![Ilex project](https://mediaassets.koaa.com/cordillera-network/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/01/15050542/I-25-Ilex-project-November-progress-1024x576.jpg)
PUEBLO – CDOT is closing all southbound lanes of I-25 between 6th Street and City Center Drive in Pueblo as part of ongoing work with the Ilex project.
The full closure begins at 10 p.m. and runs until 4 a.m. Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
Crews will be installing a large sign over the southbound lane during the closure. Drivers will exit at 6th Street and travel south on Santa Fe Avenue until they reach the City Center Drive exit.
![Ilex project detour](https://mediaassets.koaa.com/cordillera-network/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/01/15050815/detour-map-2-1024x576.jpg)
Construction on the $69 million project started in 2015 and is scheduled to wrap up this spring.