Tag: construction
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Traffic updates: Marksheffel to see monthlong closure
An important artery in East Colorado Springs will see a monthlong closure starting this weekend, while work continues to finish the Circle Drive bridge complex in Southeast Colorado Springs. Here are a few major projects that could affect commutes in Colorado Springs this week. Marksheffel Road Utility work and road reconstruction will necessitate closures on…
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Two-mile expansion of Rock Island Trail begins this week
Work began this week to extend one of Colorado Springs’ major urban trails through the east side of the city. The Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department is improving a two-mile stretch of the Rock Island Trail, which snakes across Colorado Springs south of Constitution Avenue. The new section of trail will go through the…
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Air Force Academy’s iconic chapel has a timeline for reopening — and shedding an ‘eyesore’
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify the big white box is expected to come down fully by January 2028. The Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel could start to shed its big white box next year ahead of reopening in 2028. The chapel’s renovation was originally envisioned to take about four years, when…
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Air Force Academy’s iconic chapel has a timeline for reopening — and shedding an ‘eyesore’
The Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel could start to shed its big white box next year ahead of reopening in 2028. The chapel’s renovation was originally envisioned to take about four years, when it started in 2019. Now seven years into the project, crews have faced numerous delays and ballooning costs after discovering asbestos and…
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Road roundup: South Academy Boulevard, 8th Street and Pikes Peak Avenue bridge updates
A portion of South Academy Boulevard will be closed this weekend for the installation of underground water lines, according to a news release from the city of Colorado Springs. The closure will affect the road in both directions between the Hancock Expressway and Astrozon Boulevard starting at 7 p.m. on Friday. The closure is planned…
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Traffic roundup: Astrozon Boulevard to see closures
A long-closed tunnel is opening back up this week, providing connection for a neighborhood that has been shuttered since 2024. Elsewhere, a major water project will affect a South Academy Boulevard intersection into next month. Here’s a snapshot of what’s happening on the roadways this week. Astrozon Boulevard The intersection of South Academy and Astrozon…
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‘Housing mismatch’ improving in Colorado Springs, but residents losing purchasing power: Report
Residents in Colorado Springs and El Paso County are losing purchasing power as average rental housing and home prices over the last decade have increased more than two to three times that of average incomes. At the same time, a “housing mismatch” between the types of homes being built in the area and the homes…
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Second phase of major multi-year improvement project starts on South Academy
Construction activity quieted this winter on South Academy Boulevard, but work will ramp up this weekend as Colorado Springs embarks on the second half of a $100 million project. “This is a hub of commerce for that whole southeast part of Colorado Springs,” said Ryan Phipps, the city’s capital improvements manager. The first phase of…
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Affordable housing south of downtown to receive $12.8 million from Proposition 123
A planned affordable apartment building at the south end of downtown Colorado Springs was one of the major recipients of the state’s affordable housing funds awarded last week. The Office of Economic Development and Trade announced that the Bristow House development will receive $12.8 million in funds through Proposition 123, which voters approved in 2022…
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Plans to renovate Palmer High School, close Boulder Street moving ahead
The full redevelopment of Palmer High School is one step closer to fruition after the city Planning Commission approved all the changes needed for the expansion on Wednesday. The proposal from Colorado Springs School District 11 is a $100 million project expanding both the classroom spaces and athletic facilities at the high school by unifying…