Groundbreaking News Article

The Cicero Stormwater Board, along with the Cicero Town Council members and Utility Office and staff, held a Groundbreaking Ceremony and residential information meeting on May 8, 2023, for the Brinton Street Stormwater Project.

Cicero Councilman, Joe Cox, opened the informational meeting by thanking the stormwater board, clerk treasurer, council members, utility staff and engineer for their hard work to obtain the necessary funding for the Brinton Street Stormwater project.

Bruce Freeman, Stormwater Board President, announced the construction of a stormwater improvement project that will focus on improving 1,380 lineal feet of stormwater pipe in the Brinton Street area. The following streets will be impacted: Brinton Street, Peru Street, Washington Street, Pearl Street, Main Street and Shore Lane. The estimated project cost is $600,000.00 and is funded in part by a Community Development Block Grant from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs in the amount of $455,440.00, obtained by Mendenhall and Associates, a grant administration firm from Arcadia, Indiana. The remainder of the project is funded by local funds generated by the stormwater fees.

Utility Superintendent, Terry Cooper, shared that this project has been in the process for 10 years and the utility staff looks forward to moving it into construction. It will be a fast-moving project with minimal above ground disturbance, as this is a slip lining process that will adhere to the existing pipe located underground.

Keith Bryant with United Consulting is the dedicated engineer for the project and stated that there will be a few manholes rehabilitated and traffic may be impacted during the course of construction. The general contractor, Insituform, was also present and stated that there will be two locations along Brinton Street and one location on Shore Lane that will be closed during the course of construction for approximately two days, and they will be detouring traffic around the construction activity. The construction is estimated to start on or about May 15, 2023, and is expected to end on or shortly after July 1, 2023. Schedules are dependent upon material deliveries and weather conditions.