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.
Creating Bridges As Art®
FIGG Bridge Group is a family of companies specializing in the development, design, construction management, construction engineering and inspection of bridges. Since 1978, FIGG has been pioneers in the bridge industry throughout the United States with award-winning solutions that are environmentally sensitive, innovative, economical, and aesthetically pleasing. FIGG bridges have received over 385 awards including 3 Presidential Awards through the National Endowment for the Arts. FIGG Bridges have been featured on the front page of USA Today, and in seven documentaries on The History Channel series, Modern Marvels; PBS; and National Geographic.
FIGG Bridge Builders
EPC Contractor
Kenny Construction Company
Substructure Subcontractor
Cline Precast, LLC
Precast Segmental Subcontractor
MidStates Concrete, LLC
Precast Segmental Subcontractor
Risch Construction, Inc.
Precast Segmental Subcontractor
Dan Brown and Associates
Geotechnical Engineering
American StructurePoint
General Civil Design
DLZ Industrial, LLC
Construction Surveying
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
Risch Construction, Inc.
Schererville, Indiana
Casting Yard Ironworkers
Smith Ready Mix, Inc.
Valparaiso, Indiana
Concrete Supplier
The Ross Group, Inc.
Portage, Indiana​
Casting Yard Building Supplier and Erector
Imperial Crane Services
Griffith, Indiana​
Crane Rental
Omega Steel & Contractor Supply, Inc.
Griffith, Indiana​
Fabricator
Black Industrial &
Safety Supply, Inc.
Hammond, Indiana
General Construction Supplies
AAA Supply Corporation
Schererville, Indiana​
General Construction Supplies
ATC Group Services
Highland, Indiana​
QC Material Testing
DLZ Industrial, LLC
Burns Harbor, Indiana
Surveying
Amercan Precision Services
Gary, Indiana
Fabricator
Allard Rental Corporation
Highland, Indiana​
Lease and Rental Vehicles
Calumet Lumber, Inc.
East Chicago, Indiana
General Construction Supplies
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Carter Waters
South Bend, Indiana
Construction Materials
Calumet Electric
Supply Corporation
East Chicago, Indiana
Electrical Supplies
Clausen Structures, Inc.
Lockport, Illinois
Substructure Ironworkers
Dyer Construction Company
Dyer, Indiana
Sitework
Groff Testing Corporation
Kankakee, Illinois
Geotechnical and Environmental Sampling
Harris Rebar
Bourbonnais, Illinois
Rebar Fabricator
John Sakash Co., Inc.
Hammond, Indiana
Rigging Equipment
K & S Engineers, Inc.
Highland, Indiana​​
QA Testing
Mateer Oil, Inc.
Valparaiso, Indiana
Fuel
Midwestern Electric, Inc
East Chicago, Indiana
General Electrical Contractor
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National Industrial Maintenance, Inc.
East Chicago, Indiana
Vacuum Truck Services
Neals Floor Care &
Cleaning Service
Hammond, Indiana
Office Cleaning
Pinkerton Oil Company, Inc.
Chesterton, Indiana
Oils and Lubricants
Star Disposal of Indiana (Homewood)
Munster, Indiana
Trash Removal
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
Vidimos, Inc.
East Chicago, Indiana
Fabricator
