September 19, 2023

Flagging operations, temporary lane closures on Black Forest Road Thursday Sept. 21

Black Forest Road will be reduced to one lane, alternating directions, between Research Parkway and Cottonwood Creek from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. Flaggers will be in place to direct traffic. The temporary closures are necessary for utility work in the roadway, and may cause delays of several minutes. Alternate routes are advised. 

Progress!

The Black Forest Road project has made significant progress through Summer 2023, including the following milestones:

• Poured 3,200 cubic yards of concrete and laid 6,400 tons of asphalt
• Laid more than 8,600 feet of underground utility lines and pipes
• Completed major construction at the Black Forest Road intersections with Vollmer Road, Foxtrot Lane, and Cowpoke Road, as well as substantial progress at the intersection of Research Parkway
• New sidewalk, stormwater drainage, curb and gutter along large stretches of Black Forest Road
• Shifted both directions of traffic onto the recently completed southbound bridge over Cottonwood Creek. When the project is complete in late 2024, each direction of Black Forest Road traffic, northbound and southbound, will have its own two-lane bridge over the creek.
• Demolished the existing bridge over Cottonwood Creek.

Copper Peak Point remains closed

Work continues in and around Copper Peak Point, the access road between Black Forest Road and the Copper Range Apartments. That access will remain closed indefinitely for the safety of the traveling public and construction team.

Stay Informed

The project is widening the roadway to two lanes in each direction between Woodmen Road and Research Parkway. Funded through the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority (PPRTA) “A” List of projects, work is scheduled to be complete in late 2024.  

For project information or to sign up to receive construction updates via email, call

800-887-4155 or visit Coloradosprings.gov/BlackForestRd.