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Board approves downtown curb-ramp contract and several right-of-way and utility closures; High Street relocations to run through October
Summary
The Board approved a not-to-exceed $112,382 consulting contract with HNTB for downtown curb-ramp construction engineering and authorized multiple right-of-way and utility closures, including a High Street corridor utility relocation planned through Oct. 31 and short-term closures by CenterPoint and Duke Energy.
The Bloomington Board of Public Works on May 19 approved several contracts and right-of-way closures intended to advance pedestrian accessibility and utility upgrades in downtown and corridor areas.
Neil Copper, representing engineering, presented a federally funded LPA consulting agreement with HNTB Indiana Inc. to provide construction engineering services for the downtown curb ramp Phase 4 project. Copper said HNTB was the top-scoring firm in the request-for-proposals process and the contract is set at a not-to-exceed amount of $112,382, with billing based on actual inspection hours.
Kyle Ball of engineering described multiple right-of-way and utility requests the board approved: a temporary closure of South Rogers May 25–June 5 for the Powerline Trail project (Parks and Recreation); a one- to two-day temporary closure for CenterPoint’s service replacement near High Street and Woodstock; and a corridor-wide High Street utility-relocation program running from Arden to East 3rd that Ball said is expected to continue through Oct. 31. The High Street work will relocate utilities for Duke Energy, Smithville Communications, the city utilities, CenterPoint Energy, Comcast, AT&T and Zayo ahead of a multi-use path project.
Ball explained a "guided diversion" approach for pedestrian access in locations where a paired sidewalk is not available; crews will watch for people who need assistance through work areas. For CenterPoint’s gas-main replacement at West 2nd Street and South Morton Avenue, Ball said the work is overnight and expected to last one to three days, with Miller Pipeline as the subcontractor; daytime traffic will be plated or backfilled to maintain travel.
Additional approvals included one-week sidewalk closures for Service Solutions on North Jefferson and for Foursquare Restoration at 223 East 1st Street, and Duke Energy sidewalk closures at multiple locations July 7–21 to install poles and equipment. Board members asked about detour signage, coordination among projects, and which side of High Street the eventual multi-use path will occupy; staff said the multi-use path will be on the east side and that coordination across projects and stakeholders is underway.
All motions on these items were moved, seconded and carried by roll call (Roach and Carone voting aye). Staff emphasized minimizing public disruption and coordinating notifications to affected residents and businesses.
