COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — First, the good news: Repaving and other improvements along one of the area’s busiest corridors have now become a higher priority.
The bad news, however, is that 2028 is the earliest that work will happen.
Most drivers are familiar with the poor condition of the Fountain Expressway, and the east end of Fountain Boulevard — particularly the three-mile stretch between the Circle Drive overpass and Powers Boulevard.
That route is also part of the US 24 highway network through the city.
KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior learned that in August, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) revised its ten-year highway construction plan to include addressing Fountain Expressway/Boulevard by 2028…