A controversial pedestrian bridge to celebrate Colorado’s 150th birthday in Denver has cleared its first hurdle.
The Capitol Building Advisory Committee agreed in an 8-4 vote to refer the project to the legislature’s Capitol Development Committee.
The walkway is expected to cost up to $28 million. It will stretch 11,000 square feet from the west steps of the Capitol, across Lincoln Street, to the far side of Veterans’ Park, and it will incorporate works by local artists that highlight Colorado’s history…