Opening of Proposal - Safe Routes to School - Our Lady of Hungary Neighborhood Proj No. 122-007 - VS Engineering

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CIT Y OF SOUTH BEND PE Ser vices for Safe Routes to School Our Lady of Hungary Neighborhood Sidew alks and ADA Ra m ps VS Engineering, Inc. | Letter of Interest 11 PROJECT EXPERIENCE VS provided the field survey and complete design services to the City of South Bend for the reconstruction of Dubail Avenue from Michigan Street to Miami Street. The goal of this project was to reconstruct the deteriorating, existing asphalt pavement and provide ADA compliant pedestrian facilities along the corridor. Design goals include reducing the existing Dubail Avenue cross section from 42’ wide to 36’ total width including 11’ wide travel lanes with on-street parking on both sides of the road. The new cross section configuration required 3 feet of pavement to be eliminated from each side of the roadway. The beginning of the project was located at the Dubail Ave./Michigan St. intersection south of downtown South Bend. From this intersection, the project continued east to the Dubail Ave./Miami St. intersection. The total project length was approximately 4100-feet (0.78 miles). The project also included the design of curb “bump outs” at key intersections. The bump outs provide an avenue of safety to the pedestrian traffic by narrowing the distance to cross Dubail Avenue. The bump outs also help calm and channelize the vehicular traffic through these intersections. Curb turnouts allow stormwater runoff to exit the roadway and enter the grassy area. The grassy areas allow for pre-treatment for roadway stormwater runoff by allowing the runoff to flow over vegetation, and infiltrate into the ground before flowing into a stormwater inlet. DUBAIL AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION CITY OF SOUTH BEND The 4,860-foot multi-use trail began at the Brownsburg Public Library, and proceed south to Tilden Road, extending past past Brown Elementary School to O’Dell Street. The trail then jogs to the south and parallel the west side of O’Dell Street extending past Brownsburg High School to Sycamore Street. VS conducted an on-site assessment of the proposed route for walkability and bikeability, as well as determined any key design issues that impacted the cost of construction and subsequently the final location of the route. Coordination with property owners was required to facilitate reloaction of their mailboxes from the street to the front of their homes. SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL TOWN OF BROWNSBURG