Colorado Springs State and City Officials Unveil Design Plans for Bijou Street Bridge

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As state and city officials unveiled design plans for the Bijou Street bridge this week, differing opinions about the construction project's affect on business were uncovered.

Downtown business owners appear to be at odds with community leaders about how much the closures of the Bijou Street and Cimarron Street bridges will deter suburban shoppers from coming downtown.

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Colorado Springs State and City Officials Unveil Design Plans for Bijou Street Bridge

Community leaders downplay the idea that downtown businesses will suffer during the nearly one-year closure of the Bijou Street bridge, the city's main access point into the downtown business district from Interstate 25.

But many busi...

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