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Engineering updates: Army Corps approval for drainage work, US‑52 closure scheduled, Grant Street and police‑station plans discussed
Summary
Engineering reported Army Corps approval of a Chadwick drainage‑relocation application (filed with Indiana Department of Environmental Management for permitting), INDOT will close US‑52 north of 250 West July–October for realignment, Grant Street Phase 2 remains on track for late‑November opening despite an undocumented storm sewer issue, and the police station project has moved to the scoping phase with a selected design team.
Lebanon City engineers told the Board of Works on June 22 that several infrastructure projects are moving forward and that permitting and construction schedules will determine near‑term traffic impacts.
Kevin, the department lead, reported the Army Corps of Engineers approved the city’s application for the Chadwick drainage‑ditch relocation; the file has been forwarded to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management for state permitting and a public comment period. He said permits are expected around late July if no complications arise.
Kevin also updated major road projects: Grant Street Phase 2 continues with storm‑sewer installation on the south end and an overlapping water main effort on the north. Crews encountered an undocumented storm sewer in the field that requires a design solution; Kevin said the team expects to redesign the affected segment quickly and still anticipates opening the street in late November. For Wit Road, water‑main design issues will likely push the bid/letting schedule into December to allow time for IDEM comments, although the ultimate construction timeline (spring of next year) is not expected to change.
Kevin said INDOT will close US‑52 just north of 250 West beginning July 7 through late October to complete a realignment and interchange work; the INDOT schedule still targets opening to traffic by the end of October. He encouraged drivers to be cautious near active work zones.
On the police station project, the city has completed interviews and selected a team from Garmong to move into the scoping period for project budgeting and scope development. Kevin also referenced a voter‑approved referendum approved by City Council last week that staff are processing to place the question on the November ballot.
Board members asked clarifying questions about intersection improvements, median islands near the post office and access during the US‑52 closure; Kevin said some minor widening will occur on Grant Street but larger intersection work would require the State Road 39 relinquishment process and potentially separate state action.
Next steps: city staff will post public notices for the drainage permit, advance the police station scoping with Garmong, finalize timelines for Grant Street redesign, and coordinate with INDOT on the US‑52 closure communications.
