By BOB SHRALUKA
WZBD.com
The two major construction projects currently going on in Decatur are moving along according to schedule, city Operations Manager Jeremy Gilbert told city council at its June 17 meeting.
The work to install a roundabout at the Five Points intersection began June 2 “and is coming along nicely, progressing well,” according to Gilbert.
Concrete and brick were being removed at that point and by roughly the end of June, Fleming Excavating will be cutting the area to grade. Then E&B Paving of Muncie will put down stone and begin concrete work.
The Indiana Department Transportation (INDOT) is in charge of the project. E&B Paving won the contract with a low bid of $2,493,109. Decatur’s match is 20% of the final cost.
It is hoped that the project will be completed by Labor Day … or maybe sooner.
The other project, to provide roughly two miles of repaved streets and approximately two miles of new sidewalks in the northwest portion of the city is in its 13th week.
“It is also going along quite well,” Gilbert informed council.
He said in another two to two and a half weeks, all the sidewalk work should be finished. Then, DC Construction of Pendleton will switch to milling and repaving streets.
“Hopefully, by the end of August we will have this all buttoned up,” Gilbert said.
The sidewalk/street project is funded by a grant of $1,456,125 from the state’s Community Crossings fund, with a 25% match by the city.
DC Construction’s bid was considerably lower than other bidders and the company not worked in Decatur before, but Gilbert told council he has been quite happy with the company’s work.
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