Delphi Downtown Streetscape and Trail

by Toni Takacs | Dec 16, 2021

Delphi, IN

Downtown Streetscape and Washington Street Gateway and Trail

As part of Delphi’s Stellar Communities improvements, new streetscape design was provided for the entire downtown district along with installation of a multi-use path and gateway along Washington Street. The multi-use path created critical connections between schools, historic neighborhoods, and other points of interest in the community. Project elements included decorative street lighting, brick paver accents, site furnishings, wayfinding, street trees, and landscape areas.

Landscape architecture

Franklin King Street Corridor

by Toni Takacs | Oct 22, 2021

Franklin, IN

King Street Corridor

HWC provided design and construction services for this project in phases. The King Street corridor, previously SR 44 in Franklin, Indiana, is the primary gateway from I-65 into the City.

Improvements along the corridor function as a gradual gateway into Franklin with an emphasis on enhanced roadway elements, such as curbed and planted medians, reduced lane widths, and other traffic-calming features. Portions of the project utilized INDOT federal aid funds.

Pedestrian improvements were added along the north and south sides of King Street to improve connectivity to the surrounding neighborhoods, schools, and the Franklin Historic Trails system.

Transportation

West Lafayette Safe Routes to Schools Infrastructure Project

by Toni Takacs | Apr 6, 2021

West Lafayette, IN

Safe Routes to School Infrastructure

The Safe Routes to Schools Infrastructure project improved pedestrian access around Cumberland Elementary School and Happy Hollow Elementary School.

Cumberland Elementary School improvements include two crosswalks along Cumberland Avenue, new curb ramps and sidewalks, and solar-powered flashing school zone beacons. One crosswalk was relocated to improve its visibility to vehicular traffic leaving the school parking lot. Surface sidewalks were constructed to provide connectivity between the walkways on the campus and street.

Happy Hollow Elementary School updates include three crosswalks. These crosswalks were improved by constructing new curb ramps, crosswalk pavement markings, and solar-powered flashing school zone beacons. A crosswalk on New Salisbury Street is in the middle of a steep vertical grade, so the flashing beacons provide advanced warning and security for the students crossing at this location.
The flashing beacons used at each school are programmable to allow school personnel to adjust the timing for those days when school has a special schedule.

These improvements were recognized in an award received by the City of West Lafayette for the benefits from utilization of Safe Routes to Schools funding.

Transportation

New Albany Grid Modernization

by Toni Takacs | Apr 6, 2021

New Albany, IN

Grid Modernization

HWC provided design and construction inspection services for the $1.9 million Grid Modernization Project in the Downtown Corridor of New Albany, Indiana.

The project began with a conceptual study that evaluated past recommendations, identified three options for the one-way to two-way grid modernization, and identified three complementary projects for the downtown corridor. HWC studied options for grid corridor modernization, and the chosen option included converting Spring, Market, Elm, Pearl, and Bank streets to two-way traffic. This option manages vehicle patterns, improves access to downtown businesses, calms traffic, improves pedestrian safety, provides bike lanes, and enhances the economic vitality of downtown businesses.

The project included the modernization of 15 traffic signals through the project corridor and upgrades pavement markings and signage for two-way traffic. The identified complementary projects include downtown streetscape improvements, one-way to two-way conversions west of State Street, and a downtown pedestrian bicycle plan.

Construction Inspection

Crawfordsville Downtown Loop Trail

by Toni Takacs | Jan 17, 2021

Crawfordsville, IN

Downtown Loop Trail

The Downtown Loop Trail is an INDOT-funded multi-use path that, when complete, will connect Crawfordsville’s cultural destinations, neighborhoods, downtown shops, and ultimately to the Sugar Creek Trail making downtown Crawfordsville a regional destination for trail tourism. The first phase connects Wabash College to the library, Pike Street Farmer’s Market, Pike Place, and Fusion 54, the downtown workshare community center. The trail consists of a concrete path with custom pavers, new lighting, rest nodes with benches, and shade trees.