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Construction Update

May 21, 2024

Full closure of Rex Road at

Meridian Road Intersection

Work continues on Rex and Meridian Road Improvements Project

Beginning Tuesday, May 28, the west side of Rex Road will be closed at the Meridian and Rex Roads intersection. The closure allows crews to rebuild the westside of Rex Road and relocate utilities. A two-minute detour will be in place utilizing Ayers, Goodson and Meridian Roads. The road will reopen later this summer.

In addition on Friday, May 24, southbound Meridian Road will be shifted to the east side newly paved lanes to allow crews to work on the west side of Meridian Road. All traffic will be moved to the east side of Meridian Road for approximately 1.5 miles.

Drivers are reminded to reduce speeds and to watch for workers, equipment, signs and barricades. El Paso County wishes to thank drivers in advance for their cooperation. Lane closures will accelerate the safe and efficient completion of this project. 

Traffic Impacts

• Beginning Tuesday, May 28, full closure on Rex Road west of Meridian Road. Detour in place using Ayers, Goodson and Meridian Roads.
• Beginning Friday, May 24, Meridian Road realigned and shifted to the newly paved lanes on the east side for approximately 1.5 miles. 
• Rex Road east of Meridian Road will continue to shift to the south side of the road until Saturday, May 25. This enables construction crews to begin phase two of the project, which involves working on the northeast corner of Rex and Meridian intersection. Access to San Luis Peak Way from Rex Road is temporarily closed. Traffic detoured to Black Hills Drive to Mount Getaway Drive during the duration of the closure. Detour will be lifted on May 25 when Rex Road east of Meridian Road is fully open.
• There are ongoing shoulder closures on both Meridian and Rex Roads for construction activities.

Benefits of the project

• Enhanced overall safety - improving existing intersection and stopping sight distance issues by flattening out some hills adjacent to the intersection as well as improving the shoulders and roadside ditches in this vicinity.
• Increased capacity not only at intersections but also along the entire roadway, allowing for smoother traffic flow.
• Adding through lanes on Meridian and turn lanes on Rex west of Meridian to help improve traffic operations.
• Improved traffic flow and reduced delay experienced by drivers on Rex Road.

Project overview

The improvements consist of installing a traffic signal, improving sight distance, widening Meridian to four lanes, and adding turn lanes on Rex Road with full-depth reconstruction of both Rex Road and Meridian Road, stormwater improvements, and utility relocations. The project is estimated at $9.9 million for construction and utility relocation. An estimated $8.8 million of the project cost is from El Paso County's Road Impact Fee funds that originate from fees assessed to property owners in unincorporated El Paso County upon receiving approval for new construction projects contributing to increased traffic. The project is expected to be complete by early 2025 (weather dependent).

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RexMeridianImprovements@gmail.com

Project Phone: 719-428-0208

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