~ Colorado Springs - Marksheffel Road will be temporarily closed overnight for drainage work from Wednesday, Jan. 21 to Thursday, Jan. 22. The closure will run from south of Tarren Heights to north of Stetson Hills Boulevard.

According to city officials, the road will close at 7 p.m. each evening and reopen by 5:30 a.m. the following morning. Travelers should expect some construction noise during the overnight operations.

To ensure safety during the day, temporary steel plates will cover the pipe crossings on Thursday and Friday. On Friday, Jan. 23, flaggers will direct traffic through a single lane on Marksheffel Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. while crews place asphalt over the pipes installed during the previous two nights.

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Drivers are advised to use extra caution while traveling through the work zone and follow posted detour signs. The signed detour route will direct travelers to use Peterson Road, Dublin Boulevard and Stetson Hills Boulevard.

City officials remind drivers that Tarren Heights only provides access to neighborhoods and does not connect to other suitable streets for a detour.

The schedule for this project is weather-dependent and may change. The City's priority is to improve the existing two-lane section of Marksheffel Road between North Carefree Circle and Dublin Boulevard. Once completed, this section of Marksheffel Road will have two lanes in each direction with a center median, improved drainage, and new sidewalks and paths.

For more information on this project, visit www.ColoradoSprings.gov/Marksheffel or text IMPROVE to 866-762-3640 for text alerts. Travelers can also call the project hotline at (719-645-4055) for updates on road closures and traffic pattern changes.

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