COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A two-block street closure on Tuesday marked the latest phase of an ongoing construction project on Stone Avenue, north of Fillmore Street.
The closure between Fillmore and Fourth Street is scheduled to remain in place until a week before Thanksgiving, as crews build a new stormwater pipe there.
The city’s Stormwater Enterprise (SE) and Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) are teaming up to make several improvements on the northern mile of Stone, between Fillmore and Winters Drive — behind the Birdsall power plant and the former dog racing track.
If the construction was in more of a residential or commercial area, it would be far more impactful than being in the industrial area that it is; crews have generally kept one lane of traffic open southbound on Stone during the project.
Despite limited access for drivers at times, officials say the project remains on schedule for completion early next year.
As the sixth month of this project approaches, SE and CSU have specific objectives…