Levee Work Road Closure
Work on the bridge over the Central Canal in Rocky Ripple will require the closure of 52nd Street from Byram Avenue to Sunset Avenue until the first week of December. The work aims to address […more…]
Rocky Ripple
Community Gardeners Dig Midtown
by Thomas P. Healy Midtown’s community gardeners enjoy working with plants in the commons. But they share more than seeds, plants, chores, and harvests—they share a vision of connection. Rocky Ripple’s Burkhart Community Garden has […more…]
Rocky Ripple Levee Project Update
On March 11, the Indianapolis Board of Public Works (BPW) voted to award a $972,000 contract to engineering firm AECOM to serve as technical representative for the City of Indianapolis throughout the completion of the […more…]
Flood Wall Project
Construction on the Indianapolis North Flood Damage Reduction Project was completed in 2019 and provides 100-year flood protection to Midtown properties located in Broad Ripple, Butler-Tarkington, Meridian-Kessler, and Warfleigh. However, property owners with federally backed […more…]
DPW Awards Infrastructure Grant to Rocky Ripple
Ten projects were awarded provisional matching grants by the City of Indianapolis Department of Public Works (DPW) on March 10 including one in Midtown. Rocky Ripple Community Association will partner with DPW to resurface Canal […more…]
Midtown inundated with flood control projects
by Thomas P. Healy After more than two decades of planning and construction, the final phase of the Indianapolis North Flood Damage Reduction Project is on schedule for completion by August. According to Ben Easley, […more…]
Levee Project Making Progress
by Thomas P. Healy Flood protection for Midtown neighborhoods is making progress and all signs point to an August 2019 completion of construction work on Section 3B-3 (the Westfield Alignment) of the Indianapolis North Flood […more…]
Flood Control Legislation Buoys Rocky Ripple and Warfleigh
by Thomas P. Healy After more than two decades of fits and starts, the North Indianapolis Flood Wall project is moving steadily toward completion. Also, a financing mechanism for flood control improvements in Rocky Ripple […more…]
LEVEE OPTIONS: Seeking maximum benefit at minimum cost
Indy Midtown Magazine asked respected water policy analyst Bill Beranek to summarize briefings he has presented to the Hogsett administration on scenarios to complete the Indianapolis North Flood Damage Reduction Project. by Bill Beranek Based […more…]
Flood Protection Options for Rocky Ripple
by Thomas P. Healy Four different options for flood protection for the Town of Rocky Ripple were unveiled at a June 6 meeting by the City of Indianapolis. In his brief remarks Jeff Bennett, deputy […more…]
