The buildout of the Interstate 25 corridor north of the Air Force Academy continues with the approval of two large industrial distribution warehouses at the Baptist Road exit in Monument.
The final plat of the proposal, part of a multiyear, multistage mixed-use development at the interstate exit, was approved unanimously at a meeting of the Monument town council. One warehouse will contain a west-facing loading bay, while the other is a “cross stock” building with loading bays on two sides. Potential commercial buyers of the buildings have not yet been identified.
Part of the second stage of the Falcon Commerce Center project, the industrial warehouses will join other existing commercial and industrial projects, like a UPS distribution center and a QuikTrip, in the area south of Baptist Road and west of the interstate. Some council members expressed concerns that the buildout would only increase long-standing issues with truck traffic congestion on and near the exit…