DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ACTION
The Proposed Action would modify Powers Boulevard as follows:
- Reconstruct the
existing expressway as a 6-lane freeway for 11 miles from Woodmen Road to Milton
E. Proby Parkway (entrance to Colorado Springs Airport), as shown in Exhibit
1.
- Build 11 new grade-separated interchanges
between Woodmen Road and Milton E. Proby Parkway; and
- Obtain right-of-way to accommodate future
interchanges for a freeway on the existing 5.8 mile stretch of Powers Boulevard
between Milton E. Proby Parkway and State Highway 16 (see Exhibit 2). Future
environmental studies would be needed as a prerequisite for any construction
projects south of the Powers Boulevard interchange at Milton E. Proby Parkway.
Exhibit 1. Lane Configuration for 6-Lane Freeway North of
Milton E. Proby Parkway
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Exhibit 2. Lane Configuration for 4-Lane Freeway South of
Milton E. Proby Parkway
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Exhibit 3. Summary of the Proposed Action and the No Action
Alternative
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Powers roadway mainline
Proposed Action
- Upgrade to 6-lane freeway with acceleration lanes, Woodmen Road to Milton E. Proby Parkway
- Obtain right-of-way for future interchanges for a freeway from Milton E. Proby Parkway to SH 16
No Action Alternative
No modifications to the existing road, which is:
- 6-lane expressway, Woodmen Road to Airport Road
- 4-lane expressway, Airport Road to SH 16
Connection with cross-streets
Proposed Action
Build grade-separated interchanges at the 11 arterial crossings denoted with a solid dot
in the figure at left; build overpasses at three cross-streets denoted with an open dot (South Carefree
Circle, Aeroplaza Drive,
and Astrozon Boulevard), allowing traffic to cross under Powers Boulevard with no direct access; direct access also
would no longer be available at four side-street streets; Victor Place, Waynoka Road, Omaha Boulevard, and
Triple Crown Way. Generally, ramp and local street changes would be made to mitigate loss of direct access.
No Action Alternative
No modifications to the existing
connections, which are: interchanges at Platte Avenue and Woodmen Road; 15 at-grade, signalized
intersections; unsignalized access at other existing cross-streets.
Ramp and frontage road features
Proposed Action
- Build a southbound frontage road on the western side of Powers Boulevard from Barnes
Road to Palmer Park Boulevard.
- Build a northbound frontage road on the eastern side of Powers Boulevard from Galley
Road to Palmer Park Boulevard, and another from North
Carefree Cirlce to Barnes Road.
- Build “Texas Turnaround” ramps on Powers Boulevard at three locations near Constitution Avenue and Palmer Park Boulevard,
enabling traffic to access either direction of Powers Boulevard without going
through a signalized intersection.
No Action Alternative
No new ramps or frontage roads are anticipated.
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED
ACTION
NUMBER OF LANES AND INTERCHANGE
CONFIGURATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED ACTIONS
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