P&T and Engineering discussed the recent resurfacing project and how this gap is on the City's radar and on a list for future project consideration.

I was not the project engineer on this project, but I can speak to why that sidewalk was not improved as part of this project. The project was largely a resurfacing/maintenance project that took advantage of state of Indiana funding that can only be used for maintenance purposes. We did safety improvements that made sense to do along with the resurfacing project that we considered "low hanging fruit" such as the truck apron, curb ramps, refuge island, etc. This sidewalk, however, was outside of our pavement resurfacing area and outside of the scope of this project. There are many existing sidewalks and sidewalk gaps that we would love to improve in the future (including this one) and these improvements are prioritized by long-range planning as funding sources become available.

I believe you were the project manager for this. Could you talk about why this was not completed in conjunction with the roundabout project? It is on P&T's radar for future prioritization.

Hank, forwarding this for your awareness for potential project prioritization.