Street Paving Abound In Rising Sun

Many city streets and alleys are getting a new 1.2" blacktop layer.

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(Rising Sun, Ind.) - There’s the smell of asphalt in Rising Sun.

The city is having $633,000 in road paving and sidewalk repairs performed this year. Nineteen roads throughout the small city are getting fresh blacktop.

About $501,000 of the funding is being paid for by an Indiana Community Crossings Grant. The city is kicking in the other $132,000.

Mayor Brent Bascom calls the project an investment in Rising Sun’s infrastructure.

“With sound financial planning and foresight, our city administration was able to budget nearly $132,000 to match the grant funding,” Bascom said in a statement. “Without our match, there is no grant.  With no grant, we couldn’t afford to address most of our deficiencies we will repair this year. Milling and resurfacing 19 roads plus installing ADA accessible curb sidewalks all in one year is a major win for Rising Sun. I know there will be some minor inconveniences with parking restrictions and road closures, but all are temporary and will yield to much better streets for our community.” 

A list of the city streets being repaved is below, provided by the city:

Barnes Alley

Front Street from Fourth to Fifth Street

High Street from Main Street to the dead end

Main Street from S.R. 262 to Fourth Street

Plum Street from South Poplar to Front Street

Downey Street from S.R. 262 to First Street

Rio Vista Lane, Fairground Road

Mulberry Street from Rio Vista to Lincoln Street

Detmer Lane

Highland Avenue

Margaret Avenue

Poplar Street from Sixth to Williams Street

Ridge Avenue from Margaret Street to S.R. 56

Turner Road

Walnut Street from Fifth to Sixth Street

Willow Street from Salem Ridge Road to Ridge Avenue

Sixth Street from S.R. 56 to Poplar Street