11-10-2011 Intersection re-opens with natural creek, roundabout

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Ti. s o� r 3 t3 At the same time, the original Angela/Riverside intersection featured roads that were offset with different widths and lane configurations. Further west, as Angela approached Woodward Avenue, a sharp vertical curve was not conducive to good traffic patterns. In addition to the green storm-water solution, engineers changed traffic flow to the intersection by: • Moving the intersection west, creating more park space along the river's edge south of Angela. • Creating a roundabout at the intersection, enhancing pedestrian safety. • Constructing a bridge along Riverside over the channel. • Extending a multipurpose path along Riverside up the hill (south of Angela) and along Angela(west of Riverside). • Adding additional parking for Brownfield Park along Angela and pedestrian-scale lighting along the new walkways. The new parking lot also helps shore up the 2.7-acre Brownfield Park, preventing future turf damage. A neighborhood basketball court also was expanded to full court in the project and two soccer goals with nets were installed. In a later phase of this storm-sewer project, a major trunk sewer will follow Diamond Avenue from Lincolnway to Walnut and Euclid, conveying storm water from a previously separated storm sewer in an area known as "Model Cities." South Bend is among nearly 800 U.S. cities that are mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Clean Water Act to make investments upwards of$50 billion to improve water quality by separating lines that combine storm water and sewage.