DRIVER ALERT: Major traffic shift begins overnight Friday at multiple bridge construction project in Pueblo

Krdo · May 15, 2026 · 342 words · By Scott Harrison

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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) make steady progress on the building of five bridges across Interstate 25, Fountain Creek, and the Union Pacific Railroad”

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The provided evidence contains general information about CDOT safety studies and I-25, but no specific mention of a project involving five bridges across I-25, Fountain Creek, and the Union Pacific Railroad.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado Springs is a home rule city that is the county seat of, and the most populous city in, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The city had a population of 478,961 at the 2020 census, a 15.0…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the US state of Colorado, Interstate 25 (I-25) follows the north–south corridor through Colorado Springs and Denver. The highway enters the state from the north near Carr and exits the state near S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_25_in_Colorado

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Highway 24 (US 24) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that travels from Minturn, Colorado, to Clarkston, Michigan. In the U.S. state of Colorado, US 24 extends from Interstate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_24_in_Colorado

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“Beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, crews will shift the two northbound lanes of I-25 to the east, near the redesigned interchange of US 50 east”

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Web results mention crashes and boat blockages on I-25 and I-225, but none confirm a planned lane shift of northbound I-25 near US 50 east starting Friday at 6 p.m.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interstate 95 (I-95) is an Interstate Highway running along the East Coast of the United States from Miami, Florida, north to the Canadian border in Houlton, Maine. In the state of Delaware, the route…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_95_in_Delaware

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 35 (US 35) is a United States Highway that runs southeast–northwest for approximately 412 miles (663 km) from the western suburbs of Charleston, West Virginia to northern Indiana. Although …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_35

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 50 (US 50) (also called Ocean Gateway) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over 3,000 miles (4,800 km) from West Sacramento, California, east to Ocean Cit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_50_in_Maryland

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“crews access to the middle of the freeway, where they are currently building the two new US 50 bridges over I-25”

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While evidence confirms the existence of US 50 and I-25, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming the construction of two new US 50 bridges over I-25.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching 3,019 miles (4,859 km) from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_50

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 50 (US 50) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from West Sacramento, California, to Ocean City, Maryland. In the U.S. state of Colorado, US 50 is a major highway crossing thro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_50_in_Colorado

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“the I-25 exit to 29th Street in that area is shifting to the east”

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Search results mention a 29th Street Bridge in Harrisburg, PA, but nothing regarding an I-25 exit to 29th Street shifting east in Colorado.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interstate 25 (I-25), also known as the Pan-American Freeway, is a major Interstate Highway in the western United States. It is primarily a north–south highway, serving as the main route through New M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_25

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Manic Street Preachers (also informally referred to as the Manics) are a Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood, Caerphilly, in 1986. Since 1995, the band has been a three-piece of Nicky Wire (bass/lyric…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Street Fighter is a 1987 fighting game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. It is the first competitive fighting game produced by the company and the first installment in the Street Fighter …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_(video_game)

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“westbound US 50 East will be closed between I-25 and the Bonforte Boulevard/Hudson Avenue intersection as part of the lane shift”

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Multiple independent web sources (SECO News and other news snippets) confirm the closure of westbound US 50B between I-25 and the Bonforte Boulevard/Hudson Avenue intersection.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 50 (US 50) is a transcontinental United States Numbered Highway, stretching from West Sacramento, California, in the west to Ocean City, Maryland, in the east. The California portion of US …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_50_in_California

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 50 (US 50) runs east–west across the southern part of the state of Ohio, passing through Cincinnati, Chillicothe, and Athens. It is mainly a two-lane road except for the easternmost and wes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_50_in_Ohio

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“the old bridge connecting I-25 to US 50 east was demolished last fall”

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The evidence provided for bridge demolition refers to bridges in China and London, not a bridge connecting I-25 to US 50 east in the fall of 2024.

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web search NEUTRAL — An old bridge in Jiangxi, China, was demolished in a controlled process that did not affect the new bridge just three meters adjacent to it. The 1.15km-long structure was carefully dismantled in segme…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/what-is-bridge-demolition

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web search NEUTRAL — The bridge was illegally blown up after workers were given approval to demolish it but were told not to use dynamite.In order to keep trains running through the region, a demolition order was passed f…
https://qz.com/switzerland-bridge-blown-up-approval-18515435…

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web search NEUTRAL — Old London Bridge is in the right foreground and old St Paul's Cathedral on the skyline to the left. This is one of the few remaining pictures showing the city before the Great Fire. Oil on panel, Dut…
https://sparkypus.com/2020/05/13/old-london-bridge/comment-p…

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“crews are working on three more bridges: Two across the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and a third across Fountain Creek”

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The evidence discusses Union Pacific in general and bullet trains in India, but does not mention the specific construction of two bridges over UP tracks and one over Fountain Creek by CDOT.

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web search NEUTRAL — He noted that similar high-speed rail projects globally have progressed at only about 0.5 kms per month. “We now have the expertise to construct a 120-foot bridge in just 16 hours,” the minister said,…
https://nationalcapital.in/article/1095-constructing_15_kilo…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Union Pacific and its connecting lines are rendered in a bold red, dominating the geography and emphasizing the railroad's reach across the western landscape.The Union Pacific was the eastern segm…
https://raremaps.com/gallery/detail/122272/tourist-map-of-un…

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web search NEUTRAL — Union Pacific reminds all rail fans to keep safety top of mind and stay 25 feet back from the tracks when taking a picture or viewing this mammoth machine. That means never take a picture or video sta…
https://ruralradio.com/kneb-am/news/union-pacifics-big-boy-n…

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“Other crews are building a new sound wall to reduce traffic noise for the neighborhood west of I-25”

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The evidence provided consists of generic news homepages (Google News, Fox News, AP) and contains no information about a sound wall being built west of I-25.

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web search NEUTRAL — Stay informed with the latest news and updates from around the world on Google News.
https://news.google.com/?hl=en-US&ceid=US:en

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web search NEUTRAL — Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.
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web search NEUTRAL — A global oil bottleneck in the Strait of Hormuz has created a financial windfall on the other side of the world in New Mexico that is both enviable and politically sensitive in a Democratic-dominated …
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“The sound wall will stretch from just south of 29th Street to just north of 13th Street”

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“CDOT said that the $114 million overall project should be finished a year from now”

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No evidence was found after searching for the project cost of $114 million or the completion timeline.

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DRIVER ALERT: Major traffic shift begins overnight Friday at multiple bridge construction project in Pueblo

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