COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A traffic signal project that began just before Thanksgiving was supposed to be finished by New Year’s Day, then by the end of January.
Many viewers have asked why work to upgrade signals on Garden of the Gods Road, at the Northpark Drive and Mark Dabling Boulevard intersections, isn’t done yet.
Winter weather is often to blame for construction delays, but we’ve had less snow and ice than usual.
Todd Frisbie, the city’s head traffic engineer, said that the reason for the project’s delay is common — crews digging underground and finding things they didn’t expect.
“As you get into it, it becomes more complicated,” he explained. “There are always things that you can’t anticipate. Utilities are marked and located, but they’re sometimes not in the exact place.”…