Hogsett Unveils Paving Plan for Residential Streets
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe city of Indianapolis says it plans to invest $25 million to fix residential streets throughout Marion County, but not immediately. Mayor Joe Hogsett’s office says his administration is submitting a proposal to the City-County Council that would include funding for the pavement work. It is part of a larger fiscal package.
The effort was approved Thursday evening by the council’s Public Works Committee. If approved by the full council, project design would begin in spring 2022.
The city says the Indianapolis Department of Public Works has allocated “significant funding” in recent years for the city’s thoroughfares. But now attention will turn towards residential neighborhoods in the worst shape.
The mayor’s office says deterioration data shows residential streets should be next in line for a boost of capital funds.
“Every year, DPW takes aim at our most traveled thoroughfares, stretching a limited budget to cover repairs and rehabilitation of those main roads that are in most desperate need of improvement,” said Hogsett. “Now we can bring more road crews into those less-traveled roadways right outside residents’ front doors.”
Hogsett says the $25 million equates to about 50% of the amount DPW has been able to spend on residential streets in the previous 5 years.