The Indianapolis Department of Public Works (DPW) held a public meeting on February 22, 2013, at Broad Ripple Park to discuss the plans to rehabilitate the Guilford Street bridge over the canal. The plans call for a 75-day closure to vehicles on the bridge starting March 1, 2013. Foot traffic will be allowed when safe.

The rehabilitation includes raising the existing oval-themed side railings to meet building codes, resurfacing the roadway, repairing the crumbling underside of the bridge, and reinforcing the canal banks under the bridge.

Guilford will remain open to the north and south edges of the bridge to allow for access to the businesses along the canal. All bridge workers plan to park their vehicles on the bridge deck during the closure.