Northbound I-25 Traffic Over Indiana Avenue Shifting onto Southbound Lanes for Repair Work

January 23, 2017 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - PUEBLO —The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and contractor Flatiron Constructors, Inc. will impact the northbound lanes of Interstate 25 (I-25) near exit 96/Indiana Avenue in Pueblo.

On Thursday, February 2, both directions of I-25 will be reduced to one lane for a quarter of a mile. All northbound traffic will be shifted to the southbound lanes as construction crews repair the northbound bridge structure over Indiana Avenue. The traffic shift will be in place through June 2017.

Speeds will be reduced to 45 mph through the work zone. Motorists are urged to use extra caution while traveling in the new traffic pattern.

PROJECT INFORMATION: The I-25 Ilex Street to City Center Drive project is the first project of the New Pueblo Freeway: the reconstruction of I-25 between City Center Drive (1st Street) and Ilex Street through downtown Pueblo. Construction includes upgrading a number of bridges south of downtown. The project began in July 2015, and is expected to be completed in 2018.

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