July 22, 2026 \u2013 El Paso County\u2019s Department of Public Works (DPW) is providing the following road and construction updates for the week.<\/p>\n
Construction on the Pedestrian Intersection Safety Improvements Project, along Grand Valley Dr at Sunrise Elementary, is planned to begin the week of August 3, 2026<\/p>\n
Starting the week of August 3rd, 2026, construction will begin on the Pedestrian Intersection Safety Improvements \u2013 Phase I Project along Grand Valley Dr at Sunrise Elementary in Security-Widefield, CO, near Widefield Elementary. Work will include the installation of a new pedestrian crossing and corresponding concrete work, with some minor traffic signal and\/or electrical work. The project is expected to be completed in approximately 3-4 weeks, weather permitting. This project includes general pedestrian improvements at 8 separate locations throughout El Paso County. <\/p>\n
Closure: Grand Valley Dr between Goldfield Dr and Woody Creek Dr will be fully closed.<\/p>\n
Detour: See Detour Map for details.<\/p>\n
Construction on the Pedestrian Intersection Safety Improvements Project, along Defoe Ave at King Elementary, is planned to begin the week of July 20th, 2026<\/p>\n
Starting the week of July 20th, 2026, construction will begin on the Pedestrian Intersection Safety Improvements \u2013 Phase I Project along Defoe Ave at King Elementary in Security-Widefield, CO, near Widefield Elementary. Work will include the installation of a new pedestrian crossing and corresponding concrete work, with some minor traffic signal and\/or electrical work. The project is expected to be completed in approximately 3-4 weeks, weather permitting. This project includes general pedestrian improvements at 8 separate locations through-out El Paso County.<\/p>\n
Closure: Defoe Ave between Caballero Ave and Conquistador Ct will be fully closed.<\/p>\n
Safety reminders for motorists:<\/p>\n
Reduce speeds in and around work zones
\nWatch for workers, equipment, signs, and barricades
\nFollow all posted detour signage<\/p>\n
DPW thanks residents and drivers in advance for their patience and cooperation as these improvements are completed.<\/p>\n
Short-notice traffic or construction changes \u2014 including temporary closures, schedule adjustments, or additional work activity \u2014 are shared through DPW Traffic & Construction Alerts on the County\u2019s official social media channels and may also appear in the following week\u2019s \u201cWeekly Updates\u201d.<\/p>\n
The next DPW Weekly Road & Construction Update will be distributed Wednesday, July 29, 2026.<\/p>\n
For information about additional ongoing projects:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"July 22, 2026 \u2013 El Paso County\u2019s Department of Public Works (DPW) is providing the following road and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271797,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,1060,140,139,223,28647,7561],"class_list":["post-383610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-county","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-news","tag-public-works","tag-roads"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383610\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}