FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nov. 5, 2007

Contact: Erin Pipkin, 317.631.6400, erin.pipkin@borshoff.biz

Cultural Trail paving crews coming to Alabama Street  

INDIANAPOLIS – Crews working on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick will be paving all lanes of Alabama Street between North and Market streets beginning Tuesday, Nov. 6, weather dependent. The paving, which will occur during evening hours to decrease impact to pedestrians and vehicular traffic, will restrict all lanes of Alabama. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes between Nov. 6 and 9 during the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.  

Also, while crews pave the lanes on Alabama, through traffic may be affected at various intersections. Those include North Street, Michigan Street, Vermont Street, New York Street, Ohio Street and Market Street.  

The intermediate completion date for items on the Alabama Street corridor, with the exception of the landscaping and duratherm on the crosswalks, is Dec. 31, 2007. The final completion date for the corridor, which includes all plantings and pavement markings, is June 13, 2008.  

The Cultural Trail will be a world-class urban bike and pedestrian path that will connect all six Indianapolis cultural districts and bring users to the front door of nearly every arts, cultural, heritage, sports and entertainment venue downtown. More information about the Indianapolis Cultural Trail is available at www.indyculturaltrail.org.