{"id":1717,"date":"2008-10-21T22:25:25","date_gmt":"2008-10-22T02:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=1717"},"modified":"2020-12-05T12:46:25","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T17:46:25","slug":"mlk-bridge-and-clinton-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2008\/10\/21\/mlk-bridge-and-clinton-street\/","title":{"rendered":"MLK Bridge and Clinton Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"The new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge design.  Courtesy image.\" rel=\"lightbox[mlk1021]\" href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/MLKJ_Bridge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/tMLKJ_Bridge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Artist rendering from the City of Fort Wayne<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In tonight&#8217;s Fort Wayne City Council meeting, a contract to provide preliminary design engineering services for the replacement of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge replacement project. \u00c2\u00a0The contract has been awarded to DLZ Indiana, LLC after the city received eight proposals from various firms which listed their qualifications, staff, approach to the project, capacity to perform the work, their past experiences and location. \u00c2\u00a0Dave Ross, City Engineer, stated during his appearance that cost considerations were not allowed to be part of the equation because of an InDOT regulation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">David Ross, Denise Porter-Ross (Neighborhood Advocate) and Russ Garriott (Community Development) were on the selection committee that decided on DLZ Indiana. \u00c2\u00a0InDOT reviewed the City&#8217;s selection process and agreed with proceeding with contract negotiations for Preliminary Servies. \u00c2\u00a0The contract is not to exceed $634,200. \u00c2\u00a0Some of the services to be provided include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Data collection concerning existing conditions<\/li>\n<li>Develop Lighting Design<\/li>\n<li>Develop a traffic study that would include impact of road closures<\/li>\n<li>Prepare &#8220;Maintenance of Traffic Plan&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Develop features that would memorialize the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., connect the bridge to surrounding parks and landscaping<\/li>\n<li>Lead 4 public input meetings<\/li>\n<li>Utility coordination<\/li>\n<li>Complete design of the project<\/li>\n<li>Geotechnical investigation<\/li>\n<li>Prepare for bidding through InDOT<\/li>\n<li>Environmental Study of travel patterns, re-locations, flood plains, wetlands, wildlife and habitats, historic and archaeological resources, hazardous substances and land use<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Two other Clinton Street projects are slated to ocurr over the next couple of years. \u00c2\u00a0One is the removal and or raising of the bridge over Spy Run Creek, just South of the State Boulevard and Clinton Street intersection. \u00c2\u00a0The curve in this area is also due to be straightened as well. \u00c2\u00a0There was discussion over the projects being scheduled simultaneously rather than separate years so as to minimize impact to traffic and residents in the area.<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div><strong>Project Revenue<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>$2,560,000 State&#8217;s Federal Aid<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 640,000 InDOT&#8217;s Match<\/div>\n<div>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a02,700,000 Earmark (Total earmark of $4 Million sponsored by Senator Bayh)<\/div>\n<div>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 675,000 City&#8217;s Match<\/div>\n<div>\u00c2\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u00c2\u00a01,225,000<\/span> City&#8217;s Supplemental<\/div>\n<div>$7,800,000<\/div>\n<div>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong>Project Expenses<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>$1,480,000 Preliminary Engineering Services<\/div>\n<div>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 100,000 Right-Of-Way Activities<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a06,220,000<\/span> Construction<\/div>\n<div>$7,800,000<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The project will be bid in late 2009 and constructed in 2010. \u00c2\u00a0At this point in the game, however, all bets are off as to whether the finished project will look anything like the above rendering. \u00c2\u00a0Councilman Tom Smith referred to the current bridge as having an &#8220;aircraft carrier top.&#8221; \u00c2\u00a0He also asked about replacing the bridge with something similar to what is currently in place. \u00c2\u00a0When finances improve, he would then like the ability to later add a structure to dress it out. \u00c2\u00a0Mr. Ross stated this also was a possibility. \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Whatever design is selected, it will not have piers in the middle of the bridge and will have wider sidewalks to accommodate pedestrians in a safer manner than is possible now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge last October with lots of &#039;flotsam&#039; built up.  Photo taken October 21st 2007.\" rel=\"lightbox[mlk1021]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/39597.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/t39597.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The piers, as pictured above, collect trees, litter, junk and the occasional refrigerator. \u00c2\u00a0If this is left in place for any length of time, it causes &#8220;scouring&#8221; of the piers. \u00c2\u00a0This occurs because the water moves faster through restricted areas and this &#8220;eats&#8221; away concrete from under the waterline, at the base of the piers and this ultimately weakens them.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artist rendering from the City of Fort Wayne In tonight&#8217;s Fort Wayne City Council meeting, a contract to provide preliminary design engineering services for the replacement of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge replacement project. \u00c2\u00a0The contract has been awarded to DLZ Indiana, LLC after the city received eight proposals from various firms [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[94,236,297],"tags":[498,296],"class_list":["post-1717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-city-of-fort-wayne-news","category-fort-wayne-city-council","category-mlkj-bridge","tag-david-ross","tag-martin-luther-king-jr-memorial-bridge"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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