Tag: construction
-
Park land ordinance helps Colorado Springs drive construction of Grey Hawk
Nearly 20 years of land and fees from Colorado Springs’ park land dedication ordinance have gone into preparing Grey Hawk Park to open by the end of 2025. Colorado Springs has used the ordinance since the 1970s to add new park property. The ordinance requires developers to either set aside an amount of land for…
-
Work set to begin to pave gravel road near Monument
Construction crews will start work next week on upgrading Beacon Lite Road, a partially gravel connector between Highway 105 in Monument and County Line Road running parallel to Interstate 25, according to El Paso County officials. Beacon Lite will see lane closures starting Monday for erosion control and other construction activities. Drivers are advised to…
-
Two-month project begins on major Colorado Springs road
For the next six to eight weeks, work will be underway on Garden of the Gods Road west and east of Interstate 25. The west side of the project was scheduled to start on Monday and will make changes to the median to increase safety. The east side of the project, starting in November, will…
-
Pikes Peak Regional Building Department sets a stable budget for 2026
While Colorado Springs and many other cities are dealing with tumultuous local budgets, the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department is expecting a fairly stable run into 2026. Building official Roger Lovell presented the department’s proposed budget to the Colorado Springs City Council during a Monday morning work session, which was very similar to its 2025…
-
American Furniture Warehouse to open second Colorado Springs location
A second American Furniture Warehouse is no longer a possibility, it’s a certainty. The company, headquartered in suburban Denver and one of the largest furniture retailers in the state, got permits for a large warehouse and store, the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department shared across social media. It is planned to be about 345,000 square…
-
North Shore Marina at Lake Pueblo State Park to be replaced, expanded
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Boaters at Lake Pueblo State Park can expect nearly 200 additional slips and a new general store when North Shore Marina is rebuilt during the next few years. Colorado Parks and Wildlife signed a 20-year contract with the marina’s operator, The O’Neil Group, for a…
-
Gov. Jared Polis says Trump’s tariffs policy is disrupting Colorado’s exports, jobs
Kristi Burton-Brown: ‘If he wants to help businesses, he should stop increasing taxes on them and actually cut their taxes’
-
Apartment construction slows after years of frenzied building in Colorado Springs
The red-hot pace of Colorado Springs-area apartment construction turned ice cold last year. From 2019 to 2023, multifamily developers pulled permits to build just over 14,000 apartments in the Springs and surrounding El Paso County — one of the hottest stretches of local apartment construction in recent memory that averaged a little more than 2,800…
-
Eastbound Circle Drive bridge in southeast Colorado Springs set to reopen
Beginning Monday, motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians will have a safer way to get around southeast Colorado Springs. The Circle Drive eastbound bridge will open at 9 a.m. to traffic, more easily connecting the area to Interstate 25 and the rest of the city. The bridge is part of a major southeast artery spanning hundreds of feet of…
-
WATCH: Rock blasting underway in I-70 Floyd Hill project
In an effort to improve sight lines, straighten roadway curves and alleviate traffic in a notorious stretch of I-70 corridor, CDOT is blasting into nearby mountains. The blasting process requires careful coordination with roads crews temporarily shutting down the freeway and first responders to ensure no ambulances may need to pass during a shutdown.