EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — To truly understand how quickly this community northeast of Colorado Springs is growing, you need only drive south on Meridian Road between Bent Grass Meadows Drive and Eastonville Road.
The entire west side of that stretch is under construction — or soon will be.
Future development requires closing the right lane of the affected segment of Meridian for several weeks.
The first closure, in which crews are performing concrete and asphalt work on Owl Place between Meridian and the new Meridian Park Drive, began Wednesday and should be finished next week.
Meridian Park Drive is so new, however, that it doesn’t appear yet on most maps because it’s still being built.
On Monday, the same closure will continue until early April for a project to install a wastewater line on the north side of the construction zone, between Owl Place and Bent Grass.
Al Watson, a representative for the developer of the property, said that four new businesses — including two restaurants — are coming to the area…