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November 13, 2008 - Powers/Woodmen Interchange Project Completed - The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has finished constructing a grade-separated interchange at Powers Boulevard (SH 21) and Woodmen Road.

Construction of the new interchange improves safety and relieves congestion by separating traffic between Powers and Woodmen, provides new ramps for better access to and from both roadways and allows Powers traffic to pass through the area signal-free. An average of 100,000 vehicles travel through the area every day - 60,000 on Powers; 40,000 on Woodmen.

As part of the project, CDOT also completed the first segment of a multi-use trail that safely accommodates bicyclists and pedestrians through the interchange area. It is part of multi-agency approach (including Colorado Springs & El Paso County) and long-range plan to build a trail system paralleling Woodmen Road between Interstate 25 and Falcon. R.E. Monks Construction Company of Colorado Springs was the contractor for the $26-million project.

“This was an amazing effort by R.E. Monks to reduce the inconvenience to the traveling public,” said Mark Andrew, CDOT resident engineer. “We awarded the project in January 2007, expecting it to be finished in mid 2009. But now we’re glad to say it was completed ahead of schedule, within budget and now benefiting the traveling public.” ##

June 3, 2008 - Phase III of Powers Boulevard/Woodmen Road Interchange Project Set to Start - The third construction phase of the Powers Boulevard/Woodmen Road Interchange, which began on January 17, 2007, will commence in early June 2008.

January 18, 2007 - Contract Bid for Powers Boulevard/Woodmen Road Interchange

November 5, 2007 - Phase II of Powers Boulevard/Woodmen Road Interchange Project - Set to Start.