(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The City of Colorado Springs has announced that a construction project on Garden of the Gods Road will begin on Monday, Oct. 13.

The first step of the project will take place west of I-25, from Chestnut Street to the 1-25 interchange. The City says that the lanes adjacent to the medians will be closed for construction, meaning that Garden of the Gods Road could be brought down to one lane each way during the day.

Map courtesy of the City of Colorado Springs

After this phase, the construction will focus on traffic signal improvements on the stretch of Garden of the Gods Road east of I-25 in November. The City estimates the work to last six to eight weeks in both areas.

The City has listed a few more key pieces of information for the areas during construction:

The construction site itself will prevent motorists from crossing six lanes of traffic from north to south, or vice versa.

No left turns will be available from eastbound or westbound Garden of the Gods Road within the construction zone, from Chestnut Street to the I-25 interchange. 

Business access will be available on a right-in, right-out basis only.

Left turns from westbound Garden of the Gods Road at Chestnut Street will be reduced to one lane only.  

The northbound I-25 exit ramp leading to westbound Garden of the Gods Road will be narrowed to one lane only to prevent traffic from stacking up at the intersection.

The highlights of this first wave of construction, according to the City, are:

Lengthened medians will prevent motorists from crossing six lanes of traffic from north to south, and vice versa.

Motorists will be able to make left turns from Garden of the Gods Road to enter most businesses. Motorists will not be able to turn left when exiting businesses.

Left turns using two lanes will be permitted at Chestnut from westbound Garden of the Gods Road.

According to the official City release on the project, between 2015 and 2020, 47 accidents happened in the project area west of I-25, 16 of which resulted in injuries. Funding for this project comes from the Colorado Department of Transportation, with a contribution from the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority.