While many travel across the Founders Bridge between Hartford and East Hartford, it’s what’s happening underneath that could really move people.

“We’re hoping to bring some bright color to kind of a dark tunnel,” said Michael Rice, a local artist.

Rice and another artist, Micaela Levesque, have been hard at work transforming a giant wall of an underpass on East River Drive in East Hartford.

They are putting the final touches on a mural that spans more than 2,000 square feet.

“Our task was to honor East Hartford women and what’s important to me is it captures their personalities,” said Levesque.

Here you’ll spot a painting of Odessa Terry who brought emergency services to town.

Next to her is Amisha Patel who grew up here and became a social justice leader.