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INDIANAPOLIS – Mayor Greg Ballard today launched the City’s Abandoned Structures Initiative, announcing seven abandoned houses will be removed over the next week as the Department of Public Works (DPW) begins the bidding process on 384 unsafe, unsalvageable structures that will start coming down as early as October. The program aims to have over 600 [...]

Residents Can Search to Find Projects County Wide
INDIANAPOLIS – The City of Indianapolis has launched a new RebuildIndy interactive map tool to keep Marion County residents up-to-date on project work. As progress continues on the most aggressive construction year in Indianapolis history, the City is working hard to keep the public informed about RebuildIndy [...]

Investment will Result in Improved Public Safety and Improved Connectivity
INDIANAPOLIS – Mayor Greg Ballard today announced the rehabilitation of the 56th Street bridge over Eagle Creek Reservoir. City-County Councillor Janice McHenry joined Mayor Ballard in announcing the 56th Street bridge project, which will be constructed by Janssen and Spaans Engineering Inc. and will cost [...]

High Water Usage Continues; Numerous Main Breaks Due to System Stress; Results in Low Pressure and Could Affect Firefighting
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Department of Waterworks (DOW) is extending its voluntary request for both residential and non-residential customers to stop watering lawns through Friday, July 29 in the wake of continued lack of rain, high heat, [...]

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release [...]

The 38th Street project from I-465 to I-65 extends into Pike Township. Please see the project details under Wayne Township.
Michigan Road from 76th Street to Double Tree Boulevard may have restrictions as storm sewer work and the creation of a pedestrian trail is underway.
Construction is underway on Georgetown Road from 30th Street to 38th Street.
Construction [...]

CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS LAUNCHES IPHONE APPLICATION
Potholes, high weeds and grass, trash collection issues, stray animals can now be reported via RequestIndy Mobile
INDIANAPOLIS – Mayor Greg Ballard today announced the launch of RequestIndy Mobile, a free application for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices that allows users to report problems and request city services from the [...]

Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IPL) has undertaken a community awareness initiative called “Keep the Lights On” to identify street lights with problems, and get those problems corrected.
IPL counts on assistance from the public to let them know where there’s a light that:
Is not lighting at night
Is burning during daylight hours
Has equipment defects, [...]

INDIANAPOLIS – City-County Councillor Aaron Freeman and Department of Metropolitan Development Director Maury Plambeck announced today that they have worked with the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) to provide more transparency on the BZA decisions. Effective June 7, the secretary of the BZA will now read each board member’s name and vote after each vote.
Prior [...]