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Commission greenlights $153,100 for Depot District gateway intersection design work
Summary
The commission approved $153,100 from the Johns Manville allocation area to fund survey, design, utility coordination and bid‑document preparation for the North D / North 6 / North 7 / Fort Wayne Avenue intersection and to improve connections to the Cardinal Greenway.
The Richmond Redevelopment Commission on Sept. 16 approved $153,100 from the Johns Manville allocation area to fund the initial design work for the Depot District gateway intersection where North D Street, North 6th, North 7th and Fort Wayne Avenue converge.
Beth (redevelopment staff) told commissioners the work will fund tasks 1 through 4 of the consultant proposal: a survey, design, utility coordination and preparation of bid documents. The commission specifically declined to fund later tasks in the proposal — construction phasing services and construction inspection — until the design produces a bid estimate and the city identifies funding for construction.
Jake Phillips of Clark Dietz, selected for the project because of prior work in Richmond, described the intersection as a complex, multi‑leg location that currently lacks safe, direct connections between the Cardinal Greenway and the Depot District. He said the work will also address Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ramp standards and upgrades to lighting and signals that are near the end of their service life.
Phillips estimated a six‑month schedule to produce construction documents from notice to proceed, subject to changes tied to decisions and utility coordination. Commissioners asked about public involvement; Phillips said the team will engage stakeholders as needed and will use existing contacts to reach businesses and users.
Staff noted the $153,100 figure covers only design tasks and that construction inspection or phasing could be eligible for other funding sources (for example, federal highway funds passed through INDOT) if those funding streams are obtained later.
The resolution (11‑20‑25) passed on a 4‑0 roll call (Michael Bloom, Jenny Lamon, Kathy Lucid, Allison Seidel voting aye). The commission directed staff to proceed with the selected consultant and to return if construction funding is required in a subsequent phase.
