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City engineer recommends renovating existing skywalk bridge to connect Fifth & Walnut garage
Summary
Steve Naber, Des Moines city engineer, presented a feasibility study to the Des Moines City Council on Oct. 5 recommending that the city renovate and reuse the existing 4C/5C skywalk bridge to reconnect the Fifth and Walnut parking garage to the downtown skywalk system.
Steve Naber, Des Moines city engineer, presented a feasibility study to the Des Moines City Council on Oct. 5 recommending that the city renovate and reuse the existing 4C/5C skywalk bridge to reconnect the Fifth and Walnut parking garage to the downtown skywalk system.
The recommendation is important because the current skywalk connection was removed in 2017 with demolition of the old garage and city code requires an accessible vertical access per street block within the designated skywalk system; reconnecting the garage affects downtown parking economics, future development and compliance with the skywalk ordinance.
Naber summarized three studied options. Option 1 would demolish the temporary 4C/5C bridge and build a shorter new connection directly between the Polk County Justice Center and the garage; it is lowest in square footage and cost but places columns that make sidewalks tight. Option 2, the recommended…
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