2024 - Public Works Annual Report

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• The splash pads at Coquillard Park and Southeast Park were fully replaced with upgraded and expanded features. • Started construction on the Raclin Murphy Encore Center, Phase 2 of the Morris 100 Project. • Construction continued on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Center toward its completion in spring of 2025. • Linden St Streetscape from College to Birdsell was constructed in coordination with the MLK Dream Center project. The project included street replacement, bump outs, on street parking, decorative lighting, landscaping, raised pedestrian crossing and raised intersections. • Construction was started at Four Winds Field to add a second deck to the concourse and greatly expand seating and services. Construction also started on the replacement of the playground, splashpad, and relocated kids' area. • Received full compliance status on IDEM's five-year permit audit of the MS4 program • Created a monthly MS4 construction education series for local designers, engineers, and contractors. • Created the MS4 Tracking GIS map detailing high potential areas for illicit discharges. • A total of 274 square yards of brick pavement were repaired. • Received award notification of the National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership grant for a $7.5M matching grant($15M project total) for the Kennedy Park Revitalization project • Received award notification of the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology grant for a $ 93,750 matching grant ($150,000 project total) for the Walker Field Shelter House Roof Rehabilitation and Masonry Improvements. • Awarded a sewer and manhole rehabilitation contract that will maintain 15,733 linear feet of sewer conduit and 774 vertical feet of manhole structures • Installed a temporary midblock crosswalk and asphalt art on West Washington St, serving as a foundation for the West Washington Greenway project planned for 2025. • Replaced 240 feet of guardrail and installed 180 feet of handrail • Began the planning phase of the Market District project. This $3M planning project was awarded a RAISE grant from the federal government. The aim of the project is to reevaluate the highway ramp infrastructure of Eddy St by Lincolnway East to provide a more urban connectivity increasing bike and pedestrian accommodations. • Began design on the Potawatomi Park Improvements project, which includes demolition of the pool house, street improvements on Wall St and Greenlawn Ave, and storm infrastructure. • Initiated Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract to provide energy saving improvements and a 300 kW solar array at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. • Begun planning a Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract to provide a solar array at Olive Water Treatment Plant. • Begun planning a Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract to provide solar arrays and operational upgrades at the SBFD Central Fire Station and MLK Dream Center.