Jan. 6, 2023

Vollmer Road closure coming January 16

Vollmer Road will be closed between Black Forest Road and Forest Meadows Avenue beginning 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16, through the end of March for major construction work at the intersection. All work is weather and resource dependent.

The closure will allow Mountain View Electric and Colorado Springs Utilities to complete essential work on their respective underground utility infrastructure, followed by reconstruction of that section of roadway by the project team. To keep the intersection open during this work would require several months of changing construction impacts, including temporary closures and frequent one-lane operations. 

Truck Routes and Detours

During this closure, trucks that typically use Vollmer Road to access Black Forest Road will be required to detour on Vollmer Road to Cowpoke Road, east to Marksheffel Road, then south to westbound Woodmen Road to return to Black Forest Road.

This truck detour is necessary because Vollmer Road is an approved truck route, but Cowpoke Road west of Vollmer Road is not. The truck detour will be clearly marked by signs and trucks will be prohibited from using Cowpoke Road west to Black Forest Road.

Other traffic changes for motorists include:

• Westbound Vollmer Road traffic may use Cowpoke Road west to Black Forest Road or east to Marksheffel Road, but are encouraged to use Marksheffel Road when possible to avoid delays at Black Forest Road. Forest Meadows Avenue will also be open east to Cowpoke Road as another alternative route.

• All eastbound Vollmer Road truck traffic will be detoured south on Black Forest Road, east on Woodmen Road then north on Marksheffel Road to westbound Cowpoke Road where they can access Vollmer Road. 

• Other eastbound Vollmer Road traffic will be detoured north on Black Forest Road to Cowpoke Road, then east to Vollmer Road.

“This temporary closure will allow us to complete a large quantity of essential work in a much shorter and safer time period than we could if we tried to keep the road open,” said Mike Chaves, engineering manager for the City of Colorado Springs. “We appreciate the public’s patience with this closure, and they will reap the benefits of less long-term impacts when it’s done.”

Stay Informed 

For more information and to sign up for ongoing Black Forest Road Construction Updates, call the project hotline at 800-887-4155 or visit: Coloradosprings.gov/BlackForestRd.

Email: [email protected]

Project Overview

The Black Forest Road project is widening the roadway to two lanes in each direction between Woodmen Road and Research Parkway. Funded through the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority (PPRTA) “A” List of projects, work is scheduled to be complete in late 2024, weather and resource dependent.

For project information or to sign up to receive construction updates via email, call 800-887-4155 or visit Coloradosprings.gov/BlackForestRd.