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Digging into 'shovel-ready projects' in the Evansville area
category:Government and Politics
posted:February 28th, 2009
They're called 'shovel-ready,' those stimulus projects that have been surveyed, planned for, approved and are ready to go in cities all around America. They've been on hold due to budget issues, but with the new government stimulus plan, they're about to get the green light.
You're going to see lots going on around the Evansville area and across Indiana - from road repair, airport and transit upgrades to school refurbishment, the "greening" of local communities and new technology. There are nearly 19,000 of these stimulus projects ready to ramp up nationwide, estimated to generate over 1,600,000 new jobs for 2009 and 2010.
We've compiled a list of the Evansville stimulus 'shovel-ready' projects that will be happening in the area. What do you think? Which of these Evansville stimulus public works are you pleased to see starting up? Which ones are a waste? Share your views by participating in the Evansville poll and adding your comments below!
| Program | Project Description | Funding Required | Jobs |
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| CDBG | WESSELMAN PARK SHELTER NEW/CONVERT SHELTER A new or converted shelter in Wesselman Park will provide for more reunions, wedding receptions and parties for the public. Currently, we have two duplex shelters that are open air. | $125,000 | 1 | | CDBG | STRAIGHTEN MAIN STREET SERPENTINE-When Main Street was closed to traffic and became a pedestrian mall, a brick serpentine roadway with no curbs was installed. | $4,500,000 | 36 | | CDBG | SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT Project utilizes the Barrett Law (IC 36-9-36) and, under a municipal ordinance adopted in 2004, enables property owners to petition the City and participate in the cost of replacing sidewalks adjacent to their property | $2,000,000 | N/A | | CDBG | KLEYMEYER SOFTBALL COMPLEX SPORTS RENOVATION The Kleymeyer Softball Complex was developed in the 1970s over a former landfill. The softball fields, backstops, dugouts, parking lot and concession stand/restrooms need to be renovated | $350,000 | 4 | | CDBG | GARVIN PARK SHELTER NEW/CONVERT SHELTER Convert or build a new shelter to be available for all months of the year. The current shelters or open air and are available only from April to November. | $125,000 | 1 | | CDBG | FULTON AVENUE/RIVERSIDE DRIVE STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS The State of Indiana is funding and reconstructing the interchange at Fulton Avenue and the Lloyd Expressway. This cost is estimated at $32 million. | $5,300,000 | 43 | | CDBG | FRONT DOOR PRIDE NEIGHBORHOOD STREET AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT- The infrastructure in the Front Door Pride neighborhood is in dire need of repair and improvement. The Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds along with the existing CDBG and HOME fund | $4,300,000 | 34 | | CDBG | DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION MODERNIZATION PROJECT- Traffic flow into, within and around downtown Evansville will be improved through this project. After conducting a Downtown Traffic Survey and two Public Forums, the City intends to implement numero | $4,600,000 | 36 | | CDBG | DOWNTOWN GATEWAYS AND WAY-FINDING SIGNAGE -To improve ability to navigate and locate destinations in Downtown Evansville, the City intends to create a hierarchy of gateways into Downtown and create districts with a system of way-finding signage. This p | $2,800,000 | 22 | | CDBG | CURB RAMP CONSTRUCTION Project involves the construction of curb ramps compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and arose out of a Voluntary Compliance Agreement entered into with the Federal Highway Administration in 2002 | $840,000 | N/A | | CDBG | BOAT RAMPS IMPROVEMENTS INSTALL PRE-CAST CONCRETE Renovate Angel Mounds and Dogtown Boat Ramps by installing new concrete sections. The existing ramps are over 30 years old and the water edge of the ramps has deteriorated and has become a problem | $1,500,000 | 15 | | CDBG | ADA IMPROVEMENTS TO PARKS RESTROOM MODIFICATIONS, SIDEWALKS RAMPS & PARKING Modify and upgrade all public Park restrooms to accommodate handicapped patrons; designate parking spaces and ensure all sidewalks have ramps for handicapped access. | $1,000,000 | 10 | | Energy | WESSELMAN PARK ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENTS PARK LIGHTS AND TRANSFORMERS Upgrade the electrical system throughout the park. Underground power lines are over 25 years old and were not put in conduit. The park experiences power outages | $250,000 | 3 | | Housing | White Oak Manor domestic water storage tanks | $62,900 | 4 | | Housing | White Oak Manor covered entrance | $104,000 | 6 | | Housing | Schnute Apartments domestic water storage tanks | $62,900 | 5 | | Housing | Schnute Apartments covered entrance | $104,000 | 6 | | Housing | Kennedy Towers parking lot resurfacing | $117,000 | 8 | | Housing | Kennedy Towers domestic hot water boiler replacement | $31,000 | 4 | | Housing | Kennedy Towers building entry replacement | $56,000 | 3 | | Housing | Kennedy Towers boiler replacement | $45,000 | 4 | | Housing | Fulton Square Apartments security fencing | $87,000 | 8 | | Housing | Caldwell Homes security fencing | $121,000 | 8 | | Housing | Buckner Towers parking lot resurfacing | $117,000 | 8 | | Housing | Buckner Towers domestic hot water boiler replacement | $31,000 | 4 | | Housing | Buckner Towers boiler replacement | $45,000 | 4 | | Public Safety | Video Cameras in all marked cars. | $570,000 | 0 | | Public Safety | Upgrade connectivity at 3 Satellite offices. | $120,000 | N/A | | Public Safety | Tasers for all Patrol Officers. Only 55 of 124 officers currently have department-owned tasers. | $51,750 | 0 | | Public Safety | Salaries, benefits, uniforms & equipment for additional officers to serve proposed annexation areas. | $606,681 | 9 | | Public Safety | Record Room Civilian Supervisors. | $105,000 | 3 | | Public Safety | Patrol Rifles for all 124 Patrol Officers. | $99,200 | 0 | | Public Safety | Outdoor Firing Range. | $500,000 | N/A | | Public Safety | License Plate Recognition Software in 4 cars. | $120,000 | 0 | | Public Safety | Laptops in all cars (122 laptops & docking stations) | $1,220,000 | N/A | | Public Safety | Funding for Weed & Seed South Coordinator position | $46,147 | 1 | | Public Safety | Funding for the Offender Reentry Program | $39,000 | N/A | | Public Safety | Cell phones for all officers. There are 285 officers, 118 currently have cell phones. | $73,920 | 0 | | Public Safety | Additional Secretary in Investigations. | $41,768 | 1 | | Public Safety | Addition Liaison Officer in Catholic High School (currently 2 schools share one officer) | $76,350 | 1 | | Schools | Technology & Innovation Center: Build a new state of the art technology center that is LEED certified. | $3,900,000 | 75 | | Schools | Software licensing for these 4,110 new computers (Microsoft Office Suite) @ $50.00 | $205,500 | N/A | | Schools | Reitz High School: Replace aging, insufficient boilers with new high efficiency low maintenance boilers. | $800,000 | 5 | | Schools | Reitz High School Stadium: Install artificial turf in place of lawn turf for water conservation and maintenance free care. | $800,000 | 8 | | Schools | Positions needed to support additional technology listed above (interactive white boards, projectors, sound enhancement systems, and document cameras in classrooms; 30-station computer labs in 47 schools; 80 30-station wireless laptop carts; | | 9 | | Schools | Installation and implementation of an on-demand digital content and streaming video system for all buildings in district. This system includes hardware and software and will eliminate the need for TV sets for classrooms | $400,000 | N/A | | Schools | Install interactive white boards, projectors, sound enhancement systems, and document cameras in 1,500 classrooms @ $7,000 per classroom (includes labor of $900 per room to be done by specially qualified installers) | $10,500,000 | N/A | | Schools | Install computers (300) for support personnel in each school | $300,000 | N/A | | Schools | Install 80 thirty-station wireless laptop carts in all school locations | $2,400,000 | N/A | | Schools | Install 47 thirty-station computer labs in elementary, middle and high schools, including two Project Lead the Way labs and ten business education labs | $1,410,000 | N/A | | Schools | Delaware Elementary School: Replace aging, insufficient boilers with new high efficiency low maintenance boilers. | $800,000 | 5 | | Schools | Central High School Stadium: Install artificial turf in place of lawn turf for water conservation and maintenance free care. | $800,000 | 8 | | Schools | Bosse High School: Replace aging, insufficient boilers with new high efficiency low maintenance boilers. | $800,000 | 5 | | Schools | Bosse Enlow Field Stadium: Install artificial turf in place of lawn turf for water conservation and maintenance free care. | $800,000 | 8 | | Streets/Roads | PIGEON CREEK GREENWAY PASSAGE - INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR PHASE 3 PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE TRAIL The Industrial Corridor Phase 3 continues the Greenway Passage from Phase 2 and follows along the Pigeon Creek levee to Louisiana Street. | $750,000 | 8 | | Streets/Roads | PIGEON CREEK GREENWAY PASSAGE - INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR PHASE 2 - PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE TRAIL The Industrial Corridor Phase 2 is the continuation of the Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage. Phase 2 starts at Franklin Street and follows the Pigeon Creek to Lamasco Park | $2,400,000 | 25 | | Streets/Roads | PIGEON CREEK GREENWAY PASSAGE - INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR PH 4 VIADUCT The Industrial Corridor Phase 4 is a viaduct along the Pigeon Creek. Due to poor soil conditions a viaduct will need to be constructed to ensure proper access along the creek. | $2,800,000 | 28 | | Streets/Roads | LINCOLN AVENUE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS (KIRKWOOD DR. TO CITY LIMITS) Project includes road and drainage improvements to the existing two-lane pavement, as well as widening to accommodate bicyclists; | $1,120,500 | N/A | | Streets/Roads | BURKHARDT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS (LLOYD EXPWY. TO LINCOLN AVE.) Project will alleviate vehicular congestion and improve safety through the construction of added travel lanes and associated improvements on Burkhardt Road between State Route 66 (Lloyd Expressway | $4,737,168 | N/A | | Streets/Roads | BUENA VISTA ROAD IMPROVEMENTS (FULTON AVE. TO EAST) Project includes pavement reconstruction and improved geometrics at the intersection of Fulton Avenue and Buena Vista Road, as well as replacement of failing retaining wall structures at that intersectio | $550,000 | N/A | | Transit | PIGEON CREEK GREENWAY PASSAGE - INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR PH 4 VIADUCT The Industrial Corridor Phase 4 is a viaduct along the Pigeon Creek. Due to poor soil conditions a viaduct will need to be constructed to ensure proper access along the creek. | $2,800,000 | N/A | | Water | WEINBACH/KECK DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS Provides drainage relief and separation of storm water from the combined sewer system through the installation of storm sewers in the area approximately bounded by Diamond Avenue, Weinbach Avenue, U.S. 41 and State Rou | $1,100,000 | N/A | | Water | WEINBACH/BOEKE/LLOYD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS Project will alleviate long-standing drainage problems near the intersection of Division Street and Boeke Road through the installation of a large diameter storm sewer that will be connected to the Weinbach Aven | $1,600,000 | N/A | | Water | STATE HOSPITAL LAKES DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS Project involves increasing the storage capacity of the lakes at the Evansville State Hospital; in conjunction with recently completed improvements, provides drainage relief to the residential areas along Colony | $585,000 | N/A | | Water | SOUTHEAST AVENUE AND BROOKSIDE DRIVE SEWER SEPARATION AND DRAINIAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT The Southeast Boulevard & Brookside Drive Sewer Separation Project is located on the south side of the City of Evansville, east of Ohio River. | $24,722,000 | N/A | | Water | SEPTIC TANK ELIMINATION ON FICKAS ROAD Construction of a gravity sewer and lift station to service twelve homes on failing septic systems on the east side of Evansville. | $125,000 | N/A | | Water | SEPTIC TANK ELIMINATION ON CAVE AVENUE Construction of a gravity sewer and lift station to service 100 homes on failing septic systems on the west side of Evansville. | $500,000 | N/A | | Water | MT. AUBURN SEPTIC TANK ELIMINATION The Mt. Auburn Neighborhood topography consists of steep highland and floodplains. This topography has led to the potential of on-site wastewater system failures. In short, while the roadways exist above floodplain eleve | $4,500,000 | N/A | | Water | JEANETTE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT The project will construct a new 15-inch storm pipe along Hicks Drive. This sewer line would drain to a 36-inch storm sewer that would run west to Jeanette Avenue. At Jeanette Avenue the sewer would be upsized | $3,500,000 | N/A | | Water | EASTVIEW DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT The project will construct a new storm sewer trunkline from the K-3 Lift Station ponding area to the intersection of Michael Avenue and Margybeth Avenue. The existing trunkline would be removed. | $5,500,000 | N/A | | Water | DIAMOND AVENUE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS - PHASE IV Provides drainage relief and separation of storm water from the combined sewer system through the installation of a large diameter storm sewer in the area approximately bounded by Diamond Avenue, Evans Ave | $4,900,000 | N/A | | Water | DIAMOND AVENUE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS - PHASE III Provides drainage relief and separation of storm water from the combined sewer system through the installation of a large diameter storm sewer in the area approximately bounded by Diamond Avenue, Evans Ave | $2,900,000 | N/A | | Water | DIAMOND AVENUE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS - PHASE II Provides drainage relief and separation of storm water from the combined sewer system through the installation of a large diameter storm sewer in the area approximately bounded by Diamond Avenue, Heidelbach | $2,800,000 | N/A | | Water | DIAMOND AVENUE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS - PHASE I Provides drainage relief and separation of storm water from the combined sewer system through the installation of a large diameter storm sewer in the area approximately bounded by Diamond Avenue, Heidelbach | $2,800,000 | N/A | | Water | CASS AVENUE SEWER SEPARATION AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT The Cass Avenue Sewer Separation Project is located on the south side of City of Evansville, east of the Ohio River. | $19,468,000 | N/A | | Water | ALVORD SEWER REPAIR Failing joints in a 60-inch reinforced concrete sewer under Alvord Boulevard has created voids under the pavement causing road failures. Repair would involve replacing joint seals in 5,000 feet of 60-inch reinforced concrete sewer. | $2,000,000 | N/A |
View the complete list of projects across Indiana and the country here.
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