By BOB SHRALUKA
WZBD.com
A City of Decatur program to upgrade three pedestrian crossings in the area of the North Adams Schools campus has taken a step forward.
Beth Johnson, a representative of USI Consultants of Indianapolis, informed the city’s board of works and safety at its recent meeting that a preliminary engineering agreement for the project has been formally approved.
Johnson has been working with city Operations Manager Jeremy Gilbert on putting the project together.
A grant of $460,000 has been awarded by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), with the city to add a 10% match.
The crossings are on E. Monroe St., connecting Stratton Addition and Ogg St.; on Piqua Rd. at Eastbrook Drive, connecting a housing addition and other homes to Bellmont Middle School; and on Jackson St. at Monroe St.
Some improvements have already been made by the city, but the grant will provide major upgrades.
The project is still coming together and may not begin before 2027, Gilbert said at an earlier meeting.
“We will do everything we can get it done as soon as possible,” Mayor Dan Rickord said at that meeting.
“This is a very worthwhile project,” Gilbert added.
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