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Sixth Avenue redesign, trolley tracks and catenary work could push project cost; committee hears TBD-fund gap
Summary
HLA’s Sixth Avenue design options presented to City Council include an optional trolley rebuild whose associated catenary and track costs could substantially raise the project price; committee members reported city TBD balances and urged council-level clarity on funding before June 17.
The committee discussed HLA’s Sixth Avenue corridor study and told members the City Council will be asked on June 17 to give direction to engineering on whether to include trolley tracks and related infrastructure in the Sixth Avenue design.
Committee members summarized the consultant findings: a catenary (overhead wiring) replacement between Walnut and River Road was estimated at about $2.1 million by a specialized consultant…
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