Powers Boulevard Extension: Highway 83 to Voyager Parkway

Construction

Contact

Department:

Public Works

Tim Mitros, District Manager, Copper Ridge Metro District

719-531-0707, Ext 107

Tim@Executive-Company.com

Key Dates

October 2023

Project began: All utilities within the Voyager Pkwy. right-of-way were relocated prior to bridge construction. This includes electric, water, gas, sanitary sewer, and multiple fiber companies. Utility relocations were completed July 2024.

March 2025

Project end: During this time frame, the contractor will complete work below the bridge, and make any changes to the sidewalk and landscaping.

About

Voyager Parkway at Powers Boulevard closed in November 2023 as the Copper Ridge Metro District built an overpass as part of the Powers Boulevard Extension Project. The closure lasted through 2024.

The project constructed the Voyager Bridge over the future Powers Blvd. extension, minimizing future traffic disruptions and construction impacts to the surrounding area. The Copper Ridge Metropolitan District recently completed the Interstate 25/Powers Boulevard Interchange Project, which included the north connection of Powers to I-25 at exit 155.

The project is managed by the Cooper Ridge Metro District, which will turn the interchange over to the City of Colorado Springs upon completion. The metro district is completing the project ahead of the City’s normal schedule, with the City using Pikes Peak Rural Transit Authority (PPRTA) funds to reimburse the metro district beginning in 2025.

In November 2022, the Powers Blvd. extension received PPRTA/Regional Collaborative Priority “A” project status. It is advantageous to the Polaris Pointe Development to have the Voyager Parkway Bridge constructed prior to PPRTA funds becoming available; therefore, the metro district agreed to provide project financing ahead of the normal PPRTA funding schedule. All project work receives City and Colorado Department of Transportation review and coordination.

All questions and concerns about the project should be directed to Tim Mitros, District Manager with the Copper Ridge Metro District, at 719-271-0709, or Tim@Executive-Company.com.

An updated vicinity map with detour. (detour is outlines on main page)

Funding

In November 2022, the Powers Blvd. Extension – SH-83 to Voyager Pkwy. was voted on as a PPRTA A-list Project. The Polaris Pointe Development advanced the Voyager Pkwy. Bridge construction before PPRTA funding becomes available to provide traffic relief as adjacent land developments come online and in advance of future Powers Blvd. mainline construction. The Copper Ridge Metropolitan District has agreed to provide the financing for early access to the PPRTA funds.

Future Powers Extension

The extension of Powers Boulevard from Voyager Pkwy to Hwy 83 is a regional transportation priority project. The extension will be funded through the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority (PPRTA) as a voter-approved, A-list project. (More information available here: https://pprta.com/2022-pprta-ballot-language/).

The entity that undertakes construction (either developer or City of Colorado Springs) has not yet been finalized. Preliminary engineering is complete, with final engineering planned to start in 2024. Early construction activities are anticipated to begin in 2025, with construction in phases expected to occur through 2030. 

Ultimately, the extension’s configuration will include a new interchange at Hwy 83, with Powers extending over Black Squirrel Creek, under Ridgeline Road and Flying Horse Drive, and over Old Northgate Road. Access to Powers will be accessible at Voyager and HWY 83 only.

The configuration will look similar to the stretch of Powers between Research Pkwy and Old Ranch Road. The concept design and alignment for the extension was approved in 1997 prior to the Flying Horse or Northgate developments.

Progress Photos

March 22, 2025 update

Bridge painting is substantially complete after snowstorm delays.

A worker presaws a joint on the bridge. Due to the expansion and contraction of the bridge a crack will develop, which is why Wildcat is presawing and sealing a joint.

Wildcat has graded the Powers right-of-way, which is to be mulched and seeded.

September 27, 2024 update

A construction site with a large yellow crane spanning the width of the image, positioned above a partially built concrete structure with wooden formwork. Several workers in safety gear and helmets are seen standing on the platform near the crane. In the background, a mountain range is visible under a clear blue sky.

A construction site showing a large, flat concrete surface that appears freshly poured within wooden formwork. The formwork runs along the length of the structure, supported by beams. To the right, green rebar is visible, indicating ongoing reinforcement work. In the background, construction equipment and vehicles are seen, with some buildings and a traffic light visible under a clear blue sky.

Construction workers using a large yellow machine to lay concrete on a road or parking lot. The machine has a long boom that extends over the workers, and they are using tools to smooth out the concrete. There are also some metal reinforcement bars visible in the concrete. The background shows a clear blue sky and mountains.

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