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Work starts Monday to improve traffic flow at South Nevada, I-25 interchange

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May 8, 2024

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Work starts Monday to improve traffic flow at South Nevada, I-25 interchange

Work is scheduled to begin Monday to improve traffic flow at South Nevada Avenue and Interstate 25.

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Construction on the major intersection will initially restrict South Nevada Avenue down to two lanes in each direction between Brookside Street and I-25, according to a city news release.

This map shows streets that will be impacted when work begins Monday, May 13, 2024, to improve traffic flow at South Nevada Avenue and Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs. — This map shows streets that will be impacted by work to improve traffic flow at South Nevada Avenue and Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs.

Courtesy of the city of Colorado Springs

This map shows streets that will be impacted by work to improve traffic flow at South Nevada Avenue and Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs.

Courtesy of the city of Colorado Springs

Project officials expect the work will take nine months to complete.

The $9.1 million project will improve the flow of traffic off the southbound I-25 exit, and will increase traffic queuing capacity from South Nevada onto northbound I-25, the release said.

Crews will construct a new pedestrian bridge over Cheyenne Creek, bring existing infrastructure into compliance with the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act standards, and will widen some of the existing facilities “to better accommodate multi-use transportation modes,” according to the release.

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Additionally, crews will increase lane capacity along the I-25 southbound connector road to South Nevada, the project website states.

To allow for additional queueing for traffic on northbound South Nevada, crews will remove the through-movement from East Motor Way to East Arvada Street.

Work also includes signal upgrades at four intersections, improved pedestrian and bicycle access through the corridor, and improved signage and wayfinding.

The project is funded by the voter-approved Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority 1-cent sales tax that funds regional road projects.