UDC endorses conceptual Arthur Ashe Boulevard bridge design and forms subcommittee to refine gateway, bike connectivity and lighting

The Urban Design Committee on July 10 provisionally endorsed the conceptual design for replacement of the Arthur Ashe Boulevard bridge over the CSX rail corridor and formed a subcommittee to work with the applicant on refining motifs for the gateway, public-art options, bicycle connectivity and lighting.

Public Works presented the project as a federally funded bridge replacement (Federal Highway Administration funding) to replace a structurally deficient four‑span bridge with a two‑span structure and to raise the roadway approximately seven feet to meet CSX clearance requirements. The proposed plan preserves two travel lanes in each direction and adds a widened shared‑use path on the west side and a wide sidewalk on the east side, integrated seating and planters, slotted metal…