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Overnight closures on Marksheffel Road begin on Thursday and will last through the weekend

Attention drivers! Markshelf Road will close tonight from Dublin to Tarren Heights as part of ongoing construction work, impacting traffic until early Monday morning. Expect a half-mile closure, with Peterson Road serving as the detour while crews install drainage pipes underground.

Traffic Alert: Markshelffel Road Closure for Construction This Weekend

By: Ashleigh Quintana

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COLORADO SPRINGS — Starting on Thursday, Marksheffel Road will be closed overnight from south of Dublin Blvd to north of Tarren Heights.

On Thursday, closures will begin at 7:00 p.m. and end at 5:30 a.m. on Friday. Starting Friday evening, the road will be closed from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. on Monday, April 28.

The City of Colorado Springs has provided the following detour:

Local access will be allowed to Reach Church and the Mountain Valley Preserve neighborhood
Drivers on Marksheffel Road will use Peterson Road between Dublin Blvd and Stetson Hills Blvd

Construction crews are planning to trench across Marksheffel to place a utility duct bank and drainage pipes underground.

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