Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 December 2004 — Page 4

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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2004

(AP) — The restoration of the Central Library’in Indianapolis is nearly complete, but work on the six-story addition hinges on an investigation into construction problems with the $102.7 million project. Construction on the addition was postponed earlier this year after football-size holes were discovered in the supports for the two level underground garage on which the addition will be built. Officials had expected the library to reopen in 2006 until the flaws were found.

While workers began making the first repairs to the supports last week, Colleen Obergfell, the library’s project manager, said that an investigation is ongoing into the extent of the flaws. Special focus is being given to columns and beams that will support the addition, Obergfell said. Work on the steel framework for the addition can start after fixes to the 400-car garage are finished. Once the framework for the addition is encased, completing the library expansion’s interior

will take about a year. Moving books from their temporary quarters at the old Indiana State Museum Building will take another couple of months. The restoration and renovation of the existing building is about 93 percent complete, Obergfell said. That work has included touch-ups to the library’s painted canvas and plaster ceiling, sending2,000-pound chandeliers to New' York City for restoration, and adding newlighting in some of the bookshelves area.

(AP) — Gov.-elect Mitch Daniels speed things up, he’d be veiy inter- dating of contracts would have to be does not plan any immediatechanges ested in that" mutually agreed upon by highw-ay to plaas for the Interstate 69 exten- The route for the highway was officials and the companies invoked, sion through southwestern Indiana, designated in January 2003 by the But Whitt said Daniels, who behis spokeswoman said. late Gov. Frank O’Bannon, but con- comes governor on Jan. 10, was not Daniels d(x*s not want to do any- struction could still be years away lookingfor many changes and backed thing that would slow down the because the highway’s exact corridor current plans to begin construction lengthypnxessofdesigningthehigh- has not yet been determined. at the southern end of the route, way planned to link Evansville and The final design stage includes He is still interested, however, in Indianapolis, said Ellen Whitt, whom detailedengineeringwork,saidTony studying whether to change the Daniels has named as his deputy Felts, a spokesman for the Indiana highway’s northern stretch to mov-e chief of staff Department of Transportation. itcloserto Indianapolis International “M itch will continue to move for- “After the final design comes ac- Airport, Whitt said, ward with thecurrent process,"Whitt quisition,” Felts said. After buying “Butagainonlyifthere’sawayto told tlie Evansville Courier & Press andclearingland,constmctioncould do it without slowing progress on the forastoryMonday.“Ifinthemidstof begin. road,” Whitt said, it there was a wav to identifV stepis to Felts said anv changes or renegoJURORS

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