BEDFORD – The water main break on 16th Street caused undetermined damage to the road.
City officials have met with INDOT and are working to proceed with a joint approach to fixing the damage.
The City of Bedford and the Redevelopment Commission passed an emergency resolution on Tuesday, June 18, declaring an emergency and authorizing a public works project to repair 16th Street and install a new water main.
The Redevelopment Commission allocated funds to fund this project, which involves INDOT assessing the road and using the contractor currently still under contract for the roadway assessment, reconstruction, and ADA sidewalks. The contractor is secured to retire the current 12-inch line and 4-inch line and install a new 12-inch line with lateral services to be connected to the new 12-inch main.
“Unfortunately, a timeline cannot be established until we get the roadway exposed due to the uncertainty,” said Utilities Director Misty Adams, “However, INDOT and the City are working diligently to complete this project and hope to see movement on site early this week. If there is a way to have limited lanes open, INDOT is considering that.”
Businesses are still open on 16th Street. Those businesses include:
- Ray Snapp, 1819 16th Street – enter through the alley between 16th and 15th Street as usual.
- Cox and Kimball Insurance 1803 16th Street – enter from 15th Street to R Street
- Adair Brent 1516 R Street – enter from 15th Street to R Street
- Kerr Chiropractic 1705 16th Street – enter from 15th Street alley between Q and R Streets
- Thomas Insurance Service 1701 16th Street – enter from 15th Street to Q Street
- Hardees 1502 16th Street – enter and exit onto O Street
- Wendy Scherschel and Connie Blevins 1522 16th Street – Enter the alley off O Street or P Street
- John Lowery Municipal Pool 1625 Q Street – Enter from 17th Street
- Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence County Teen Center 1830 16th Street – enter off Brian Lane Way
Updates can be found on www.bedford.in.gov, the Bedford City Utilities, and the City of Bedford Facebook pages.
You can sign up for alert notifications here and click on Emergency Preparedness for things that affect most of the City such as boil orders and major road closures. You can select Utility announcements and boil orders to get notified. If you need help receiving alerts, contact the City of Bedford Utilities at 812-275-1626.
If you have any questions, contact the Utilities office at 812-275-1626 or madams@bedford.in.gov.
