The City's goal for every project is to improve the quality of life and provide superior infrastructure throughout Mt. Vernon. These projects include improving our parks by updating park equipment and adding additional amenities, maintaining and replacing water and sewer lines and removing unsafe structures from the community. Through careful planning and budgeting, the city ensures that each project is as efficient and economical as possible.
Please click on a link below to lean more about the projects happening throughout the city.
Go to our Street Projects and Closures page to learn about projects focused on roadways.
Active Projects
EPA Community Project Funding Grant
Project Details: A 3 phase project to repair sewer lines. The first phase is videoing and investigating sewer lines. The second phase is making indicated repairs on the lines. The third phase is relining of the sewer lines.
Estimated Start Date: Spring 2024
Estimated Completion Date: Summer 2025
Location: An area south of Broadway, East of 27th Street and North of Veteran's Memorial Drive
Project Cost: $2,411,896.00
Contractor:
Project Details: Old water tower at L&N Reservoir will be removed and a new water tower installed.
Anticipated Start Date: March 2024
Estimated Completion Date: Spring 2025
Location: Waterworks Road
Estimated Project Cost: $2,000,000.00
Contractor: Caldwell Tanks, Inc.
Veteran's Park and Dawson Park Asphalt Overlay Parking Lot Project
Project Details: Overlay selected parking lots at Dawson Park and Veterans Park with asphalt.
Estimated Start Date:
Estimated Completion Date:
Location: Dawson Park and Veteran's Park
Project Cost: $84,582.31
Contractor: Jax Asphalt
8/2025 - Jax asphalt did not complete the project as contracted. This project is hoped to be completed this fall.
6/3/2024 - Jax Asphalt awarded bid
5/6/2024 - City Council approved bidding
Completed Projects
1st and Gee Street Sanitary Sewer Project
Project Details: Replacing sanitary sewer lines
Start Date: April 2024
Estimated Completion Date: Fall 2024
Location: 1st Street and Gee Street
Estimated Project Cost: $220,515.26
Contractor: GroundWorks Contracting
11th and Casey Avenue Storm Pipe Project
Project Details: Replace storm pipe under the railroad track
Start Date: 10/12/2023
Completion Date: 2/2/2024
Location: Casey Avenue by King City Games
Project Cost: $250,042
Contractor: Groundworks
11th Street Sanitary Sewer Project
Project Details: Replacing sanitary sewer line
Start Date: December 2023
Completion Date: January 2024
Location: 11th Street and North Street
Project Cost: $123,185.28
Contractor: J.K. Trotter
2020 IEPA Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project
Project Details: Lining of new sewer mains around the waste water treatment plant, install a new 18" forcemain, reroute some 8" sewer lines, and relocating some sewer mains.
Start Date: April 2022
Estimated Completion Date: Fall 2024
Location: East Perkins around the waste water treatment plant
Estimated Project Cost: $3,773,069
Contractor: Haier Plumbing, Heneghan and Associates
Project Details: Replacing sanitary sewer line
Start Date: 1/31/2024
Estimated Completion Date: Summer 2024
Location: 27th Street and Logan Avenue
Project Cost: $19,695
Contractor: In House
34th Street Traffic Signal Installation
Description: The project consists of construction of a new traffic signal installation at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Drive and 34th Street. Work will include the construction of traffic signals along with all other miscellaneous items required to complete the project as shown on the plans
Estimated Start Date: Spring 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
Location: 34th Street and Veterans Memorial Drive
Estimated Project Cost: $435,621.83
Contractor: Brown Electric
Project Details: 23 houses and the Jefferson Memorial Hospital are scheduled to be demolished.
Estimated Start Date: Fall 2023
Estimated Completion Date: Spring 2024
Location: Citywide
Project Cost: $500,000.00
Contractor: Hails Excavating, Hails Excavating and Earthworks
Aquatic Zoo Shelter and Sidewalk
Project Details: A shelter will be installed at the Aquatic Zoo and the sidewalk will be extended.
Estimated Start Date: Spring 2024
Estimated Completion Date: Summer 2024
Location: Aquatic Zoo
Estimated Project Cost: $47,000.00
Contractor: TBD
Broadway Commons Concrete Alley Project
Project Details: The project consists of removing the old alley and replacing it with 6" reinforced concrete.
Estimated Start Date: Fall 2024
Estimated Completion Date: December 2024
Location: Broadway Commons, 911 Broadway
Estimated Project Cost: $53,844.00
Contractor: Luke Rollie Concrete
110/21/2024 - City Council awarded bid
10/8/2024 - Bid opening
9/3/2024 - City Council approved going out to bid.
Project Details: The City purchased property downtown to repurpose as a downtown greenspace or park.
Anticipated Start Date: Spring 2023
Estimated Completion Date: Spring 2025
Location: 911 Broadway
Estimated Project Cost: $2,300,000.00
Contractor: Bevis Construction (Excavation), MSKS (Architecture)
Cusumano Complex Field Improvements
Project Details: The ballfields will be regraded, new soil will be added and grass will be seeded in the outfield.
Start Date: Fall 2023
Completion Date: March 31, 2024
Location: Cusumano Complex
Project Cost: $77,655
Contractor: Bevis Construction
Dawson Park Playground Equipment Replacement
Project Details: Removing the old playground equipment and installing new equipment in new area
Estimated Start Date: Summer 2024
Estimated Completion Date: Fall 2024
Location: Dawson Park
Estimated Project Cost: $106,071
Contractor:
Project Details: Water tank repairs
Start Date: 12/4/2023
Completion Date: 1/2/2024
Location: Eagle Court
Estimated Project Cost: $14,538
Contractor:
Manner Polymer Watermain Project
Project Details: Installation of new water main
Estimated Start Date: Spring 2024
Estimated Completion Date: Summer 2024
Location: Fountain Place Industrial Park
Project Cost: $26,150
Contractor: In House
Midtown Sanitary Sewer Project
Project Details: Replacing sewer main, sewer lining, rehabilitation of manholes, and adding manholes to sewer lines.
Start Date: April 2022
Estimated Completion Date: March 2024
Location: South of Broadway
Estimated Project Cost: $1,064,990
Contractor: Haier Plumbing and Heating, Heneghan and Associates
Project Details: The city will purchase property downtown and dismantle the old Register News building on the site. Once the building is down, it will be reassembled at Veterans Park.
Anticipated Start Date: Summer 2023
Estimated Completion Date: Spring 2024
Location: 911 Broadway and Veterans Park
Estimated Project Cost: $2,500,000.00
Contractor: Bevis
Parking Lot Sealing Project 2024-25
Project Details: Resealing the walking path at Lincoln Park, the parking lot at the Aquatic Zoo, and the walking path from Casey Jr. High to L&N Reservoir.
Estimated Start Date: Summer 2024
Completion Date: September 30, 2024
Location: Various locations
Estimated Project Cost: $33,193.45
Contractor: Jax
Project Details: Investigate and reline sanitary sewer
Start Date: 7/18/2023
Completion Date: 4/19/2024
Location: Summersville neighborhood
Project Cost: $890,127
Contractor: VisuSewer
Times Square Mall Watermain Project
Project Details: Replacing water main
Estimated Start Date: Spring 2024
Completion Date: April 2024
Location: Times Square Mall
Project Cost: $17,886
Contractor: In House
Project Details: Veteran's Park Lake will be dredged and made deeper, the two smaller islands will be combined to make one island, a new bridge will be built to access the island, a new dam and drawdown system will be installed, rip rap will be placed around lake and islands and 2 lighted fountains will be added.
Start Date: November 2023
Completion Date: February 2024
Location: Veterans Park
Estimated Project Cost: $731,000.00
Contractor: Groundworks
Project Details: Redesign and resurface the walking path at Veterans Lake.
Estimated Start Date: Summer 2023
Estimated Completion Date: 2024, Will be completed after Veterans Lake Project
Location: Veterans Park
Estimated Project Cost: $240,000.00
Contractor: In House
Veteran's Park Pedestrian Bridge
Project Details: Construction and installation of a pedestrian bridge at Veteran's Park to connect the 2nd island to the shore.
Estimated Start Date: Spring 2024
Estimated Completion Date: Spring 2025
Location: Veterans Park
Project Cost: $260,000
Contractor: Bevis Construction
Project Details: Investigating and relining of sanitary sewer
Start Date: 8/8/2023
Estimated Completion Date: Summer 2024
Location: Western Gardens neighborhood
Project Cost: $951,969
Contractor: SAK
General Obligation Bonds are long term municipal loans that the city uses to fund a variety of projects. Millions of dollars from bonds have been used to fund projects throughout the city.
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