The Hoosier Heritage Port Authority acted Monday night to accept a bid from A&K Railroad Materials that would remove a large portion of the Nickel Plate railroad tracks, roughly 22 miles, running along Fishers and Noblesville.  The bid would pay the Authority just over $289,000 to remove the railroad tracks and sell the material as scrap.

Authority President David George, who also serves on the Fishers City Council, said 5 bids were submitted and one was late.  The bid From A&K was judged the best bid and was passed by a vote of the Authority members.

The bid now goes for approval to the three owners of the Nickel Plate rail line – Fishers, Noblesville and Hamilton County.  All three owners must approve for the bid to become official.   The Board of Public Works and Safety, consisting of Mayor Scott Fadness and his two appointees, will vote on the bid for Fishers.

George said once all the approvals are complete, A&K is ready to begin removing the rails in 30 days.

As of the Monday night meeting, the bids were not available online, but George said the bidding paperwork will be available Tuesday morning (7.30) at this link.

The Hoosier Heritage Port Authority is made up of appointees from the three governmental entities owning the Nickel Plate rail line – Fishers, Noblesville and Hamilton County.