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Redevelopment Commission
215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Room 301, South Bend, Indiana
Redevelopment Commission Agenda Item
DAT E : June 11, 2026
FROM: Leslie Biek, Assistant City Engineer
SUBJECT: Budget Request- Colfax Bridge Improvements
PN 123-010; PROJ 317
Funding Source* (circle) River West; River East; South Side; Douglas Road; West Washington; RDC General; Riv. East Res.
* Funds are subject to the City Controller's determination of availability; if funds are unavailable, as solely
determined by the City Controller, then the authorization of the expenditure of such funds shall be void and of
no effect.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
This budget request is for $3,500,000 for the Colfax Bridge project in coordination with St Joseph County.
SPECIFICS:
St. Joseph County has been developing plans to rehabilitate the Colfax Bridge. The County’s portion of the work
will include a deck overlay with patching, expansion joint replacement, substructure repair, barrier rail
replacement, deck replacement of the west span, cleaning and painting of the steel beams of the west span and
approach slab replacement.
The City requested additional enhancements to the bridge to create comfortable connections with downtown, the
Seitz Park area, and other portions of the East Bank. Improvements include a pedestrian railing to match Seitz Park,
upgraded vehicular railings, widened sidewalks, decorative streetlights, concrete monuments with lighting, and
engineering fees. Also included in this estimate are MLK and Colfax intersection improvements which include
modifying the curb to include the current painted bumpout, aligning the curb ramps, removing unnecessary steps
in the sidewalk, adding signal poles and replacing signal heads.
The County has just received bids for the project and will likely be awarded at the end of June. The County will
invoice the City based on the actual bid items of City requested items prior to the award of the project.
______________ ___________Pres/V-Pres
ATTEST: __________ _______ _
Date: _____________ _______
APPROVED Not Approved
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
June 11, 2026