The project is located in downtown Rochester, adjacent to the Rochester/Rochester Hills Public Library and the recently opened Royal Park Hotel, a five-star facility and as such was required to exceed standard aesthetics associated with bridge construction.  The bridge is located on the Paint Creek Trailway, a pedestrian walkway connecting the Clinton River Trailway connecting the Clinton River Trailway to the Polly Ann Trail in the Village of Lake Orion, some 18 miles northwest.  HRC provided design and construction engineering services for the critical bridge project funded by MDOT.

The design concept salvaged the footings and a portion of the abutment, which now serves as a scour wall, and served as the cofferdams for the Paint Creek during construction.  The box beam bridge was replaced with a three sided precast arch bridge, which overspanned the original abutments.  The overspanning was also necessary to maintain the floodway for the Paint Creek, which expedited the MDEQ Permit process.  The salvaging of the footings and portions of the abutment reduced the project cost by approximately $350,000 and reduced the road closure by about three months, which was vital to the downtown businesses.  Cast in place headwalls were constructed utilizing an architectural finish.  The original wing walls were salvaged and added to for height requirements to meet today's requirements, as well as to adjust to the elevation changes on University Drive to accommodate the arched bridge.