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Council keeps pedestrian-bridge study alive but won't commit to construction; 5–1 vote to complete additional design and analysis
Summary
After months of design work, Covington council voted 5–1 to use remaining grant funds to advance feasibility and up to 15% design work for a proposed pedestrian bridge on SR 516, while several members said they do not support immediate construction because of parking impacts and safety concerns associated with elevator approaches.
The City Council voted 5–1 on May 13 to continue feasibility and preliminary design work for a proposed pedestrian bridge along SR 516, directing staff to use remaining grant funds for further analysis and up to a roughly 15% level of design while stopping short of a construction commitment.
Delaney, the project presenter, reviewed alternatives developed with consultant Koei: ramped bridge approaches would require more parking and larger footprints; elevator approaches reduce surface impacts but raised safety and maintenance concerns. Presentations showed a range of “condensed” ramp and elevator footprints that trade parking stalls, driveway reconfigurations and visibility of storefronts.
Property owners in the downtown commercial block communicated concerns about losing parking. Delaney said the most condensed elevator option…
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