July 10, 2015

Midland Trail underpass at I-25 to close July 20

Temporary Trail Detour in Place During Construction of New Trail

Beginning the morning of Monday, July 20, crews on the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT) Interstate-25/Cimarron Interchange Design-Build Project will close the Midland Trail I-25 underpass into America the Beautiful Park as they begin a series of trail improvements. The access to the Pikes Peak Greenway Trail off Colorado Avenue will remain open; and signed, clearly marked Midland Trail detour routes will be in place for users to navigate around the closure. The new trail configuration that opens in summer of 2017 will create a better experience for trail users.

Midland Trail Detour: Eastbound trail users will take S. Chestnut Street north to W. Cucharras Street, continue as it becomes S. Walnut Street and connects to Colorado Avenue, then take Colorado Avenue east under I-25 to the Greenway Trail or continue on Colorado Avenue to Cimino Drive to access America the Beautiful Park and connect back to the Midland Trail.

See map below for detour information.

The following is a summary of upcoming project construction activity.

All construction schedules are subject to change based on weather or other unforeseen circumstances.

Activity Area	Time/date activity scheduled to begin	Time/date activity scheduled to end	Activity impacts/comments
Midland Trail	Morning of Monday, July 20, 2015	Summer of 2017	Midland Trail Detour map provided above.
Construction Bridge Across Fountain Creek	7:00 a.m., Monday, July 20, 2015	Mid-August, 2015	Temporary bridge work
Northbound/ Southbound I-25	9:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 15, 2015	5:00 a.m., Thursday, July 16, 2015	Single lane closures overnight for design investigations near I-25 bridge over Colorado Avenue
W. Cucharras and S. Walnut St.	7:00 a.m., Monday, July 20, 2015	5:00 p.m., week of July 20, 2015	Single lane closures on W. Cucharras and S. Walnut St.

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Project information is available at: https://www.codot.gov/projects/i25cimarronDB

A telephone hotline is also available at 719-302-6781.

What Are The Project Goals?

Maximize overall safety, capacity and operation of the interchange and the surrounding transportation network within the Project budget;
Complete Project construction to be fully operational before December 1, 2017;
Minimize impacts and inconvenience to the community, motorists, businesses, downtown and the public during construction; and
Achieve an aesthetically pleasing design compatible with current and future amenities and enhancements in and around the interchange.

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