FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) — Fort Wayne officials are proposing a new funding source to help close the cost gap delaying construction of the Pufferbelly Trail pedestrian bridge over Coliseum Boulevard.
According to our partners in news, 21 Alive, the proposal was discussed during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. It would use money from the Fort Wayne Local Income Tax-Economic Development fund to cover part of the project’s estimated $2.9 million funding gap.
The project, also known as the Vann Family Crossing, was initially projected to cost about $7 million. However, construction bids came in between approximately $9.9 million and $11.2 million, delaying the project…