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Key Dates

2018 – 2020

Phase I- Alternatives Evaluation

  • Initiated project
  • Conducted outreach to adjacent railroads, property owners, business owners, neighborhoods, community stakeholders, and the public
  • Evaluated options and recommended alternative
  • Began conceptual design

2022

  • Secured Funding for Phase II: Preliminary Engineering & Environmental Clearance

2023 - 2024
  • Phase II: Preliminary Engineering & Environmental Review
    • 2023 -
      • Analyzed existing conditions
      • Began environmental clearance
      • Coordinated with Union Pacific (UP) railroad and BNSF Railways (BNSF)
      • Conducted outreach to property owners, business owners, neighborhoods, community stakeholders, and the public
      • Advanced design plans
      • Received notification that the City of Colorado Springs was not awarded the FY22 CRISI Grant
    • 2024 -
      • BNSF replacement of South Tejon Street Bridge
      • Finalize preliminary design
      • Host public meeting(s)
      • Finalize environmental documentation
TBD

  • Phase III: Interim Projects
  • Phase IV: Final Design & Construction, subjected to funding for Phase IV
Planning Phase

Project overview

Updated March 2024

The Colorado Springs South Downtown Rail Underpass Reconstruction project (SDRUR) looks to address safety and operational issues along the rail corridor and improve transportation connectivity for all travel modes to downtown Colorado Springs.

Improvements under the project scope include:

  • Replacing three railroad bridges at Nevada Avenue, Tejon Street, and Shooks Run
  • Replacing the Las Vegas Street Roadway over Shooks Run bridge
  • Improving Tejon Street and Nevada Avenue from Fountain Boulevard to Mill Street
  • Improving other neighborhood streets and sidewalks
  • Creating quiet zones and improving pedestrian access at Sierra Madre Street and Las Animas Street
  • Planning for future connection of the Legacy Loop trail

The project currently has four phases, each phase building upon the last one:

  • Phase I (2018 – 2020) – Alternatives Evaluation
  • Phase II (2023 – 2024) – Preliminary Engineering & Environmental Review 
  • Phase III (TBD) – Interim Projects 
  • Phase IV (TBD) – Final Design & Construction 
A timeline shows the four phases of the SDRUR Project.