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

Traffic Alert: Markshelffel Road Closure for Construction This Weekend
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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.

Marksheffel Rd April closure

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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