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Hammond suspends Grand Avenue pedestrian bridge project after partners withdraw support
Summary
Mayor said Norfolk Southern leadership changes and partner withdrawal left Hammond facing a roughly $2 million local match for the Grand Avenue pedestrian bridge, prompting the city to suspend the project; the council entered the press release announcing the suspension into the official record.
The City of Hammond has suspended the Grand Avenue pedestrian bridge project after what the mayor described as partner withdrawals and leadership turnover among outside funders.
The mayor recounted that Norfolk Southern initially agreed to pay for engineering and that federal support was available for roughly 80% of the project's cost, but after a Norfolk Southern contact who had pledged assistance left the company the new contact "had amnesia" about prior commitments. That shift, he said, left the city…
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