Sandoval v. City of Colorado Springs.

2026 CO 34. No. 24SC778. Colorado Governmental Immunity Act—Waiver—Conflicting Directions.

May 26, 2026

The supreme court granted certiorari to review whether the court of appeals properly interpreted CRS § 24-10-106(1)(a)(II), which waives sovereign immunity when a public entity fails to repair a traffic control signal displaying “conflicting directions,” causing a dangerous condition. The circumstances here involved one driver facing a blank, inoperative traffic light and the perpendicular driver facing a green light at an intersection in the City of Colorado Springs.

The court held that under these circumstances, the traffic control signals displayed conflicting directions, causing a dangerous condition. As a result, Colorado Springs waived its sovereign immunity. Accordingly, the court reversed the judgment of the court of appeals and remanded the case for further proceedings.