COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — This week, there are three major traffic changes and lane closures happening in different areas of Colorado Springs.
I-25 Closures
This week, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is working on I-25 between West Fillmore Street and Garden of the Gods Road.
They will be closing lanes overnight between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. through Friday.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, crews will be shifting lanes eastward to work on a new median shoulder. Then on Thursday and Friday, the focus moves to restriping the lanes.
Once finished, the project will add acceleration and deceleration lanes to both northbound and southbound I-25.
Garden of the Gods Road Lane Closures
Crews will narrow down the westbound lanes of the area on Wednesday. This is all part of a median and intersection improvement project that started in October.
8th Street Closure
The eastbound frontage road from 8th Street to Highway 24 reopens at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
But, drivers on northbound 8th Street will face a new lane configuration over the Fountain Creek bridge. Center lanes on the bridge are closing for rehabilitation work, leaving one lane open for northbound traffic and two lanes for southbound.
This construction phase is expected to last two to three weeks.
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