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80 N 8th Street, Indiana, Pennsylvania
Office (724) 465-6691
Fax (724) 463-4177

  

Media Announcements:

  Streetscape Construction:

January 26, 2012

As many of you may have noticed, Streetscape work has begun on the 500 block of Philadelphia Street.  While the official groundbreaking isn’t scheduled until March 2012, there is prep work that needs to be completed first.  Peoples Natural Gas is currently replacing their old lines with new plastic ones.  This portion of the project needs to be completed prior to the sidewalks being renovated.  Peoples Natural Gas has reviewed the age and condition of their pipelines and have decided to replace the pipelines in conjunction with the Streetscape Project at their cost.  It is their contribution to the project to help improve the downtown area.  Downtown Indiana and the Borough would like to sincerely thank them for all their work and generosity.  The successful development of the downtown area is made possible by generous businesses and organizations such as Peoples Natural Gas. 

The Streetscape project is a 13 million dollar project designed to revitalize downtown Indiana.  Improvements include new sidewalks, decorative street lights and, landscaping improvements.  The project has been divided into 4 segments, A, B1, B2, and C.  Segment A was completed Fall of 2009 and focused on the 900 block of Philadelphia Street.  Segment B1, 500 block of Philadelphia Street, is fully funded and scheduled to start in March.  B2, North 7th Street and the Vinegar Hill Steps, and is scheduled for summer 2012.  The final segment will be the 600, 700, and 800 blocks of Philadelphia Street.

Streetscape construction involves numerous groups and organizations, Peoples Natural Gas is only part of it.  The Pennsylvania American Water Company is planning similar improvements. We greatly appreciate all of those who are involved in this project and are extremely grateful for all of their contributions they have provided in making Downtown Indiana vibrant and beautiful.  

For more information you can contact the Downtown Indiana Inc. office at 724.463.6110 or stop by at 39 North Seventh Street, Suite 101.