COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—A $36 million project to widen a 4 1/2-mile stretch of Interstate 25 on the north side of Colorado Springs is expected to start this spring after getting state approval.
The Gazette of Colorado Springs reports ( ) the Colorado Transportation Commission approved the project Thursday.
One lane will be added in each direction of the north-south freeway a between North Academy Boulevard and Interquest Parkway.
On Monday, the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments agreed to a funding plan that calls for local governments to contribute $5 million of the cost, despite reluctance from some members of the council board.
Craig Casper, the council’s transportation director, says the area has about 15 percent of the state’s population but has been getting only about 5 percent of the state’s transportation money.
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Information from: The Gazette,
