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Mayor outlines $1M Army Corps award, $966K state grant and major road projects for Crown Point
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Mayor Pete said Crown Point secured a $1,000,000 Army Corps grant and $966,000 from the state Community Crossings program and described an upcoming state-built roundabout and the Broadway overpass closure; he said funding will support sewer work and an ambitious plan to complete up to 15 miles of road improvements.
Mayor Pete said Crown Point won two significant grants and advanced several major infrastructure projects, announcing a $1,000,000 award routed through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a $966,000 state Community Crossings grant that will help pay for sewer and road work across the city.
The mayor told attendees at the Yuki Country Club session that the Army Corps award—secured with help from Rep. Mirvan—will fund a project similar to recent work in Liberty Park and Imperial Heights, and that the Corps will act as the project manager when work begins. “We were awarded $1,000,000 to do a project similar to Liberty Park and Imperial Heights,” he said.
Separately, the city was awarded $966,000 from the state’s Community Crossings program; the mayor said those funds will be combined with local wheel‑tax dollars and other reserves to expand this season’s road program. “We got that $966,000… it was a nice bonus to receive that,” he said, adding that staff have been challenged to complete as much as 15 miles of road improvements this year.
On a state-led transportation project, Mayor Pete said design is complete for a roundabout project at 113th (the mayor referenced the 80/20 state-local cost-sharing model) and estimated the total project cost at $2,200,000. “If we keep it at 80/20, the city shares about $440,000, give or take,” he said, and added that the city applied for an additional regional grant that, if awarded, would lower the local share to about 10 percent.
The mayor also described a lengthy full-closure Broadway overpass project being led by INDOT. He said the department advised the city that the project could last roughly 180–185 days and that the city implemented short-term traffic adjustments––including making Madison Street right-turn-only—to improve traffic flow during the detour period.
Separately, the mayor updated residents on the downtown interceptor sewer project on Lewis Street, which he described as a two-year effort to install a roughly 4-foot diameter pipeline placed about 30 feet deep to relieve undersized lines serving many homes and businesses. Lewis Street has reopened after the first segment of work, he said.
What happens next: the mayor said the Army Corps project still needs final preparations before construction, the roundabout design has cleared a major milestone and construction is expected to start in spring next year, and the city will continue to combine grant and local funds to fund this season’s road work.
Speakers quoted: Mayor Pete (Mayor)
