Residents of east Colorado Springs street say that past repairs leave it in dire need of repaving

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — When the next round of the 2C expanded street paving program starts in the spring, residents along Kern Street hope to be included.

Homeowner Dave Cozad hopes it’s sooner rather than later.

Cozad contacted KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior this summer about extremely bumpy conditions on Kern, a block-long street that has around 30 homes, west of Wooten Road on the city’s east side.

He described the pavement as “like a rollercoaster” for the past 20 years.

“When these houses were put in, they used clay tile, sewer lines, and, over the years, with the heaving and buckling of the soil, the clay tiles became misaligned and caused clogged sewers,” Cozad explained…

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