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Elkhart City Board of Works approves $20.19 million transfer to INDOT for Hadley Avenue overpass
Summary
The Elkhart City Board of Works unanimously approved a $20,193,717.29 claims payment to the Indiana Department of Transportation to advance the city's share of the Hadley Avenue overpass; most costs will be reimbursed by a roughly $19.8 million federal grant.
The Elkhart City Board of Works voted unanimously March 30 to approve a claims allowance docket that includes a $20,193,717.29 transfer to the Indiana Department of Transportation to fund the city's portion of the Hadley Avenue overpass project.
Jeff, whose surname and official title were not provided in the transcript, told the board: "so, the claims and allowance stock you just approved, just for the record, is a payment that we're making to the Indiana Department of Transportation." He said the contract portion referenced for the Hadley project was about $29 million and that the full project cost, including engineering and property purchases, is estimated at $51 million.
The city is expected to be reimbursed largely through a federal grant. "We did get a grant from the federal government for $19 million and change, $19.8 million," Jeff said. He described the expected funding mix as roughly 13% local funds (about $6.6–$6.8 million), about 46% state funds (approximately $23.6 million), around 2% from Norfolk Southern, and about 39% federal funds representing the $19.8 million grant. Jeff said the city must transfer the funds to INDOT up front because the state administers the contract and will reimburse the city as project construction proceeds over the next four years.
The agenda and the claims allowance docket were each approved by voice vote. The transcript records three board members present for the votes—Board member Rose Rivera, Board member Andy Jones and Board member Andrew Cryder—with one member, Michael Macom, recorded as absent.
After confirming there were no further questions or concerns, the board moved to adjourn and ended the special meeting.
The payment approved on March 30 advances the city's financial obligation to INDOT; the city plans to submit reimbursement claims against the federal grant during project construction. No additional votes or follow-up actions were recorded in this transcript.
