‘I’m appalled’: Colorado Springs residents weigh in on Powers Boulevard expansion

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Colorado Springs city officials said there is forward progress on their long-planned project to extend Powers Boulevard to Voyager Parkway.

According to the city, the nine-figure project would extend Powers from Highway 83 to Voyager Parkway and would include:

• A new interchange at Highway 83
• An overpass across Black Squirrel Creek
• Underpasses beneath Ridgeline Road and Flying Horse Drive
• An overpass at Old Northgate Road
• Access points only at Voyager Parkway and Highway 83 to support efficient traffic flow

At a press conference Wednesday, City Engineer Gayle Sturdivant said the project will make it easier for residents to get around, and better connect northeast Colorado Springs to I-25.

“By building the corridor, we reduce delays and avoid forcing growth area traffic through disconnected local networks,” she said.

She said the next step in the project is a noise study set to begin in August for homes within a 500-foot span of the proposed corridor.

Sturdivant said the city will host a public meeting on Thursday where they will present more information about the study. For those interested in attending, the meeting will take place at Discovery Canyon High School. The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. and will run until 7:00. You can see the city’s presentation here.

11 News spoke with those who live in the neighborhoods that border the proposed corridor.

“I’m appalled, Raymond James Raymond said. “The disruption to this lovely and close-knit community will be very serious, and I just can’t see any rationale or justification for it whatsoever.”

“I think the other avenues from I-25 to Powers are sufficient, and I think saving 30, to 60, to 90 seconds on a bad day is unnecessary, not to mention you’re going through the beautiful country club right here and right next to neighborhoods and parks,” Nic Schauer said.

He said the noise will affect their daily life significantly.

“We’ve had the Ford Amphitheater which is only about a mile away and you can hear it from the house on the weekends, so having a four lane semi-highway right there, you’re going to be able to hear trucks, you’re going to hear construction for how many years until it’s done, not looking forward to that at all.”

City officials said work will start on the expansion in 2027, with an expected completion date in 2030.

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