Project Overview
BRIDGE/CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJECT: The City of Colorado Springs has initiated a project to rebuild the Airport Road over Spring Creek Bridge, increasing its length to accommodate sidewalks and deepen the channel to enable flood flows to pass below the roadway.
SIDEWALKS/BICYCLE ACCOMMODATIONS: New sidewalks will be constructed across the bridge on both sides of Airport Road. The north sidewalk will connect to the existing sidewalk adjacent to the bridge and will be wider to accommodate bicycles. A future project will extend the southern sidewalk to connect to the existing sidewalk that now ends about a block west of the bridge.
AIRPORT ROAD TEMPORARY CLOSURE: For approximately four months, starting late this year, Airport Road at the bridge over Spring Creek will be completely closed for bridge reconstruction and water and sewer line relocation. Signed traffic and pedestrian detours will be in place. More information and schedule updates regarding this closure will be sent in future enewsletters.
UTILITIES WORK: Replacement of the bridge over Spring Creek will require relocation of water, sewer and gas lines that cross under it. About 2,500 feet of the existing sanitary sewer line will be replaced with a larger pipe to accommodate current needs and future growth in the city.
- Prior to the start of the bridge replacement work, in late September, Colorado Springs Utilities will install portions of this 42” sanitary sewer line starting along the edge of the Hole 11 Fairway of Valley Hi Golf Course, progressing northeast along the western edge of the course toward the Hole 11 Green up to the Spring Creek Bridge area. The golf course will remain open throughout construction.
- Construction of the remaining sanitary sewer progressing east within Airport Road to about Lakewood Circle is expected to be completed concurrent with the bridge construction.
- Colorado Springs Utilities will also relocate 20” and 4” gas lines to just north of the bridge prior to the bridge replacement project. This work is expected to begin in September, 2020.
- Waterlines will be relocated under the bridge during the bridge reconstruction.