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Carmel outlines expanded summer paving plan after council boosts road budget
Summary
City staff described a larger 2025 paving program, a move from $5 million to $8.6 million in street funds that would increase treated lane miles and schedule major projects with traffic protections and nighttime work for a damaged bridge.
Carmel’s street department told the Small Business Network that the city’s 2025 pavement program will grow after the mayor and council approved an increased allocation from $5 million in 2024 to $8.6 million this year, allowing the department to treat more lane miles and accelerate maintenance in commercial corridors.
The change matters to businesses and drivers because the city expects to increase the miles resurfaced from about 54 lane miles last year to more than 70 lane miles in 2025. Ryan Reimer, a project manager with the street department, said the added money will let the city catch up on aging pavement while trying to reduce traffic impacts during work.
“We are projecting over 70, and that's even with a couple of areas being quite more expensive…
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