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Wabash work continues, no track found
Updated: Wednesday, 15 Aug 2012, 7:04 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 15 Aug 2012, 7:04 PM EDT
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) -
After two weeks of digging along Terre Haute’s Wabash Avenue, crews have not found the metal rails of the old Inter-Urban rail line, city officials said.
The project began in hopes of repairing and replacing bumpy pavement along the middle of the street, a roughness some had blamed on the rail lines some believe were buried beneath the pavement.
Director of Inspection Brad Utz said crews have found a few metal railroad ties, though they have not found any wooden ties, which may have disintegrated over the years.
“The fact that we haven’t found the rail in there is good news, because we move along a lot faster … (with) less impact on businesses,” Utz said. “The bad news is we planned on scrapping the steel we found, so we’re not going to be able to do that.”
Workers are now putting down rock and gravel along the torn-up area between 13 th and 19 th Streets. Utz said once that area is re-paved, workers will start working on the second phase of the project, running up to 25 th Street.
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