Work begins Monday night to replace bridge expansion joints

Colorado Springs – Overnight work at Interstate 25 and North Gate Boulevard will impact traffic until mid June. Beginning Monday night, April 21, crews begin preparing the I-25 bridge over North Gate Boulevard for expansion joint replacement.

• The work Monday night requires short-term closures of on-ramps from North Gate Boulevard to northbound and southbound I-25 to move paving equipment. Those closures begin at 8:30 p.m. and work on the ramps is expected to take several hours. Additionally, there will be double-lane closures of northbound and southbound I-25 beginning at 8:30 p.m. Those closures will be compete by

5 a.m., Tuesday.

• Beginning Wednesday, April 23, drivers can expect nighttime double-lane closures on northbound I-25 as crews remove and replace the expansion joint.  Those closures begin at 10 p.m. and will be open by 5 a.m. Thursday.

Work on the bridge carrying northbound traffic is expected to be complete by May 18.  Crews then will begin work on the southbound bridge, which should be complete by mid June.

All work is subject to weather and road conditions.

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