COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Shawn Palko said that walking her dog along the narrow Cheyenne Road corridor with few or no sidewalks, was rarely enjoyable.
But a current project has changed her outlook.
“It was scary and dirty walking my dog here,” she recalled. “But this project has been going very quickly. It hasn’t been too much of a hassle, I don’t think. They’re building a lovely sidewalk. I was almost in tears when I discovered it for the first time.”
Financed by the penny sales tax of the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority, workers have begun installing sidewalks and curbs in six segments on a mile long stretch of Cheyenne Road — between Cascade Avenue and Cresta Road.
The infrastructure is going in on the north side of the road.
Along with improving pedestrian safety on a road with a limited number of street lights, the upgrades will improve drainage on days like Friday when melting snow can make walking and driving messy.