DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado Department of Transportation wants the community's input on a couple of major proposed projects in downtown Denver that will replace two bridges over Interstate 25 and alter the on and off ramps near them.

The two bridges in question are at Speer Boulevard and 23rd Avenue, where they cross over I-25. While both CDOT and residents agree the bridges need to be replaced, discussion over the on and off ramps has led to disagreement.

Allen Cowgill, who lives in Sloan's Lake, knows the 23rd Avenue bridge well.

“It’s a bridge I bike over a bunch throughout the year to get into downtown and the Cherry Creek Trail and the Platte River," Cowgill said.

That bridge, and the one on Speer Boulevard, are both targeted for replacement as signs of aging show.

"They were bu

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