COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. (KRDO) — Nearly a year-and-a-half of construction, waiting, and driver frustration have ended on the 8th Street bridge that crosses Fountain Creek on the city’s southwest side.
The final phase of construction on the 76-year-old bridge happened overnight Tuesday when crews finished applying new pavement markings and returned traffic to normal on all four lanes.
However, completing that work provides drivers and pedestrians with only a little relief because just south of the bridge, one lane in each direction continues to squeeze onto the east side of the street — between KRDO 13 and the Lower Gold Camp Road/Abbot Lane intersection.
Crews continue to replace a water main as part of an overall improvement project along the street between Motor City Drive and Cimarron Street, moving from south to north.
That traffic pattern started several weeks ago, and will shift again in another few weeks when traffic switches to the west side of the street, allowing crews to wok on the east side…