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Council adds contractor amendment to evaluate reuse of existing pedestrian bridge downtown
Summary
The administration requested an amendment to a contract so consultants can evaluate whether the existing downtown pedestrian bridge can be reused rather than demolished and rebuilt; staff said rail agencies raised concerns about outage schedules, prompting a redesign evaluation and short-term decking and environmental testing.
City staff asked the Newark Municipal Council on Dec. 17 to approve a contract amendment to continue work on a downtown pedestrian bridge project while evaluating whether the existing bridge can be reused.
Allison Ladd, director of economic and housing development, explained the change in approach: “Over the last year, we've been working with Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, and PATH, to review the design for the pedestrian bridge... they…
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