Colorado Springs Road Projects: What They Mean for Your Home
Three major road projects just wrapped in Colorado Springs, and the Powers Boulevard expressway conversion is next. Here's what better roads mean for your commute and your home.
If you have been driving Powers Boulevard, South Academy, or I-25 around Colorado Springs lately, you have probably watched orange cones come and go. This September, the state marked three major road projects complete across the city, and the next big one, converting Powers Boulevard into an expressway, is already taking shape. Here is what just finished, what is coming, and what better roads usually mean for your home.
Here is a closer look at each piece, and why it matters whether you are buying or selling in El Paso County.
What just wrapped up
In September 2026, CDOT marked three projects complete: lane work on I-25 through the Springs, improvements along South Academy Boulevard, and a new interchange and bridge where Powers Boulevard meets Airport Road. The Powers and Airport Road connection is the one buyers on the east side will feel most, because it changes how quickly you can move between the airport, the military bases, and the neighborhoods in between.
What is next on Powers
Powers Boulevard is being converted into a limited-access expressway, and it will happen in phases over the next several years. The northern extension from Highway 83 (U.S. 87) to Voyager Parkway is nearing construction, and a planning study is underway to extend South Powers from Mesa Ridge Parkway to I-25. Expect active construction through 2030.
The honest trade-off: in the short term, homes along the corridor deal with construction noise and detours. In the longer term, the corridor gets faster and safer connections, and that changes how attractive the surrounding neighborhoods feel to the buyers and renters following the jobs and the bases.
What this means for your home
Road improvements are not a magic switch for home values, and anyone who tells you otherwise is overselling the news. But they do change the math buyers run every day: commute times to Fort Carson, Peterson, Schriever, and work downtown all feed into what a home is worth and how quickly it sells. Analysts watching the Powers work expect short-term disruption and longer-term gains for areas along the corridor, including the northeast side around Flying Horse.
If you are touring near an active project, ask about the timeline and how construction might affect traffic during your daily commute. If you are selling near one, have a calm, factual answer ready. Buyers are reading the same headlines you are, and a straight answer keeps the conversation moving.
The bottom line
If you are weighing a move anywhere near Powers or the new interchanges, the takeaway is this: Colorado Springs is investing in the roads that connect this region, and that is a signal about how the city expects to grow. We would love to walk the neighborhoods with you, talk through the construction timeline, and give you an honest read on what it means for your situation. There are no emergencies in real estate, and there is time here. You are in good hands.
Text us at 719-499-9394 or book a free consultation.
Jeff & Lane Morrell | eXp Realty
Information reflects public reporting as of late September 2026 from the Colorado Springs Gazette and El Paso County and CDOT project pages; project phases and timelines are subject to change, and road work does not guarantee future home value performance.