Paving problem on South Academy

QUESTION: There’s a longtime problem on southbound South Academy Boulevard near Hancock that’s been fixed before and patched but which is very rough again. It is so bad my husband was driving his flat-bed truck, hit this rough area and a metal side rack flew off. Will this area be fixed?
- T. Rusty Johnson

ANSWER: This is a recurring problem because this area of Highway 83 was built over an old landfill and the unstable land seems to heave and drop, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Spokesman Bob Wilson says they have the equipment in place to smooth the bumps and repave this part of South Academy Boulevard, but can’t do anything permanent until the weather is in the 60s, possibly this spring.