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Norfolk Southern and Canadian National corridors within the City. - Community Crossings Grant Project: Provided local governments with funding to make immediate road and bridge improvements in their communities. City made$1.3M in improvements which included paving Ironwood Drive from Corby Blvd. to Edison Road, the reconstruction of approximately 600 feet of concrete pavement at the intersection of Ironwood and Edison, and modernization of the intersection, including new poles and traffic lights. - Sewer and Manhole Lining: Lined approximately 4,400 LF of large diameter combined sewer main in the CSO 18 drainage area. Lining this stretch of sewer will remove groundwater infiltration and thus increase the pipe's capacity to handle storm water when it rains. - Curb and Sidewalk Contractor Project: As part of the City's efforts to improve curbs and sidewalks throughout the entire community, 7,377 feet of sidewalk and 6,293 feet of curbs were replaced in 2018 using a combination of the city's in-house concrete crew and contractor bids. New curb ramps and trees were replaced as well. - MBE/WBE Contract Awards: In 2018, the Engineering Division bid a total of 46 public works projects, of which 37 projects showed a good faith effort to use MBE/WBE contractors.The total amount of public works projects bid out was$50,130,137.73, with approximately 6.85% allocated to MBE/WBE vendors ($3,433,310.46). The average amount of work performed by a MBE/WBE per project was 14%. - Income-based Rate Study—Engineering kicked off an initiative to study the City's ability to offer a customer assistance program for Water and Sewer utility customers. This important work will assist struggling residents who can't afford to pay their bills. In 2019, we will continue to study what other cities have done, implications of the oversight body IURC, and what develop a proposal for a plan to serve South Bend rate payers. - The Morris: A three-foot section of decorative plaster was found broken in multiple pieces on the mezzanine level. Emergency work was completed to secure the ceiling with netting and gain occupancy approval after plaster fell from the rim of the main dome. Following this temporary solution, Engineering will work with the Consultant to study and design a permanent solution for construction between special events in 2019. - Century Center: Assisted in the design for various improvements: marquee and exterior signage, convention hall entrance, Bendix upgrades, storage deck, parking lot automation, soft scaping and wayfinding. Assisted with emergency repairs to the men's and women's restrooms in the lower level. - Managed the design, bidding and construction of these critical VPA MySBParksandTrails projects: Howard Park, VPA Restroom Remodeling, West Bank Trail, Leeper Park, Pulaski Park, Seitz Park and Pinhook Park. - Safe Streets Academy: As one of three communities selected by the National Complete Streets Coalition, South Bend participated in a free technical assistance program that provided education and training on redesigning and engineering roads to reduce traffic speeds and save