Cars travel north on St. Joseph Street in South Bend in this file photo. This portion of the street is included in the transfer of Indiana 933 between Sample and Marion streets from the state to the city. Tribune File Photo/ROBERT FRANKLIN
SOUTH BEND — The Indiana Department of Transportation has agreed to transfer a portion of Indiana 933 to the city of South Bend, and to compensate the city $4.43 million for future maintenance of the former state highway.
The Board of Public works approved the deal, involving a 1.2-mile section of Michigan/St. Joseph streets, on Thursday.
The deal does not include Main Street, which will remain part of Indiana 933 north of Sample Street. Michigan Street will not longer carry the Indiana 933 designation.
The city had been negotiating with INDOT for control of 933 from Sample to Marion streets for the better part of three years as part of the Smart Streets project.
The deal includes $330,000 for future maintenance of the highway over 10 years, plus $4.1 million to repave the highway from Angela Boulevard to Sample Street. INDOT will give the city another $300,000 for signal improvements on other state roads in the city.
The $4.1 million will help offset the cost of the Smart Streets project, which includes the two-way conversion of both Main and Michigan/St. Joseph streets from Chippewa Avenue to Marion Street, plus bike lanes and streetscape improvements downtown.
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