Interstate 25 north of Pueblo is set to close for a night while BNSF Railway crews repair the bridge damaged in the Oct. 15 train derailment.
Both sides of the interstate will be closed at mile point 107 from 7 p.m. Dec. 18 to 6 a.m. Dec. 19 for the repairs, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced in a news release Wednesday morning.
A truck driver was killed in the derailment after 30 train cars left the track and spilled both cars and coal across I-25 just before 3:30 p.m. Oct. 15 four miles north of Pueblo, between mile markers 106 and 107.
Crews will replace the bridge overnight Dec. 18 and reinstall guardrails, paving and striping.
CDOT recommended drivers use Colorado 115 as a detour route but noted that highway is also undergoing a construction project, so some areas will have reduced speeds and lane limitations.
There is also a width restriction in place on Colorado 115, so wide-load drivers with vehicles over 11 feet wide should use other highways: eastbound drivers should use U.S. 50 or Colorado 96 to Colorado 71, and westbound drivers should use U.S. 50 to U.S. 285.
