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PO Box 1575, Mail Code 410
30 S. Nevada Ave, Suite 401
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Phone: (719) 385-5918
Fax: (719) 385-5537
Email: cityengineering@sp. . .




City of Colorado Springs / City Engineering / Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority (PPRTA) / Fillmore Street - Hancock to Union Boulevard

Fillmore Street - Hancock to Union

Filmore and Union triple left turn lane
Motorists use the first triple left turn lane
Fillmore/Union Intersection: Construction on this safety and traffic efficiency project was completed with the Templeton Gap to Hancock Road improvements from September 2006 to May 2007. As part of this project, Colorado Springs drivers traveling east on Fillmore Street who turn north onto Union Boulevard are now using the region’s first side-by-side triple left turn lane.

Improvements included:

  • Adding an eastbound left turn lane
  • Adding a southbound through lane
  • Adding a southbound right turn lane
  • Modifying the westbound lanes through to Templeton Gap Road
  • Extending the northbound acceleration/deceleration lane to Templeton Gap Road
  • New traffic signals

Templeton Gap Rd. to Hancock Avenue: Construction on this safety and traffic efficiency project was completed with the Fillmore/Union intersection improvements from September 2006 to May 2007. Click here for more information.

Improvements included:

  • Widening to provide for a third eastbound through lane, which became a right-turn lane at Hancock Avenue
  • Reconstruction of curb, gutter, sidewalks, and driveways as needed
  • New traffic signals
  • A new storm drain system

Project Manager: Andy Garton, City Engineering