Grand Re-Opening
The Topeka Blvd bridge construction is complete! From afar, the bridge has beautiful touches. The area at SW 1st & Topeka (”my side” of the bridge) looks completely new. There are celebration plans for tomorrow afternoon and will officially open on Monday. I know the businesses that have been affected by the construction will surely be celebrating themselves.
The construction was a ‘have-to’ project because it was literally starting to fall down. My hope is that the renovation of this area grows throughout the rest of the city… before they become ‘have-to’ projects. Just like when you finish one project in your house, you can see all of the other areas that need fixing. And just in this way, we’ll have to take a look at the most-needed areas and the ones that we can afford 
to take of next.
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- denise
- August 2nd, 2008
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Shanae Gooden
August 2nd, 2008 at 11:33 pm
The re-opening of the Topeka Boulevard Bridge will be huge for the local businesses. I have driven by it in the past few weeks and can’t believe the transformation. I am pleased that there is a signal at 1st Street, and love the look of the bridge itself. The overhead clocks just add to it. I am with you, Denise; I hope this encourages other renovation projects. I wish I was able to attend the celebration tomorrow, but look forward to driving over the new bridge in 1 week on my way to church.