RECONNECTING EAST CHICAGO
Rendering of new bridge over the
Indiana Harbor Canal
UPDATES
Mayor Anthony Copeland speaks at the groundbreaking on May 26, 2016, at the new bridge site in East Chicago, Indiana. For the top benefits of the new bridge click here.
Building Completed
The first step of the construction was the building of an Operations and Maintenance Facility that initially serves as a construction office for the bridge construction. This was completed by a local design-builder, The Ross Group of Portage, Indiana. This began on May 26, 2016, followed by the bridge construction start on
July 10, 2017.
Bridge Construction Underway
Bridge Construction and segment casting is underway. This photo shows Pier Segment #2 coming out of its match cast form and being moved to a staging area.
ABOUT
A new modern concrete bridge is coming to the East Chicago, Indiana area to take travelers more efficiently across the Indiana Harbor Canal as a replacement for the demolished Cline Avenue Bridge. The new Cline Avenue Bridge is a private facility 100% owned and operated by United Bridge Partners, using no local, state or federal funds for its construction or operation. The Cline Avenue Bridge will restore a critical transportation route on State Road 912 serving employment centers, promoting economic development as well as establishing a vital emergency route in northwestern Indiana. Construction will be completed in 2020.
View looking east from Riley Road of the new Cline Avenue Bridge
PROJECT PHOTOS
PROJECT TEAM
United Bridge Partners
is the owner of the Cline Avenue Bridge and is financed by American Infrastructure Funds. United Bridge Partners currently owns the South Norfolk Jordan Bridge, Chesapeake, Virginia and the Cline Avenue Bridge, East Chicago, Indiana.
AIM is the financier of this project. AIM is an innovative private investment firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area with an office in Denver, Colorado. AIM specializes in making private investments in the infrastructure, real property and natural resources sectors.
Kenny Construction Company
Substructure Subcontractor
MidStates Concrete, LLC
Precast Segmental Subcontractor
American StructurePoint
General Civil Design
DLZ Industrial, LLC
Construction Surveying
Dan Brown and Associates
Geotechnical Engineering
LOCAL LABOR AND MATERIALS
The Cline Avenue Bridge is proudly being built by local union contractors and material suppliers. These include the following:
Mid-States Concrete Construction, LLC
Valparaiso, Indiana
Casting Yard Concreting
Smith Ready Mix, Inc.
Valparaiso, Indiana
Concrete Supplier
Imperial Crane Services
Griffith, Indiana​
Crane Rental
The Ross Group, Inc.
Portage, Indiana​
Casting Yard Building Supplier and Erector
Black Industrial &
Safety Supply, Inc.
Hammond, Indiana
General Construction Supplies
AAA Supply Corporation
Schererville, Indiana​
General Construction Supplies
Omega Steel & Contractor Supply, Inc.
Griffith, Indiana​
Fabricator
ATC Group Services
Highland, Indiana​
QC Material Testing
DLZ Industrial, LLC
Burns Harbor, Indiana
Surveying
Carter Waters
South Bend, Indiana
Construction Materials
Dyer Construction Company
Dyer, Indiana
Sitework
Allard Rental Corporation
Highland, Indiana​
Lease and Rental Vehicles
Calumet Electric
Supply Corporation
East Chicago, Indiana
Electrical Supplies
Calumet Lumber, Inc.
East Chicago, Indiana
General Construction Supplies
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Clausen Structures, Inc.
Lockport, Illinois
Substructure Ironworkers
John Sakash Co., Inc.
Hammond, Indiana
Rigging Equipment
Groff Testing Corporation
Kankakee, Illinois
Geotechnical and Environmental Sampling
Harris Rebar
Bourbonnais, Illinois
Rebar Fabricator
Midwestern Electric, Inc
East Chicago, Indiana
General Electrical Contractor
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K & S Engineers, Inc.
Highland, Indiana​​
QA Testing
Mateer Oil, Inc.
Valparaiso, Indiana
Fuel
Pinkerton Oil Company, Inc.
Chesterton, Indiana
Oils and Lubricants
National Industrial Maintenance, Inc.
East Chicago, Indiana
Vacuum Truck Services
T&M Equipment
Company, Inc.
Merrillville, Indiana
Fabricator
Tiemens-Nagai Surveying & Engineering, LLC
DeMotte, Indiana
Casting Yard Site and General Civil Design / Surveying
Traffic Control
Specialists (TCS)
Knox, Indiana
MOT Provider
