Colorado Springs is holding a public meeting next week to kick off the first phase of construction for the Woodmen Road widening project, says the Colorado Springs Gazette.

The meeting, which starts at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 23, will be in the Jenkins Middle School cafeteria, 6410 Austin Bluffs Parkway. For Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations, call 719 268 7405 before the meeting.

“The city encourages citizens to attend the public open house for information about the construction process,” the Public Communication’s Office said in a press release. ” Further information will be posted as it is available on the project web site at www.woodmenroad.com.”

The project consists of widening Woodmen to three lanes in each direction from just east of Interstate 25 to just past Academy Boulevard.

The project, estimated at $42.7 million, will be funded with $35 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The rest will come from the Pike’s Peak Rural Transportation Authority. For the entire article, go to the Colorado Springs Gazette.