At Decatur’s June 17 meeting, city Operations Manager Jeremy Gilbert reported that the two major construction projects currently underway are on track.
The installation of a roundabout at the Five Points intersection began on June 2 “and is coming along nicely, progressing well,” according to Gilbert.
At that point, concrete and brick were being removed, and Fleming Excavating planned to grade the area by the end of June. Then E&B Paving of Muncie will lay stone and begin concrete work.
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is in charge of the project. E&B Paving won the contract for a low bid of $2,493,109. Decatur’s match equals 20% of the total cost.
The project is expected to be completed by Labor Day, or possibly earlier.
The other project, which will provide approximately two miles of repaved streets and two miles of new sidewalks in the northwest part of the city, is in its thirteenth week.
“It is also going along quite well,” Gilbert informed council.
He estimated that the sidewalk work would be completed in another two to two and a half weeks. Then, DC Construction of Pendleton will begin milling and repaving streets.
“Hopefully, by the end of August we will have this all buttoned up,” Gilbert told me.
The sidewalk/street project is supported by a $1,456,125 grant from the state’s Community Crossings fund, with a 25% match from the city.
DC Construction’s bid was significantly lower than other bidders, and the company had never worked in Decatur before, but Gilbert told council he was very pleased with the company’s performance.
