What are the odds that rocks actually fall on you when you’re driving through the Colorado mountains and see dozens of “watch for falling rock” signs? Probably pretty slim; however, after the major rockslide on Interstate 70 this morning (near Glenwood Canyon), it will probably be awhile before you scoff at those warnings again: Photo […]
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Woodmen and Academy Construction Update: week of October 26
Here’s the major events that will be taking place in the Woodmen and Academy interchange construction project this week, via WoodmenRoad.com: Preparatory work for the opening of Prince Drive at Woodmen Road York Road closed at Earl Drive when Prince Drive opens Prince Drive opening scheduled for November 2, 2009 NO ACCESS to ACADEMY BLVD. […]
Academy and Woodmen Interchange Update: construction schedule through 10/24
The Academy and Woodmen interchange construction project continues. Here’s the major points of the 7-day outlook for this week (through October 24th): Removal of Einstein Bagels and Albertacos Building Removal of medians along Academy Alignment changes: Continued temporary alignment changes for east bound and westbound Woodmen between Academy and the eastern Sam’s Club entrance. Entrances […]
Two years to fewer headaches at Academy and Woodmen
View Woodmen Corridor Improvement Project in a larger map The big Woodmen Road Corridor Improvement construction project has started to ramp up. The project will widen Woodmen Road to six lanes from Interstate 25 to Stinson (see map above). The project is optimistically scheduled to be finished in September 2011 – originally it had been […]
What’s the traffic like in Colorado Springs?
Well, according to INRIX, a traffic-data firm, it’s bad enough to land it on the list of “Top 100 Cities with the Worst Traffic”, but just barely – in 2009, Colorado Springs ranked 91st. It’s up a little bit from 2008 – we were ranked 93 then – but down from 2007 in which we […]
Random facts about Colorado Springs
Here’s a few random questions that I’ve been wondering about and finally found the answers to: Where do Colorado Springs block numbers start? (Also known as zero point.) Point zero in Colorado Springs is at Pikes Peak and Cascade Avenue (downtown, of course). However, that’s somewhat complicated, because there’s a second point zero at Lake […]
Woodmen/Academy Interchange – Colorado Springs
With the Woodmen/Powers interchange complete and the Woodmen expansion almost completed from Powers to Hwy 24 in Falcon the next major project is the interchange at Academy Blvd. The links below have an animation of the planned interchange. Video of Academy/Woodmen Interchange (small) Video of Academy/Woodmen Interchange (large) In the video above you’ll see Academy […]
A roundabout question
The Gazette’s Side Streets blog had an interesting post about the city’s roundabouts. Traffic engineers seem to be using them much more frequently in Colorado Springs, and I’m all about their efficiency as long as you know how to use them. I have one lingering question, though, and it appears others do, too. I wasn’t […]
