Closures planned for Veterans Day weekend

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The City of Colorado Springs is planning for the following road and administrative office closures ahead of Veterans Day and the Veterans Day Parade.

The following roads will be closed for the Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, Nov. 5:

Tejon Street will be closed from Cache La Poudre Street to Cimarron Street from 7 a.m. to noon. Streets closed between Cascade and Nevada Avenues include:Dale StreetMonument StreetWillamette StreetSt. Vrain StreetBoulder StreetPlatte AvenueBijou StreetKiowa StreetPikes Peak AvenueColorado AvenueVermijo AvenueCostilla Street

Attendees are encouraged to park in public parking garages. Handicap parking will be available along Cimino Drive and can be accessed at the intersection of Colorado Avenue and Cimino Drive. Click here for more information on the parade.

Colorado Springs administrative offices and agencies will be closed Friday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day including:

Administrative offices for Mountain Metropolitan TransitCity Administration BuildingCity ClerkCity HallColorado Springs Pioneers MuseumDeerfield Community CenterHelen Hunt Falls Visitor CenterHillside Community CenterMeadows Park Community CenterMunicipal CourtOtis Park Community CenterParks, Recreation & Cultural Services Administration BuildingRock Ledge Ranch Historic SiteSales Tax OfficeSports and Therapeutic Recreation Programs Office in Memorial ParkStarsmore Visitor and Nature Center

The following facilities will remain open Friday:

Fairfield and Evergreen cemeteries – gates open (offices closed)Patty Jewett Golf CoursePikes Peak Highway – free admission to active and retired military with ID. As always, access is weather permitting.Sertich Ice CenterValley Hi Golf Course

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