Pikes Peak Easing Some Driving To Summit Restrictions

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- Pikes Peak is easing some of its restrictions to the summit.

Since the end of May, all drivers have had to take a shuttle to the top of "America's Mountain." That's because work at the Summit House eliminated most of the parking spaces on the 14,114-foot mountain.

Air Force Thunderbirds flying team preform for the graduation ceremony, at the Air Force Academy, on May 23, 2018 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team passes near Pikes Peak during the performance. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Now, drivers who get to the mountain before 8:30 a.m. or after 4 p.m. can drive to the summit. Everyone else will have to take the shuttle.

That shuttle service lasts through November.

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