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Temporary Bloomington Rail Trail Closure at Rogers Street
Powerline Trail
PUBLIC NOTICE OF PLANNED IMPROVEMENT
Powerline Trail Posting Date: 11/20/2025
The City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department (401 N Morton St, Suite 250, Bloomington IN 47404) is submitting a Notice of Intent to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management of our intent to comply with the requirements of the Construction Stormwater General Permit to discharge stormwater from construction activities associated with the Power Line Trail project located off S. Rogers Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47403; in Township 8 North, Range 1 West, in a portion of Section 8. Run-off from the project site will be received by the City of Bloomington Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) and unnamed tributaries to Clear Creek. A Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan for the project has been developed and will be implemented during construction. Estimated time of construction will be from March 2026 to September 2026. Please direct questions to Rebecca Swift, Operations and Dev Director, City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department, via email at [email protected] or phone at 812.349.3700.
Powerline Trail Project History
Bloomington Parks and Recreation held a public meeting Sept. 4, 2024 at Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers St. in Bloomington, to share information about the design of a new trail that will begin at Rogers Street across from the Switchyard Park entrance and run .9 miles west beneath the power lines.
The new trail, which is referred to as the “powerline trail”, was proposed in 2018. The Bloomington Common Council in October 2018 approved the issuance of park district bonds to fund the project, which was paused until Duke Energy completed infrastructure work in the area. Monroe County Board of Commissioners on May 22, 2024 approved the City of Bloomington’s request for an easement to build and operate a trail in the preexisting utility easement on the county’s Thomson Property, allowing Parks & Recreation to proceed with trail design.
The trail will connect the Habitat for Humanity Osage Place neighborhood and RCA Community Park. Future plans call for the trail to connect to and through the Summit District development to the west.
Duke Energy is wrapping up electrical grid improvement work along Rogers Street. Bloomington Parks & Recreation hopes to begin trail construction as early as 2025.
To learn more about the powerline trail design, or submit comments and feedback about the trail:
- Sign up to receive email updates about the powerline trail
- Send an email with specific questions about the powerline trail
- To request project information or feedback forms in a different format, call Bloomington Parks & Recreation at 812-349-3700.