Author: Bill Mckeown
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Bell Drive to permanently close Monday as part of Woodmen expansion project
Access to Bell Drive from Woodmen Road will be permanently closed Monday as part of a major project to widen Woodmen. Bell Drive, east of Academy Boulevard, serves the Falcon and Columbine estates subdivisions north of Woodmen. When the neighborhoods north of Woodmen were incorporated into the city in 1994, a master plan was developed…
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Residents concerned about Austin Bluffs Parkway project
Noise, access and encroachment on private property were among the concerns of folks who turned out Thursday night to comment on the proposed widening of three sections of Austin Bluffs Parkway. The open house was one of at least three meetings planned before the city spends about $29 million to widen the last segments of…
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City, contractor vow to finish Woodmen project in two years
The massive, complex Woodmen Road widening project will be completed in two years, nearby residents and business owners were told Wednesday night. City officials had previously warned the project – which includes widening Woodmen to six lanes and building an interchange at Woodmen and Academy Boulevard – could take as long as two years and…
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Open house on Woodmen Road expansion tonight
An open house will be held tonight to discuss the massive Woodmen Road widening project expected to begin this month. City planners are expected to introduce the construction team, including contractor Edward Kraemer and Sons, and discuss the phasing of construction. The work, anticipated to last at least two years, will widen Woodmen to six…
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Public meeting tonight on Austin Bluffs Parkway widening project
The city of Colorado Springs is starting to plan the widening of three sections of Austin Bluffs Parkway, and it will host an open house tonight to hear what the public has to say. The city is proposing to widen the three segments of the parkway to six lanes. The areas to be widened to…
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Section of North Academy Boulevard getting new asphalt
A deteriorated section of North Academy Boulevard is getting a badly needed makeover. Crews already have shaved off an inch or two of old pavement on the three southbound lanes of Academy between Carefree Circle and Maizeland Road and are scheduled to finish milling the northbound lanes this week, said Bard Lower, office manager of…
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Woodmen Road expansion plans will be center stage at Wednesday open house
Residents and business owners in northern Colorado Springs will have an opportunity Wednesday to meet with the contractor recently selected to widen Woodmen Road and build an interchange at the road’s busy intersection with Academy Boulevard. Edward Kraemer and Sons, with offices in Castle Rock, is expected to begin construction on the project this month.…
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Used cars about to get pricier, more scarce, dealers say
Several car dealers in Colorado Springs are reporting sharp price hikes and a drop in availability of affordable used cars on the wholesale market in the wake of the federal government’s Cash for Clunkers program and the financial turmoil in the new-car industry. The dealers said the effects are — or will soon — be…
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OUT THERE: Phantom Canyon Road offers killer views, ghosts from days gone by
Weary of battling traffic and crowded trails to do the high-country aspen-viewing thing? There is a great alternative right in our backyard. Phantom Canyon Road, less than an hour from Colorado Springs, is a well-maintained but narrow dirt road that winds like a dusty snake through a stunning and varied landscape. Check out the route…
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Relieved downtown merchants emerge from shadow of USOC construction
It was appropriate the sun came out and the weather turned balmy Monday. Mark Meltzer reckons he –- and his customers –- deserved it. Meltzer is the owner of The Olive Branch Restaurant, a Tejon Street mainstay for decades. On Monday, for the first time in more than a year, Meltzer and his customers didn’t…