Overnight closure of South Academy May 3

Ashley Eberhardt
·1 min read

(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

South Academy closure detour
Courtesy: Colorado Department of Transportation

CDOT asks drivers to obey posted speed limits and watch for crews. Use caution if you have to travel through the construction zones.

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