Plans call for two tunnels through the culvert-one for the stream, and one to accommodate a planned pedestrian trail. The council did agree to examine the possibility of building one large tunnel instead of two smaller ones. In less than two hours of fighting along Smith Run, nearly 1,000 men were killed or injured. Four Union soldiers fighting there were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. It will require major changes to Cowan Boulevard near Hugh Mercer Elementary School.
Construction is scheduled to begin next year.