25 to Colorado Highway 16 (exit 132A), where they will turn around and re-enter I-25 north to South Academy Boulevard
- Westbound South Academy Boulevard traffic will be diverted north on I-25 to Lake Ave./South Circle Dr. (exit 138), where they will turn around and re-enter I-25 south to South Academy Boulevard
- Southbound I-25 traffic will take exit 135 off-ramp and re-enter the on-ramp to continue south
Northbound I-25 traffic will take exit 135 off-ramp and re-enter the on-ramp to continue north
CDOT
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