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City of South Bend | Coal Line Trail (Phase II) | Construction Engineering Services | 6 <br />PROJECT UNDERSTANDING <br />Constructing this important link in our Community’s trail network will require <br />listening to homeowners, an understanding of Notre Dame traffic patterns/ <br />events, and the experience needed to efficiently rehabilitate a railroad <br />bridge over the St. Joseph River. We kept these factos at the forefront as we <br />developed our project understanding. <br /> <br />This trail is Phase II of a multi-phase project that connects Lincolnway West <br />at the intersection of Wilbur Street and Lincolnway, to the existing East Bank <br />Trail near the intersection of Angela Boulevard and North Michigan Street. <br />The Phase I portion of the trail is currently under construction and is expected <br />to be completed yet this year. The Phase II portion is located between <br />Riverside Drive and the East Bank Trail. Most of the proposed trail will be a <br />10- to 12-foot-wide asphalt multi-use path with lighting and benches along <br />the project’s entire length. Approximately 500-feet of 24-inch pipe will be <br />installed and conveyed to an existing ditch that will be used to fix a flooding <br />issue at the east end of the trail in a future project. The project also includes <br />the rehabilitation of the abandoned 337-foot Norfolk Southern Railroad <br />Bridge over the St. Joseph River. A rest area plaza will be constructed on the <br />west side of the bridge. The plaza will include a pavilion, limestone seatwall, <br />bike repair station, and drinking fountain. A proposed rest node area will <br />also be constructed at Iroquois Street. The overall project is scheduled to be <br />completed in August 2022, before the first Notre Dame home football game. <br />Proposed Plaza Location Proposed Iroquois Node End of Coal Line Trail near East Bank Trail <br />1 2 3 <br />1 2 3