COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A pair of intersections affected by previous and ongoing construction projects is about to present more traffic impacts for drivers.
Both of the changes are expected to start on Wednesday.
The longest closure, lasting until the end of the year, will be on Wooten Road, just north of the Galley Road intersection.
City officials say that crews need to repair and upgrade a large culvert for stormwater drainage beneath the intersection; other improvements will be made to sidewalks, curbs, ramps, and pedestrian crossings to improve safety and access.
Much of Galley, west of the intersection to Murray Boulevard, reopened in March after being closed for two years because of a bridge replacement and a water main replacement that has gradually advanced eastward to Space Center Drive.
Traffic is reduced to a lane in each direction around that water main project that will eventually cross Powers Boulevard…