{"id":536,"date":"2008-04-17T13:54:40","date_gmt":"2008-04-17T17:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=536"},"modified":"2020-12-24T14:26:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T19:26:26","slug":"possible-mlk-jr-temporary-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2008\/04\/17\/possible-mlk-jr-temporary-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible MLK Jr Temporary Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"The new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge design\" rel=\"lightbox\" 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\"><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.journalgazette.net\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080417\/LOCAL\/804170322\">An article by Ben Lanka in this morning&#8217;s Journal Gazette<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0reports that a consulting firm will be hired to examine whether or not a temporary bridge needs to be built when work begins on replacing the current Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge in 2010.\u00c2\u00a0 He quotes Rachel Blakeman, PIO for the City of Fort Wayne, as saying, &#8220;Everything is on the table,&#8221; in regards to all options concerning traffic.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The City isn&#8217;t able to afford the $1.25 million to allow the temporary bridge to be built.\u00c2\u00a0 When the Public Board of Works voted not to build the temporary structure on April 1, 2008, a public outcry was heard.\u00c2\u00a0 A letter to the <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2008\/04\/11\/mlk-jr-bridge-controversy\/\">Journal Gazette Editor<\/a> declared it would kill off downtown revitalization efforts and businesses.\u00c2\u00a0 Besides, no bridge would\u00c2\u00a0cut off the Harrison Square project from those coming from outside the city\u00c2\u00a0to attend games.\u00c2\u00a0 Other citizens are concerned about navigating the downtown are and the effects of throwing 26,000 vehicles off their regular path and onto other streets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Whatever the answer, hiring a consultant is probably a pretty good idea &#8211; as long as it\u00c2\u00a0does NOT delay the project.\u00c2\u00a0 This project has been in the works for years.\u00c2\u00a0 It&#8217;s a significant investment in downtown, with the City contributing very little to reap the rewards.\u00c2\u00a0 Let a consultant decide.\u00c2\u00a0 The only thing I would add is that while examining traffic patterns and options, perhaps it would be good to have the consultant draft a contingency plan in case Clinton Street ever needs to be shut down.\u00c2\u00a0 The plan could be an either or proposition &#8211; Spy Run Avenue (Lafayette Street) or Clinton Street.\u00c2\u00a0 The need for this became pretty evident with this past February&#8217;s flooding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Previous AFW Posts:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2008\/04\/02\/mlk-jr-memorial-bridge-2010-closure\/\">MLK Jr Memorial Bridge 2010 Closure<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2008\/04\/11\/mlk-jr-bridge-controversy\/\">MLK Jr Bridge controversy<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/89369.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The 765 pulling over the Clinton Street overpass on May 20, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='1476e120b1bf1d4f6c612d8905d2b1c0' data-image-id=\"1869\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/89369.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/thumbs\/thumbs_89369.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/20: Over Clinton Street\" data-description=\"The 765 pulling over the Clinton Street overpass on May 20, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/20: Over Clinton Street\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/20: Over Clinton Street\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1869\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/thumbs\/thumbs_89369.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/renaissance-square\/97736.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Southeast corner of Renaissance Square.  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