Brownsburg to receive ceremonial $5.73 million check
Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization Executive Director Anna Gremling will deliver an oversized check representing $5,732,000 in federal funds to Brownsburg Town Council President Sean Benham on June 15 at 11 a.m., to help pay for the reconstruction of one mile of South Green Street from Main Street (US 36) to Hyde Park Row.
| WHO: | Brownsburg Town Council President Sean Benham and Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization Executive Director Anna Gremling |
| WHAT: | $5.73 million check presentation |
| WHEN: | Thursday, June 15, 11 a.m. |
| WHERE: | Intersection of South Green Street and Tilden Road, Brownsburg (Park at Brownsburg Meadows, 2 E. Tilden Rd.) |
| WHY: | To represent the federal funds coming to Brownsburg for the reconstruction of one mile of South Green Street. |
As part of an annual funding process, Brownsburg planners submitted the project for consideration by the Metropolitan Planning Organization, which is responsible for planning and programming federal transportation funds in the eight-county Central Indiana region. Projects are judged based on such criteria as impacts to air quality, improvements to congestion, safety, pavement quality and more.
“It’s always a very competitive process, but Brownsburg’s project rose to the top,” Gremling said “Building and maintaining infrastructure is one of local governments’ biggest challenges, but also critical to the regional and state economies.”
Brownsburg was one of 15 communities and agencies in the region selected to receive federal funds.
According to Brownsburg’s application, the reconstruction on South Green Street will include adding and/or replacing sidewalks on both sides of the street along the length of the project, pedestrian crossing improvements and street lighting.
The total project cost is $7,165,000, with 80 percent – $5,732,000 – of it federal funding through the Metropolitan Planning Organization. The project is scheduled to begin in 2023.
Brownsburg Town Council President Sean Benham along with Town Manager Grant Kleinhenz will be part of the event to accept the ceremonial check.
About the Metropolitan Planning Organization
Federal law requires each urbanized area with a population of 50,000 or more to have an MPO, and the MPO planning process is required to receive federal funds for transit, transportation alternatives, and roadway improvements. The Indianapolis MPO encompasses 1,520 square miles and includes eight counties and 31 cities and towns. For more information, visit www.indympo.org.
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MPO MEDIA CONTACT: Jen Schmits Thomas, 317-441-2487, jen@jtprinc.com
BROWNSBURG MEDIA CONTACT: Annisa Rainey, 317-858-6039, arainey@brownsburg.org
