Overview

The City of Colorado Springs, working with the Pikes Peak Regional Transportation Authority, has designated Phase 2 of the Woodmen Road Corridor improvements to include the remaining portion of Woodmen Road from Stinson to Powers Boulevard. Improvements to Woodmen Road will provide three continuous lanes in each direction from Stinson to Powers Boulevard. Sidewalks and bike paths will continue from Phase 1 east to Powers Boulevard. Woodmen Road will be lowered at Lexington Drive to provide adequate reaction time for travelers approaching the intersection. Improvements from Lexington Drive east to Powers Boulevard will focus mainly on widening to provide for additional turn lanes at intersections, bike lanes, sidewalks, and landscape features.

A portion of the ultimate access management concept will be implemented in Phase 2. Access from Woodmen Road to Gail Place, Ruth Place, and Cindy Place will not change during Phase 2. Taos Drive will be permanently closed at Woodmen Road. All residential driveways currently connecting to Woodmen will be evaluated in Phase 2. The North Union Boulevard / Woodmen Road intersection will remain at grade during this phase.

Traffic noise mitigation will be addressed in more detail than in the Environmental Assessment during the final design stage of Phase 2.