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Project Timeline
• 1853 - Railroad service begins in Bloomington
• 1892 - Switchyard with Roundhouse constructed
• 1910 - Named McDoel Switchyard – 700 rail car capacity
• 1967 - Train passenger service ends
• 2000 - CSX Railroad contacts COB about possible sale of rail corridor
• 2005 - 3.1 mile rail corridor purchased
• 2009/2011 - Phases I and II of B-Line Trail completed
• 2009 - COB purchases Switchyard property
• 2012 - Switchyard Park Master Plan completed
• 2013 - “Triple C” property (Rogers St.) acquired
• 2015 - Park design begins, “Wee-Willies” property (Walnut St.) acquired
• 2018 - Construction begins (May)
• 2019 - Park open for public use (November)
• 2020 - Final completion (May)
Construction Progress
Pavilion
Pavilion
• Year round facility• 11,000 total SF / 7,000 indoor SF• Performance/Program/Class space• Food preparation and serving space• Offices• “Open Air” or climate controlled space• LEED Silver facility• Recovered roof water• Green roof• Solar panels
Playground
Spray Plaza
Outdoor Stage
Dog Park
BPD Substation
Fitness Stations/Sports Courts
Community Gardens
Skate Park
Amenities and Furnishings
Amenities and Furnishings
Signage
Facts/Figures/Challenges
• Acreage: 58 acres
• Budget: $34M
• Design: $3,011,354
• Construction: $27,150,060
• Vehicle Entrances: 3
• Parking Spaces: 386
• Construction Duration: 19 months (substantial completion)
• Environmental Remediation
• Floodplain
• Wetland Mitigation/”Daylighting”
• Invasive Plants/Native Plants/600+trees/100,000 SF native plants, 1000’s of tree seedlings
• ~ 3 acres of pavers
• LEED/Sustainability
• WiFi and Camera Surveillance
• Economic Development
• Staffing and Operating Costs
Project Schedule
February 2018
Completed project design
April/May 2018
Bidding/Contract award
*Awarded to Weddle Bros. Construction*
November 2019
Substantial completion of construction and park
opening
May 2020
Final completion of project
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