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Canadian firm will lead archaeology-first approach
Indianapolis officials say the city has hired a firm specializing in archaeology and will submit new plans to the state's Department of Natural Resources to address concerns about the excavation of a I-acre parcel it intends to use for a new bridge spanning the White River downtown.
Construction of the Henry Street Bridge project has been complicated by the discovery of buried human remains on the site, which is in the vicinity of several 19th century cemeteries east of the White River on downtown's southwest side. They now are collectively referred to as Greenlawn Cemetery.
The city estimates that 650 or more graves could be unearthed during bridge construction. Proper excavation and resettlement of the remains is expected to cost upward of S12 million.
On Monday, members of Mayor Joe Hogsett's administration, including Deputy Mayor Judith Thomas and Department of Public Works Director Brandon Herget, shared details of the city's new approach during a nearly two-hour public information...