Six-month impact to Motor Way bridge- Why city says work is needed [Video]

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — We have a road closure to let you know about that will be in place for quite some time. It’s the Motor Way bridge between South Nevada Ave. and Tejon St. in Colorado Springs.

A project manager with the City of Colorado Springs says access from South Nevada Ave. will be impacted for the next six months. Taking a closer look, The city sent out this map of the closure and detour route below. You can see the closure between South Nevada Avenue and Tejon Street.

Crews say the problem with that bridge is a big bump they want to repair. They will be installing a new bridge deck as well as replacing slabs at the edge of the bridge. They want to address that, as well as some other concerns.

Ryan Phipps is the Capital Improvements Manager with the City of Colorado Springs. he says …