Military Access, Mobility & Safety Improvement Project

Colorado Springs — Colorado Division of Transportation and SEMA Building proceed work on the assorted enhancements on I-25 between South Academy Boulevard and Santa Fe Avenue (Mile Level 135-127). As a part of the I-25 enchancment mission, southbound I-25 visitors will likely be briefly shifted, between South Academy Boulevard and Mesa Ridge Parkway, on to a brand new alignment in late Could/early June.

Anticipate nighttime actions Wednesday and Thursday, north- and southbound I-25 left lane closures, between MP 127 and 135 to permit crews to entry the median, carry out paving operations, set up indicators for visitors swap, and set up rumble strips.

Flagging operations will proceed on Constitution Oak Ranch Street with alternating shoulder and lane closures, and alternating one-way visitors operations 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday via Saturday. The closures are essential so vehicles can safely entry to and from the job website and to permit crews to work on the drainage system and roadway building. Constitution Oak Ranch Street visitors swap, to the brand new alignment is anticipated to happen Tuesday, Could 17.

Crews started fiber optic work on the brand new jug deal with offline of Colorado Freeway 94. Building crews will likely be engaged on the embankment on the southeast nook of CO 94 and Blaney Street. Lane closures are anticipated to start within the coming weeks.

A Courtesy Patrol will likely be driving the work zone and can reply to incidents when notified. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday via Friday and holidays.

Visitors speeds will likely be decreased to permit building gear entry to the work zone situated within the median. DO NOT FOLLOW CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES.

Motorists are inspired to register for textual content alerts by Texting MAMSIP to 888-970-9665.

Building schedules are weather-dependent and topic to vary.

Visitors Impacts

I-25 between MP 127 and 135

• Wednesday, Could 18 and Thursday, Could 19, 7 p.m. to six a.m., left lane closure on southbound I-25 to permit crews to entry the median, set up indicators for visitors swap.
• Wednesday, Could 18 to Thursday, Could 19, 7 p.m. to five a.m., left lane closure on northbound I-25 to permit crews to put in rumble strips and grade the S. Academy Blvd. ramp in preparation for the visitors swap.

Santa Fe Avenue and Constitution Oak Ranch Street

• Flagging operations with intermittent shoulder closures proceed on Constitution Oak Ranch Street and Santa Fe Avenue Monday, Could 16 to Saturday, Could 21, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., to permit crews to securely work on the drainage system and grime work. A visitors swap to the ultimate alignment is anticipated to happen Tuesday, Could 17.

Colorado Freeway 94

• Lane closures are anticipated to start within the coming weeks.

Mission Overview

Interstate-25 – Security and effectivity enhancements

The enhancements to I-25 addressed on this mission are situated alongside an roughly 7.5-mile section of the hall starting at South Academy Boulevard and lengthening to the Santa Fe Avenue (CO 85/87) exit at Fountain (MP 128), which exits to Gate 19 of Fort Carson.

• Alternative of two bridges crossing over South Academy Boulevard;
  Widening of each inside and outdoors shoulders and putting in security enhancements;
• Concrete floor remedy overlay to supply an improved driving floor for this 7.5-mile section
• Set up of median barrier your entire size of this hall;
• Rehab and widening work on 4 bridges alongside the hall, and
• Set up of I-25 Southbound deceleration lane on the interchange with Colorado Freeway 16.

Security Advantages

The protection enhancements relate to the potential to scale back crashes, enhance infrastructure, and handle bodily deficiencies that contribute to crashes within the hall. CDOT carried out a security evaluation for the hall to guage the magnitude and nature of security issues and analyze the causes of crashes.

The proposed transportation enhancements are mitigation measures to scale back crashes and enhance security within the hall. It’s estimated that the supply of the MAMSIP mission will, over its’ twenty years of operation, lead to fewer deaths, accidents, and crashes on the 4 corridors the mission addresses.

Mission Info

For extra details about this mission:

Know Earlier than You Go

Vacationers are urged to “know earlier than you go.” Collect details about climate forecasts and anticipated journey impacts and present highway situations previous to hitting the highway. CDOT sources embody:

Keep in mind: Gradual For The Cone Zone

The next ideas are that will help you keep protected whereas touring via upkeep and building work zones.

• Don’t velocity in work zones. Obey the posted velocity limits.
• Keep Alert! Anticipate the sudden.
• Look ahead to employees. Drive with warning.
• Do not change lanes unnecessarily.
• Keep away from utilizing cellular gadgets reminiscent of telephones whereas driving in work zones.
• Activate headlights in order that employees and different drivers can see you.
• Be particularly alert at night time whereas driving in work zones.
• Anticipate delays, particularly throughout peak journey occasions.
• Permit ample area between you and the automotive in entrance of you.
• Anticipate lane shifts and merge when directed to take action.
• Be affected person!

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