Ken (public works staff) told the Finance Committee that the Indian Trail Reconstruction Project — from Mitchell to Church Road — remains a major transportation effort, with staff hoping to open all lanes to traffic by the end of the year, contingent on traffic signal equipment deliveries in early spring.

Plans for the Farnsworth project were completed and the bid and award process is ongoing; staff said HR Green is selected as construction manager and right‑of‑way and utility relocations are underway. Ken said staff aim to meet a “substantial completion” timeframe of late November for improvements south of Biltre Road.

Staff described multiple federally funded resurfacing projects across the city and noted the city secured $24,000,000 in outside funding this year, which staff credited in part to engineering team efforts and mayoral lobbying. Ken said projects colored blue on staff slides have increased funding since last year and yellow items are newly secured.

Ken outlined the Broadway redevelopment corridor effort and said the mayor’s office helped secure a $3,000,000 grant for streetscaping downtown. He also reported ongoing utility and vault work along Broadway that will precede roadway reconstruction.

On the New York Street Bridge, Ken said public meetings have been held and staff hope to start construction in late 2026, timed to follow demolition and vacancy of an adjacent casino. He also described signal modernization, signal coordination projects and intersection improvements funded federally, and noted one HSIP (Highway Safety Improvement Program) grant was described by staff as $60,676,000 in HSIP funds tied to a New York Street and Farnsworth improvement; staff said the project’s total cost is about $2,100,000 and additional funding sources will be pursued to approach the city’s preferred 80/20 split.

Ken said additional traffic and path projects, safe routes to school elements and corridor improvements are included in the capital plan, and that engineering work on an Indian Trail segment (Edgelon to Highland) is expected to begin with IDOT next year.