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Colorado Springs in 2023 by the numbers!
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Two hundred and sixteen; 87,032; 250,000; 2.3 million.
These were some of the biggest numbers to come out of the city of Colorado Springs’ 2023 “Popular Annual Financial Report”!
The PAFR highlights some of the city’s key achievements each year — here’s how 2023 looked in Colorado Springs, by the numbers!
2.3 MILLION TRAVELERS
The Colorado Springs Airport has continued its dramatic post-pandemic growth, seeing more travelers each year than the year prior, including improving on travel numbers immediately prior to the pandemic in 2019.
2023 was another record-breaking year, with more than 2.3 million travelers passing through its gates.
52,000 HOURS OF MITIGATION:
Citizens approved the Wildfire Mitigation Fund in 2021. Through that fund, at the end of 2023 the city had completed 52,000 hours of wildfire mitigation work.
250,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE
The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to more than 250,000 calls for service in 2023, underscoring “the department’s dedication to serving and protecting the community, as well as its responsiveness to the diverse needs and concerns of its residents.”
87,032 POTHOLES REPAIRED
The city continued to send road crews wherever citizens said they were needed, filling 87,032 potholes — many reported directly to the city by residents through the COS GO app.
216 LANE MILES REPAVED
The city repaved more than 216 miles of asphalt and over 50 miles of curb and gutter replacements.
For a full breakdown of the above achievements, as well as other big numbers out of the city in 2023, look through the document below!
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DENVER (KDVR) — Strong wind gusts at the speed of a Category 3 hurricane swept through two Colorado counties on Wednesday.
Strong winds blew through the state on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands without power, causing safety road closures and recording wind gusts reaching over 100 mph. In some areas, winds were even higher, with Summit and Grand counties seeing 124 mph wind gusts.
At 9 p.m. on Wednesday, one weather station on top of Breckenridge Peak 6 picked up a wind gust of 124 mph in Summit County. Then, at 9:52 p.m., another weather station at Parsenn Bowl Summit in Grand County picked up a wind gust of 124 mph, according to National Weather Service records.
These two wind gusts weren’t only the strongest gusts on Wednesday, they were so strong that they were comparable to the strength of a devastating hurricane.
The Pinpoint Weather team said it was the strength of a high-end Category 3 hurricane. These winds also compare to a high-end EF2 tornado, which could damage one or two family residences, according to NWS.
These weren’t the only areas that saw high winds. Several counties across Colorado saw winds higher than 100 mph throughout Wednesday.
The Pinpoint Weather team expects the wind to continue into Friday with continued fire danger. The winds are expected to slow down throughout the weekend.
Some students at Colorado schools won’t be going to school on Thursday. That’s after strong winds on Wednesday on the Front Range and in the foothills caused power outages.
More than 100,000 customers were without power late in the day on Wednesday.
The closed schools include all of the Boulder Valley School District and 25 schools in Jeffco Public Schools. Schools in Gilpin County and Clear Creek County are also going to be closed.
See the full list of school closings.
High winds roaring across the Front Range foothills on Wednesday forced road closures throughout northern and central Colorado, according to state transportation officials.
A wind storm is expected to bring gusts reaching 80 to 90 mph through the entire Interstate 25 corridor, from the Wyoming to New Mexico state lines, according to the National Weather Service.
Colorado Department of Transportation officials announced planned closures of Colorado 93, U.S. 128 and U.S. 287 starting at noon because of the high winds, with no estimated time of reopening. A “high wind caution” was also issued for roads in Clear Creek and Jefferson counties.
Some roads may also be closed to high-profile vehicles like tractor-trailers, RVs, campers or light vehicles because of the risk of blowing over, CDOT officials said.
Traffic signals that are dark because of power cuts should be treated as four-way stops.
Colorado road and highway closures as of 1 p.m.:
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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