EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) –Construction that began in July at an intersection where four jurisdictions meet has some drivers asking who is in charge of the work and why it is necessary.
KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior contacted officials from El Paso County, Fountain, and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT); they confirmed that a developer is leading the project at the intersection of B Street, Highway 85/87, and Venetucci Boulevard.
Venetucci has two segments: the north end, which is in the Colorado Springs city limits, and the south end, which goes up a hill to the South Academy Highlands shopping center, an area annexed by Fountain years ago.
A center median separates Venetucci at the intersection.
Crews have done some street paving and concrete work (curbs and sidewalks) and are rebuilding the center median…