Major excavation work to reclaim the Pikeview Quarry scar that looms over
the northwest edge of town is getting started, potentially setting the
stage for a new mountain bike park.

On Tuesday, city council will vote to spend another 2.7 million dollars to
buy more acres from the quarry owners.

The company responsible for reclaiming Pikeview Quarry will be allowed to
take 150,000 dump trucks of dirt from open space recently purchased by
Colorado Springs for $6.8 million — a

The city announced Tuesday it has purchased 315 acres from Castle Concrete,
which owns the Black Canyon Quarry near the Cedar Heights neighborhood and
Pikeview Quarry neighboring Oak Valley Ranch.

A state regulatory board approved a new reclamation plan for Pikeview
Quarry on Wednesday, clearing the way for a multimillion-dollar open space
deal with the city of Colorado Springs that

The acquisitions include two properties, which are currently owned by
Castle Concrete.

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Colorado Springs has successfully removed a mountainside scar before.

The vision of a world class mountain bike park potentially covering the
gigantic scar on Colorado Springs’ northwest side now has some unlikely
financial backing. A million dollars of backing,