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Wonderful news for all bikers, walkers and runners, avoiding 38th street is a boon to users of the trail as well 38th street.
Love it!
Glad to see this opened, especially before the cycling/walking season gets into full swing, but I will admit I’ll miss the risky fun that used to be crossing 38th Street.
I like the fact this bypasses 38th Street for Monon users, but it just seems to reinforce 38th Street as an urban highway.
Indeed it does, as the below opinion piece described at the announcement of this project:
https://www.ibj.com/articles/72797-bill-oesterle-bridge-latest-in-death-by-thousand-cuts-for-38th-street
I have avoided cycling that area – this will allow the scaredy-cat in me to cross OVER.
That is beautiful and a great addition to the Monon. Will definitely be a great return on investment.
Am I the only one asking why did it cost $4.6M?
Will use regularly but it seems quite expensive…any competition on the bids?
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Pretty sure this much state and federal funding comes with some serious (and onerous) procurement regulations attached to it. Fed funding requires “prevailing”(union) wages, for one thing.
Westfield has abandoned plans for a tunnel under 161st Street, which was estimated to cost $6 million to construct. Makes the bridge over 38th Street seem like a bargain. Seriously thought, the costs are largely due to design requirements and specifications that ensure the infrastructure will still be viable in 25 or more years. Quality is not cheap.
The 146th bridge over a 5 lane road (with turn lane, no median) nearly a decade ago cost about 2.6 million.
https://ucindy.com/project/monon-greenway-over-146th-street/
It was an INDOT project, so it was bid in a highway letting and awarded to the low bidder. So yes – competition.