COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The above headline may be cause for celebration among drivers who have complained for years about what was considered one of the worst roadway stretches in the Pikes Peak Region.
By the end of October, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) expects to complete the repaving of six miles of the south end of Nevada Avenue, where it becomes Highway 115.
The $10.4 million project placed a new layer of asphalt between Brookside Street, just south of downtown, and the main gate of Fort Carson.
KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior was the first to report in February 2024 that the repaving would happen.
Work began this spring when crews moved north from Fort Carson; they achieved a major milestone several weeks ago when they reached the four-way intersection of Highway 115/South Nevada/Cheyenne Road/Southgate Road.
Workers closed the intersection for 12 hours on a weekend night to complete paving at the intersection — officially symbolizing the beginning of the end for the overall project.
Patti Henschen, a CDOT engineer, said that paving is essentially finished…