The Bremen Town Council members signed a contract this week with The Troyer Group to get construction bids going for the proposed downtown revitalization project.
The engineering firm has been working with the town on the project with design work.
Crews from the Indiana Department of Transportation will do an extensive street rehabilitation project on U.S. 6 in downtown Bremen next year. As that project begins, the Town of Bremen is working to include a downtown streetscape improvement project within a three-block span at the time the roads are revamped.
During a public hearing on the project in September, Landscape Architect Mike Reese from The Troyer Group said the project will include a flex street on South Jackson Street that can be utilized for a host of events including a pavilion and parking along with a gathering space, building façade updates through the town’s façade grant renovation program, expanding sidewalks and curbs with more pedestrian space, outside dining areas, lighting, parking, the addition of a bike lane, and renovating alleys with lighting and art to make them a more friendly space. The project has been added to the list of projects for Bremen in Regional Development Plan in the Marshall County Crossroads Regional Stellar Communities Designation Program application. If the county is not designated as a Stellar region, the town will likely look at TIF money and an electric grant to fund the project.
