(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A full closure of South Academy Boulevard is planned for May 3 with detours onto I-25, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT).
The planned work will take place in the overnight hours of Friday, May 3, and will allow crews to pour a new concrete bridge deck over South Academy Boulevard. East and westbound traffic on South Academy will be rerouted using on- and off-ramps to I-25.
Full closure of eastbound South Academy Boulevard
Friday, May 3, 8 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Full closure of westbound South Academy Boulevard
Friday, May 3, 7 p.m. – 5:30 a.m.
Re-route traffic on northbound I-25 using South Academy Boulevard ramps
Friday, May 3, 8 p.m. – 9 a.m.
Detours will be in place:
Eastbound South Academy Boulevard traffic will be diverted south on I-25 to Colorado Highway 16 (exit 132A), where they will turn around and re-enter I-25 north to South Academy Boulevard
Westbound South Academy Boulevard traffic will be diverted north on I-25 to Lake Avenue/South Circle Drive (exit 138), where they will turn around and re-enter I-25 south to South Academy Boulevard
Northbound I-25 traffic will take the exit 135 off-ramp and re-enter the on-ramp to continue north
CDOT asks drivers to obey posted speed limits and watch for crews. Use caution if you have to travel through the construction zones.
