WHAT: A pedestrian bridge over the Fourth Avenue underpass, allowing pedestrians to cross from the Historic Train Depot to a planned development on the east side of the street. The bridge is part of a project to widen the underpass, and add streetcar tracks, lighting, bike lanes and wider sidewalks.
WHEN: The bridge was installed Thursday morning. The project, on which construction started in June 2007, is expected to open to traffic, pedestrians and bicyclists Aug. 20.
WHERE: Parallel to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, on the downtown side of the underpass, at the three-way intersection at Fourth Avenue, Congress and Toole Avenue.
HOW: Cranes hoisted each end of the bridge to lift the 115-foot structure into place.
HOW MUCH: The bridge is $500,000 of the $26 million underpass reconstruction project.
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WHO: The Tucson Department of Transportation and Sundt Construction Inc.
