South Nevada closed south of I-25 Wednesday night as road work continues in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – If you use South Nevada to get onto I-25, consider an alternate route Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

The road will be closed between Brookside Street and the I-25 on-ramps starting at 9 p.m. Wednesday through 5 a.m. Thursday.

The closure will be in place so workers can remove the traffic signal at the intersection of South Nevada, East Motor Way and East Arvada Street. The below map shows the closure and detour routes:

For those who prefer having their detours written out:

• Northbound traffic on South Nevada Avenue is advised to take Brookside Street to South Tejon Street to I-25 South Connector Road to South Nevada Avenue.
• Southbound traffic on South Nevada Avenue is advised to take I-25 North Connector Road to South Tejon Street to Brookside Street to S. Nevada Avenue.
• Eastbound traffic on East Motor Way is advised to take South Tejon Street to I-25 South Connector Road to South Nevada Avenue, or South Tejon Street to Brookside Street to South Nevada Avenue.
• Westbound traffic on East Arvada Street is advised to take South Wahsatch Avenue to Brookside Street to South Nevada Avenue, or South Wahsatch Avenue to Brookside Street to South Tejon Street to I-25 South Connector Road to South Nevada Avenue.

The city says if weather or a crash interrupts the work, there will be a second closure Thursday night into Friday morning.

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