Opening of Proposal - Bendix Improvements, Phase II - Lathrop to Voorde Proj No. 121-047 - Lochmueller Group

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City of South Bend: PE/RW Services for Bendix Drive 12 US 36 ROAD DIET IN HANCOCK COUNTY, GREENFIELD DISTRICT ǀ Town of Fortville Lochmueller engineers and project designers were heavily involved throughout the creatfve design and current reconstructfon of this minor arterial corridor in Fortville. The project will take a 4-lane roadway down to 3-lane and requires the installatfons of a south side six-foot sidewalk and a north side 9 -foot multf-use path for pedestrian and recreatfonal usage. It also implements new storm sewer, curb-&-gutter, corridor lightfng, signal replacement, and lane realignment for better traffic movement. The conditfon of the roadway from Garden Street to SR 13 showed significant deterioratfon with multfple transverse and longitudinal cracks and minor rutting and stripping along the driving surface. Addressing these cracks and voids, smoother and safer driving lanes will be created. In the preliminary stages of this roadway improvement, engineers and designers explored multfple alternatfves and provided full ratfonales illuminatfng details for Fortville officials and other stakeholders. The researched and proposed alternatfves included: » Milling 4-inches along the mainline, shoulders, & turning lanes then resurfacing distributed areas with 2-layer HMA pavement while unaltering existfng profile grade and increasing structural strength of US 36 » No improvement implementatfon. (While this alternatfve requires no cost, pavement would contfnue to deteriorate, wear would exponentfally increase, and more costly improvement would be needed in the near future.) » Full reconstructfon of the corridor It was determined that optfon three was the most viable and appropriate optfon of the three as optfon two did not fit with the INDOT philosophy for improvement, and optfon one would not address the issue at the foundatfonal level where it is needed. PROJECT EXPERIENCE 9TH STREET TRAIL ǀ City of Goshen The 9th Street corridor consists of a residentfal neighborhood to the west side and railroad to the east. 9th Street had lane widths of approximately 10 -11 feet with variable ROW. A previously completed EPA Pilot-Brownfield Area-Wide Plan identffied the need to redesign 9th Street with new sidewalks, lightfng, street trees, a multf-use trail, and a buffer between the neighborhood and railroad/industrial propertfes. A multf-use path was identffied as the initfal project improvement to be completed along the corridor. PROJECT ELEMENTS » Green initfatfves for treatment of stormwater » Multf-use path design to avoid ROW impacts » Raised intersectfon design for pedestrian crossing & traffic calming » Public involvement for presentatfon & discussion of design alternatfves This multf-use path creates a major linkage to the Pumpkinvine and Winona Railway Trails. This and future improvements will play a major role in increasing the economic viability of the corridor as it is a connector between Goshen College and downtown. Client: Goshen DPW, Dustfn Sailor, Director, 574.534.2201 Cost: $1.25 million Key Staff: Barbie Swihart Stutzman Ryan Clark Brian Arterbery US 36 Road Diet is currently entering into stage 3 Excessive cracking and road deterioratfon throughout corridor requires milling and HMA overlay. A full reconstructfon will prolong the life of this corridor, provide natural speed mitfgatfon, increase trail pathway and sidewalk usage and produce safer experiences for drivers and pedestrian safety.