Anderson Approves $5.7M for Water Project Roads

The Anderson Redevelopment Commission voted to fund street paving and sidewalk repairs tied to the city's municipal water system upgrade.

Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Utilities

Photograph of a trench on a city street with an exposed water pipe beside new sidewalk concrete and freshly laid black asphalt paving. — The Anderson Redevelopment Commission approved $5.7 million on Tuesday to pave streets and replace sidewalks along the city's municipal water line project. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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The Anderson Redevelopment Commission approved $5.7 million on Tuesday for road upgrades connected to the city's municipal water system project. The funding covers $2 million in street paving and $3.7 million in sidewalk replacement and repairs.

Why it matters

Street and sidewalk work is being bundled with the water line installation so roads are restored when the larger project finishes. Residents in Anderson will see the water work and surface repairs happen in the same stretch of streets rather than in separate phases.

The approved $5.7 million adds to $9 million in earlier tax increment financing for a $130 million water system upgrade, with $50 million drawn from the Indiana State Revolving Loan fund. The stub does not specify how the remaining project costs will be covered or when the work will be finished.

The players

Anderson Redevelopment Commission

The Anderson Redevelopment Commission is the local body that oversees redevelopment spending and tax increment financing projects in the city.

Anderson Mayor Thomas Broderick Jr.

Thomas Broderick Jr. is the mayor of Anderson, responsible for the city's executive administration and infrastructure priorities.

The details

The commission voted to use the funds for road restoration along the water line route, and the city will keep the same contractor rather than rebid the work. The Indiana State Revolving Loan fund does not pay for infrastructure improvements, so the road funding comes from local redevelopment revenue.

Tuesday: Anderson Redevelopment Commission approved the $5.7 million in road funding.

Funding Gap

The Indiana State Revolving Loan fund finances the water lines but excludes infrastructure improvements, leaving Anderson to pay for street and sidewalk repairs from local redevelopment dollars. This means the city's water upgrade depends on separate local funding for the surface work that follows it.

Residents along the water line route in Anderson should expect street and sidewalk work once the new water lines are installed. Paving and sidewalk repairs are funded so the surface is restored instead of being left damaged after the pipe work.

The takeaway

Local water upgrades can leave streets and sidewalks damaged, so the restoration funding matters as much as the pipe work itself. Anderson's decision to bundle paving with the water project is a practical model for keeping repair costs contained.