Gov. Jared Polis dropped his plan Tuesday to build a $28.5 million pedestrian bridge on the state Capitol’s grounds after Coloradans overwhelmingly rejected the proposal in a recent survey.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has voiced strong opposition to the construction of a pedestrian bridge over Lincoln Street, threatening to chain himself to the Capitol Plaza to prevent it from being built even though he came up with the idea.

Gov. Jared Polis wants the pedestrian bridge completed by next summer for Colorado's 150th birthday celebrations. More: Colorado commission in charge of state's 150th birthday distances itself from br