Colorado Springs Utilities responds to negative impacts on merchants from ongoing 8th Street project
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On Monday afternoon, Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) responded to a report by KRDO 13 last Friday in which several business owners said they’ve lost as much as half their sales from the the 8th Street improvements project that started in June 2025.
CSU spokesperson Cassie Melvin contacted KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior to speak on camera about the matter, reiterating statements CSU and city officials released last Friday afternoon.
Melvin emphasized that officials have worked with merchants to help them during construction by keeping them updated on progress, and seeing that they’re aware of city support resources that are available.
She added that officials also are helping businesses and drivers by maintaining safe and easy access to shops along the corridor — not a simple task with lane shifts, street closures, detours, and construction equipment mingling with traffic.
The project’s main facet is replacing a water main between Motor City Drive and Cimarron Street.
Melvin said that the goal is to complete the installation by the end of the year — provided that good weather continues.
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