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The City of South Bend Safe Routes to School: Kennedy School Des No. 2201237 11 Ft. Wayne, IN: Ludwig Rd. Intersection Improvements • Project Cost: Combined $5.5M • A&Z Key Staff: Warren Zwick, PE | Landon Grogg, EI | Mark Voss • Client Contact: Patrick Zaharako | Engineer, City of Fort Wayne | 260.427.2789 Although the Ludwig Rd. Intersection improvements had a larger scope than SRTS for the Kennedy School, there are still many facets of the projects that will overlap. Specifically, the collaboration between multiple entities was necessary: The City of Fort Wayne, INDOT, and numerous subconsultants and contractors. On top of this, we worked with Fort Wayne Community Schools, a district that is comparable to South Bend Community Schools in terms of size, demographics, and urban setting. Due to weather-related and supply-chain issues, some of the construc- tion bled into the school year. While this was not ideal, and certainly not what we had planned, by working closely with school personnel we en- sured safe, accessible maintenance of traffic for students driving and A&Z did extensive improvements to Ludwig Rd. for The City of Fort Wayne. Our commitment also extended to stake- holders of Northrop High School. The main focus of our design was new road construction with roundabout and light- ed intersections for safety, but in collaboration with the school, we worked in their plans to improve safety for students who drive and walk to school. These items included: • Planned pathway infrastructure to connect with other city trails in the future • Railings along a drainage spot for pedestrian safety • ADA compliant ramps • Clear crosswalk pavement markings • Left and right turn lanes ...to the SRTS: Kennedy School Project Relevant Experience We ’re Ready to Apply What We’ve Learned… The City of Fort Wayne is very fortunate to have A&Z work with us as Jamal and his staff work very hard to keep their clients’ interests as their highest priority. We appreciate and value the quality of the services we receive from A&Z. Shan R. Gunawardena, P.E.| City Engineer: Fort Wayne walking to school. Our experience working with school officials in a district of this size, has pre- pared us to assist school personnel in developing a safe route to school and all of the amenities to make it accessible. We also know that when the City is able to invest in these kinds of community improvements, schools will also simultaneously make their own improvements (like Ludwig Rd.) or want to ensure that the current improvements take into consideration the school’s future planning. Kennedy Academy North Entrance off N. Olive St.