Indianapolis Cultural Trail to host construction kick-off for Northeast Corridor

Indianapolis Cultural Trail to host construction kick-off for Northeast Corridor

April 8, 2009 -- The Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene & Marilyn Glick will host a construction kick-off event to celebrate the Northeast Corridor, part of which will be renamed the "Efroymson Fund Corridor" when construction is complete. 

At the event, Mayor Greg Ballard and Cultural Trail officials will announce recent significant gifts to the project, as well as three public art projects on the Northeast Corridor.  

 What:   Northeast Corridor celebration; donations and public art announcements

When: Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 1:30 p.m.

Where: Alley on Mass Ave behind Chatham Tap and Scholar's Inn Restaurant

This is the second of seven construction phases or corridors for the Cultural Trail. The first half-mile East Corridor was completed in June 2008. The contract to construct the one-mile Northeast Corridor was awarded to Sunesis Construction Company in October 2008 for $6.1 million. Construction recently began, restricting traffic in the following areas:

--- New Jersey Street between Walnut and North streets is one-way northbound. Parking is still available in the east curb lane. 

--- Walnut Street from New Jersey Street to Park Avenue is one-way eastbound with parking on the south curb lane.