COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A private road connecting to several businesses on South Academy Boulevard is so popular that drivers continued to use it despite the presence of numerous, deep potholes.
“They’ve been here for years,” a driver told KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior during a report on the situation in April.
However, drivers are pleasantly surprised to learn that the potholes have been patched — and not by the property owner, apparently, but by one of the nearby businesses.
The block-long road is north of the Chelton Road/Delta Drive intersection; it serves as the entrance to a Carl’s Jr. restaurant, an O’Reilly’sAuto Parts store, and a Dutch Bros coffee shop.
The road stretches uphill and ends at a Walmart store…