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I-25 Woodmen
Road Interchange Complete
CDOT
began reconstructing the I-25 Woodmen Road interchange in January 2001
as part of the I-25 Corridor Safety Improvements Project through the
Pikes Peak Region. This safety improvement project was completed in
July 2004 within budget.
Project
Challenges:
 Residential
and commercial growth surrounding the interchange continues
 to increase traffic volumes.
Access
to and from Interstate 25 at the Woodmen Road interchange was
limited
because of the inadequate lengths of on-ramps and turn lanes on
Woodmen
Road.
Access
to southbound I-25 from westbound Woodmen Road was limited
due
to traffic volumes at peak travel times.
Woodmen
Road's through lanes had reached maximum capacity at the
interchange
resulting from increased traffic.
Project Goals:
The goals of the I-25
Woodmen Road safety improvement project were twofold:
1.
To improve safety by replacing the outdated interchange
2.
To accommodate potential capacity improvements
Project Solutions:
The following took place to
improve safety:
Constructed
acceleration/deceleration lanes to improve merging to and
from
I-25
Added
two longer dedicated left turn lanes from Woodmen Road to I-25
to
ease congestion on Woodmen Road and improve access to I-25
Rebuilt
Woodmen Road from Corporate Drive/Commerce Center Drive to
Campus/Vincent
Drive to accommodate additional through and turn lanes
to
ease congestion on Woodmen Road.
Lowered
the elevation of Woodmen Road east of the interstate to improve
sight
distance for motorists
Realigned
Vincent Drive with Campus Drive eliminating an unnecessary
intersection
on Woodmen Road and improving traffic flow
Added
turning lanes at the Corporate Drive/Commerce Center intersection
and
Campus Drive/Vincent Drive intersection to
improve traffic flow on the
local
street network in the area.
The following took place to
accommodate potential capacity improvements:
Replaced
the original ramp system with longer on-and off-ramps
Widened
a total of six bridge structures over Pine Creek, Woodmen Road
and
Cottonwood Creek to accommodate potential capacity improvements
Constructed
wider shoulder widths to accommodate potential additional
lanes
in the future
Funding:
The
cost of this interchange safety improvement project was approximately
$29 million
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