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