After 15 years, a project to transform a west side neighborhood is finally complete.
On Tuesday, community leaders cut the ribbon on a new corridor of West Morris Street.
The section between Eagle Creek and Harding Street is now what the city calls a “complete street,” courtesy of the Morris Street Revitalization Project.
The goal of the project is to make the busy thoroughfare safer for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.
“Yeah, it’s been a very long time coming,” said Brandon Herget, director of the Indianapolis Department of Public Works. “The neighborhood has been calling out for this project for the better part of a decade.”
“Now, the spotlight is here and people are starting to feel that,” said Laflin.
The $10.3 million project is complete with two miles of resurfaced roads, more than 3,000 feet of new sidewalk, 4,000 feet of new trails, 47 new ADA ramps, streetlights, and landscaping.
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