Archives » October 2nd, 2007

Yes, the Bijou Street bridge is open

Despite what a number of detour signs around the downtown area say, the Bijou Street bridge is open.
The bridge opened this week, but construction crews have not yet gotten to the task of removing old detour signs, said Colorado Springs Metro Interstate Expansion program spokesman Kyle Troxel.
The signs should be removed by the end of […]

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Cimarron contract goes to Lawrence Construction

City officials have awarded the reconstruction contract for the Cimarron Street bridge to Lawrence Construction, which is also working on the Austin Bluffs Parkway and Union Boulevard overpass.
The Cimarron Bridge replacement project is estimated to cost $6.5 million.
Work is expected to begin sometime this month – on the heels of the opening of the Bijou […]

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Road construction at Austin Bluffs and Union

Overpass construction at Austin Bluffs Parkway and Union Boulevard is expected to cause some overnight traffic interruption.
Crews will close lanes on Union Boulevard overnight on Oct. 3 to remove portions of the median.
From 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. north and southbound Union Boulevard will be reduced to one lane. Also, the left lanes on north […]

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Commercial loans on the rise

The Research Institute for American Housing reported last week that commercial and multifamily outstanding loans grew to more than $3.1 trillion nationwide.
The $3.121 trillion in commercial/multifamily mortgage debt recorded by the Federal Reserve was an increase of $103.8 billion from the first quarter 2007. Multifamily mortgage debt grew to $778 billion, an increase of $16.1 […]

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Contract way south of border

Aleut Global Solutions, formerly TekStar, Inc., of Colorado Springs has been awarded a $6.5 million cost-plus-award-fee contract for continued maintenance services at the U.S. Naval Activity base in Puerto Rico.
The work will include preparation for base closure. The estimated contract amount after exercise of this option will be $62.9 million. Work will be performed in […]

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