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City engineering outlines lighting inventory, road projects and site studies ahead of spring construction
Summary
City engineer Kim Kralik told the Board of Works the city will get an ESG lighting-inventory presentation to council, Grant Street phase 2 construction is expected to begin April 1, and coordination with INDOT and Duke Energy continues on several corridor projects and a potential police headquarters site evaluation.
Lebanon’s engineering department delivered a broad update on infrastructure projects at the Board of Works meeting Feb. 9, highlighting a citywide lighting inventory, multiple road projects and preliminary work on a potential new police headquarters.
Kim Kralik said the city commissioned a lighting study and “literally inventoried every light in the city,” with consultants from ESG scheduled to present their findings to City Council on Feb. 23 before the city starts bidding reconstruction work. Kralik said the study cross-referenced GIS data, crash rates, 911 calls and existing lighting levels to prioritize work.
Kralik also provided timelines for several street and drainage projects: Grant Street Phase 2 is slated to go under construction April 1 with reimbursement claims being processed with INDOT; Elizaville and Elm Swamp work and trail extension are expected this spring pending final budget review; and Went Road (Lafayette Avenue to just north of Austin Drive) is the next major road construction project, with A and F Engineering selected for construction inspection.
On utility coordination and property impacts, Kralik said the Noble Street project is a few years out and requires close coordination with Duke Energy to avoid relocating most of roughly 13 large transmission poles. He described a plan to shift the road alignment about five feet to minimize pole relocations and estimated only two would need to be moved because of intersection radii conflicts.
Kralik and staff also discussed the State Road 39 corridor study and meetings with INDOT to consider three options — relinquishment to the city with a financial offer, long-term partnership where INDOT would retain maintenance but the city could fund intersection improvements, or staged improvements tied to redevelopment and developer-constructed improvements. Kralik said NDOT/INDOT staff appreciated the city’s initiative in developing the study.
Finally, staff announced a working session to evaluate potential sites for a new police headquarters and described site massing studies under consideration; no formal site selection or funding decisions were made at the meeting.
