South Academy Boulevard is on the Pikes Peak Area Council of Government’s Congestion Mitigation Plan as both a Strategic Corridor and a Regional Corridor, and it is located on the National Highway System.Ĭonstruction start: summer 2023. More than 50 percent of all westbound traffic on South Academy Boulevard during peak hours is accessing or leaving Fort Carson. South Academy Boulevard provides the direct and primary access to Gates 3 and 4, through which approximately 30 percent of all of Fort Carson’s traffic enters. The project provides access to six of Fort Carson’s entrances, Gates 1-6. This road segment is a key element in the transportation corridor providing access from the east to the StateHighway systems (I-25, CO 21, US 24, and CO 115), Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs Airport, and Fort Carson. The project area of South Academy Boulevard comprises the southern mile and a half of this arterial road from the I-25 interchange, crossing US 85/ 87, and continuing to the road’s approach to Milton Proby Parkway (which connects to CO 21).Ī key corridor for commuters and inter-regional travel, as well as critical defense access and haul route for military personnel and equipment travelling between Peterson Space Force Base and Fort Carson, South Academy Boulevard has an Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) count of approximately 57,500 and is characterized by recurring congestion during peak hours. Academy Boulevard is a key arterial road running north to south for approximately 15 miles through the entirety of Colorado Springs.

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