Crews pouring the deck for widening South Academy Boulevard over Bradley Road.
Project Description
The project consists of widening South Academy Boulevard (“SAB”) from west of I-25 to the El Paso County/City of Colorado Springs border from a 4 lane to 6 lane rural expressway section. The SAB bridges over Fountain Creek are considered scour critical and the project includes analysis and design for scour countermeasures to prevent future scour. This project is a collaboration project with CDOT through their Construction Management/General Contractor (“CMGC”) contract with SEMA as part of the Military Access Mobility and Safety Improvement Project (“MAMSIP”) project. This project is partially through a BUILD Grant.
The approximate 2-mile-long project includes widening of SAB to 6 lanes, improvements to multiple intersections/interchanges, bridges and culverts upgrades, installation of sound walls, signalization, pedestrian, and ADA improvements, adding accessible bus stops, drainage, lighting, signage, and striping improvements, etc. The Project also includes evaluation and widening of the existing bridges and box culverts, scour countermeasures within Fountain Creek, and addresses stormwater quantity and quality.
Project Team
- Design: AECOM,
- Construction: SEMA
- Construction Management: Wilson & Company
Cost Summary
- Total Budget – $71,439,294.00 ($67,039,294 PPRTA, $4M federal, and $400K CDOT)
- Design Contract Authorized – $5,304,979.00
- Construction Contract Authorized – $59,965,997.99
- Construction Management Contract Authorized – $6,040,117
Schedule Summary
- Construction: September 2023 to early 2026
Project Status
- Scour work within Fountain Creek is complete.
- The contractor is currently working on installing drainage lines and water quality vaults, widening the existing bridge over Bradley Road, installing the subgrade, base, asphalt, and the concrete median for the roadway widening, etc.
- Property acquisition complete
- Project information is available at: https://www.codot.gov/projects/militaryaccesssafetyimprovements/south-academy-blvd