Exit 150 - Spur SH 83/Academy Boulevard aerial picture
And here's the northernmost point of the COSMIX project. Yes, I think this project needs to keep going to at least the Monument area, but that's another story for another day I guess. This is the infamous interchange where a member of the Cray family, makers of the Cray supercomputer, lost his life. CDOT pretty quickly came in after that and changed this interchange from a cloverleaf to what you see today. Let me tell you, especially in rush hour, those extra-long accel lanes are a blessing. Now to show the other drivers how they're used...
Live camera courtesy springsgov.com
Original pictures - taken April 2005 - open
- Original shot
Approaching Academy traveling northbound. Note how narrow this cut in the hill is.
- Original shot
Northbound at Academy. The exit widens into a 2 lane exit right at the BGS, hence the "Exit Only" banner.
- Original shot
Southbound approaching Academy. This gantry has been empty since mid-2004.
- Original shot
View = good. Sun = bad.
- Original shot
Southbound at the merge. This is where the third lane will start.
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Construction Pictures
Current update
- 9/13/06
Coming up on Academy. The road where rotomilled is incredibly rough.
- 9/13/06
Heading south from Academy now, we see that crews have been working hard at widening the gap that the interstate runs through.
- 9/13/06
Another shot of the grading taking place south of Academy.
- 9/13/06
We've caught up to the crews now.
- 9/13/06
This truck was moving at about the same speed as I was.
- 8/30/06
The temporary barriers have been removed the closer you get to Academy while heading northbound.
- 8/30/06
Heading southbound from Academy, we find that the lanes have been shifted to the left.
- 8/30/06
The temporary barriers don't quite extend through the whole zone yet.
- 8/28/06
Crews are working on smoothing the new slope just south of Academy.
- 8/23/06
The land has been cleared, and the widened roadbed is awaiting paving.
- 8/23/06
A little more work is needed here to smooth out the roadbed.
- 8/23/06
Tanker trucks to keep the dust down.
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Previous updates
- 05/11/06
COSMIX has officially reached the Academy exit now. This is looking southbound just before the Academy merge.
- 05/11/06
Looking to the east of the interstate in the narrow section between Academy and Woodmen.
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- Where to next?
- Exit 149
- COSMIX Home
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