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New roundabout, improved Higby Road, welcome returning school community outside Lewis-Palmer High School

Krdo · · 338 words · By Scott Harrison
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What to know about New roundabout, improved Higby Road, welcome returning school community outside Lewis-Palmer High School

New roundabout, improved Higby Road, welcome returning school community outside Lewis-Palmer High School MONUMENT, Colo.

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What happened

New roundabout, improved Higby Road, welcome returning school community outside Lewis-Palmer High School MONUMENT, Colo.

Why it matters

(KRDO) -- Drivers arriving on the first day back to school at Lewis-Palmer High School in District 38 will notice some changes Tuesday, including a roundabout, a newly repaved road, and a new main entrance into the school.

Common ground

Crews started a project in late March to rebuild two miles of Higby Road in front of the school, between Jackson Creek Parkway and Harness Road.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2026/08/12/new-roundabout-improved-higby-road-…

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Claim 1: “Crews started a project in late March to rebuild two miles of Higby Road in front of the school, between Jackson Creek Parkway and Harness Road.”
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KRDO explicitly states the project started in late March to rebuild two miles of Higby Road between Jackson Creek Parkway and Harness Road. The Triview Metropolitan District website confirms the specific stretch of road (Jackson Creek Parkway to Harness Road).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The East Coast Greenway is a 3,000-mile (4,800 km) pedestrian and bicycle route between Maine and Florida along the East Coast of the United States. The nonprofit East Coast Greenway Alliance was foun…
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web search NEUTRAL — Crews started a project in late March to rebuild two miles of Higby Road in front of the school, between Jackson Creek Parkway and Harness Road.
https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2026/08/12/new-roundabout-…
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web search NEUTRAL — In May 2025, voters approved the proposed Higby Road redevelopment project that will improve safety and traffic flow along 5,500 feet of Higby Road from Jackson Creek Parkway to Harness Road. The impr…
https://triviewmetro.com/projects/higby-road-improvements/
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Claim 2: “The Triview Metropolitan District planned and financed the project through developer contributions and the sale of bonds.”
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KRDO reports that the Triview Metropolitan District planned and financed the project through developer contributions and bond sales. This is corroborated by the Triview Metropolitan District's own documentation regarding bond payments and revenue sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Triview Metropolitan District planned and financed the project through developer contributions and the sale of bonds. James McGrady, manager of the metro district, said that the area south of the …
https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2026/08/12/new-roundabout-…
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web search NEUTRAL — At the Triview Metropolitan District (TMD) meeting on Oct. 16, the board received the proposed 2026 budget that includes an increase in water volume for delivery through the Northern Delivery System (…
https://wp.ocn.me/v25n11tmd/
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web search NEUTRAL — Thanks to strong fiscal planning, the bond will not raise taxes. Instead, annual payments of approximately $768,000 will be covered by existing revenue sources, including sales tax, the operations and…
https://triviewmetro.com/projects/higby-road-improvements/
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Claim 3: “To meet District 38's deadline of completing construction outside the school before Tuesday, the contractor called in extra crews and shortened the project timetable by more than half.”
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While the project itself is verified, the specific detail about the contractor calling in extra crews to shorten the timetable by more than half to meet a District 38 deadline is not corroborated by the other provided sources (Triview Metropolitan District).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lewis-Palmer High School (LPHS) is a public high school in Monument, Colorado. It is one of only three high schools in the Lewis-Palmer School District 38, the others being Palmer Ridge High School an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis-Palmer_High_School
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Visalia District (later Visalia Subdivision) was a railway line in California's San Joaquin Valley that ran from Corcoran, California to Calwa, California. The line was originally built by the San…
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Claim 4: “Work should be finished in October.”
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The Triview Metropolitan District meeting minutes from September 18 explicitly state that the board heard the Higby Road project had been delayed until early October, and the October newsletter discusses construction updates.
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web search NEUTRAL — Higby Road Improvements — Construction Updates & Project Website Now Live! The highly anticipated improvements to Higby Road are officially underway! The project will be completed in two phasesConstru…
https://triviewmetro.com/triview-newsletter-october-2025/
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web search NEUTRAL — The $12.6 million project includes new sidewalks and curbs, improved drainage, and upgrades at the Higby/Jackson Creek intersection. "It required some redesign of the parking lot, as well," said Mitch…
https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2026/08/12/new-roundabout-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Meeting began earlier than scheduled. Financial report. Higby Road project update. Water operations update.18 began several minutes before the scheduled time. The board heard the Higby Road project ha…
https://wp.ocn.me/v25n10tmd/
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Claim 5: “The $12.6 million project includes new sidewalks and curbs, improved drainage, and upgrades at the Higby/Jackson Creek intersection.”
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Both KRDO and the Triview Metropolitan District Newsletter confirm the project cost of $12.6 million and the inclusion of sidewalks, curbs, and drainage improvements.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — State Route 335 (SR 335) is a north–south state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio.
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Claim 6: “Drivers arriving on the first day back to school at Lewis-Palmer High School in District 38 will notice some changes Tuesday, including a roundabout, a newly repaved road, and a new main entrance into the school.”
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The claim is directly reported by KRDO and corroborated by the Triview Metropolitan District's project descriptions which mention the new roundabout and improved access.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lewis-Palmer School District (LPSD) is a school district in El Paso County, Colorado that serves the Tri-Lakes communities of Monument, Palmer Lake, Woodmoor and select areas of Colorado Springs. …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Palmer Ridge High School (PR, or PRHS) is a public high school in Monument, Colorado, United States, serving students in grades 9–12. It is one of two high schools in the Lewis-Palmer School District …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lewis-Palmer High School (LPHS) is a public high school in Monument, Colorado. It is one of only three high schools in the Lewis-Palmer School District 38, the others being Palmer Ridge High School an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis-Palmer_High_School
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