Citizens Energy Group announced a series of water main replacements in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood as part of its ongoing infrastructure renewal efforts.
Starting in April and continuing throughout 2025, the project will coincide with the replacement of customer-owned lead service lines, a program introduced in the neighborhood in early 2024.
Project overview
The water main replacements aim to ensure continued reliable service and complement Citizens’ lead service line replacement program. Construction will occur at approximately a dozen sites, temporarily impacting vehicular traffic on affected streets.
Road impacts
Below are the street segments scheduled for construction and their anticipated timelines:
- Schofield Avenue, between East 32nd and East 34th streets: spring 2025
- Roosevelt Avenue, between Ingram and Langley avenues: spring-summer 2025
- Tacoma Avenue, between East 30th and East 34th streets: summer 2025
- Eastern Avenue, between East 30th and East 32nd streets: summer 2025
- East 30th Street at Lasalle Street: summer-fall 2025
- Massachusetts Avenue, between Drexel and Emerson avenues: summer-fall 2025
- Gladstone Avenue, between East 31st and East 32nd streets: fall 2025
- Rural Street, between East 23rd and East 25th streets: fall 2025
- East 25th Street, between Keystone Avenue and Sherman Drive: fall 2025-early 2026
- Stuart Street, between East 23rd and East 25th streets: fall 2025
- Gale Street, between Roosevelt Avenue and East 25th Street: fall 2025
- Gale Street, between East 25th and East 28th streets: winter 2025
- Massachusetts Avenue, from Station Street to the dead end: winter 2025-early 2026
Each segment is expected to be under construction for about four weeks, though durations may vary. Streets may experience full closures with detours or partial restrictions.
Lead service line replacement program
The lead service line replacement program targets customer-owned lines made of lead, especially in homes built before 1950. While Citizens’ water remains compliant with federal and state quality standards, replacing lead service lines eliminates any risk of exposure to lead in drinking water.
For live updates on construction projects, visit Citizens Energy Group’s construction map at citizensenergygroup.com. To learn more about the lead service line replacement program, click here.
This reporting is made possible by a grant from the Indianapolis African-American Quality of Life Initiative, empowering our community with essential health insights. https://iaaqli.org/
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Hanna Rauworth is the Health & Environmental Reporter for the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper, where she covers topics at the intersection of public health, environmental issues, and community impact. With a commitment to storytelling that informs and empowers, she strives to highlight the challenges and solutions shaping the well-being of Indianapolis residents.
