COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Starting Monday, May 11, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) construction crews will begin a two-week-long concrete panel repair operation on a one-mile stretch of Interstate 25.
The constructions will be from Mile Point 141 to 142, near the US Highway 24/Cimarron Street Interchange.
Drivers in the area will experience various lane closures between the Mile Points from May 11 to 14, and May 17 to 21. Closures will affect both northbound and southbound lanes.
CDOT expects minimal delays. They have provided a map and traffic impacts, which you can view below;
- Working hours will be from 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. on the specified dates.
- Speed will be reduced in the work zone.
- Traffic fines will be doubled in the work zone.
- Motorists should slow down as they approach the work zones, be cautious, allow extra space between cars, and plan for extra driving time.
Southern Colorado communities are being evacuated as a wildfire explodes
Neighborhoods and the Town of Beulah have been evacuated after a wildfire burning along Highway 165 has exploded in size.
____
Watch KOAA News5 on your time, anytime with our free streaming app available for your Roku, FireTV, AppleTV and Android TV. Just search KOAA News5, download and start watching.
