Construction season returns to Colorado Springs roads

Driving the news: National Work Zone Awareness Week coincides with the seasonal increase in road construction.

• Colorado Springs city staff says residents will see more work zones, lane shifts and road workers on foot close to moving traffic during late spring and summer.

What to watch:

🚧 I-25: Northbound down to one lane Wednesday and Thursday nights, 10pm to 6am, as part of the ongoing lane improvement project between the Garden of the Gods and Fillmore exits.

🚧 8th Street bridge: Traffic shifts to the east side of the bridge Wednesday, with two lanes open in both directions.

🚧 8th Street: South of the bridge, center lane work continues, and no left turns are permitted onto Motor City Drive.

🚧 Tejon Street: Fully closed between Colorado Avenue and Kiowa Street through Thursday to complete the Tejon Street Revitalization Project.

• Intermittent closures on Pikes Peak Avenue for crosswalk work run Friday through May 8.

🚧 Academy Boulevard: Roadwork continues, with lane reductions and northbound lanes moving to the inside lane between Astrozon Boulevard and El Morro Road through much of May.

🚧 East Woodmen Road: Mobile crews will be working on portions through May 3.

What they're saying: "Our crews are out every day working just feet from live traffic," says Clint Brown, Public Works Maintenance and Operations manager.

• "The choices drivers make, like slowing down, staying alert and giving space, directly impact whether our employees go home safely."

What's next: Mayor Yemi Mobolade kicked off a new season of paving projects Tuesday, funded by ballot measure 2C.

• Circle Drive, from Union Boulevard south to East Platte Avenue, is on this year's list of projects.

Planned repaving locations are listed here.