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Elizabethtown outlines Commerce Drive work, park upgrades and grant‑funded sewer projects
Summary
City Administrator Ed Pope briefed council on multiple infrastructure projects: Commerce Drive road and waterline upgrades tied to the outdoor music venue, streetlight and conduit installations, ongoing sewer upgrades funded by roughly $2 million in grants, parks improvements supported by a $1,000,000 state grant, and timing on Safe Streets grants for College Street and East Dixie.
City Administrator Ed Pope gave a multi‑project update to the Elizabethtown City Council on Jan. 12 that covered transportation, utilities, parks and grant funding.
Pope said the Commerce Drive project—intended to improve access to the new outdoor music venue—has base asphalt in place from Springfield Road to the first roundabout and will be a three‑lane cross section when finished, with a center turn lane for venue traffic. Dirtworks was awarded the contract for that work. Pope said the Division of Water recently approved a waterline upgrade along Commerce Drive; under a long‑standing agreement, Water District 2 will install the line using its labor and equipment while the city pays for materials.
Streetlight conduit work is underway as part…
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