East Transmission Main

Page last updated October 12, 2026

New Development Pays for Development
Google Funds Tower, Main – Benefits All

Trenchless transmission water main installation.

It is a long-standing practice of City Utilities that development pays for development. That’s 100 percent the case with all the water and sewer projects that will connect the Google facility to our system.

Private developers routinely pay for and construct the public water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure needed to connect their project to our systems. Once completed, that infrastructure is inspected, accepted, and owned by City Utilities, becoming part of the public system that serves the community.

Two large public infrastructure projects are scheduled to begin in 2026. While the infrastructure supports the private Google development, it also delivers significant value to the public water system—at no cost to utility ratepayers.

The projects include a new water tower on Adams Center Road and a 30-inch transmission main.

30-Inch Water Transmission Main

Map showing the transmission main route of heading east on Reynolds Street, then south on South Coliseum Blvd., then west along New Haven Ave., then south along Meyer Rd., then east long Moeller road, and then south along Adams Center Road.

Construction is underway on approximately 22,000 feet (about four miles) of 30-inch water transmission main extending the public water system toward the Adams Center Road corridor.

Once completed, the transmission main will strengthen system redundancy, increase water distribution capacity, and provide public connection points at four existing locations along the route. These improvements will benefit the broader public water system while supporting future growth.

The project is fully funded by Google at no cost to City Utilities ratepayers. It replaces a transmission main City Utilities had already planned to construct, allowing those previously planned utility dollars to be invested in other neighborhood infrastructure needs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Public Ownership and Oversight

Although fully funded by Google, the transmission main will become part of the publicly owned water system. The infrastructure is being constructed to meet City Utilities’ design and construction standards and is inspected throughout construction. Once completed and formally accepted, the transmission main will be owned, operated, and maintained by City Utilities professionals to ensure long-term reliability and safety.

Supporting Long-Term Growth Planning

All in Allen, the Fort Wayne-Allen County Comprehensive Plan, logo. The project is located within one of three designated growth corridors identified for the next 20 years through a coordinated countywide planning effort approved by county, city, and town governments. All In Allen is a comprehensive plan that outlines areas of future growth, and the Adams Center Road corridor is one of 3 identified as a focus area along with US 30 to the West and Airport Expressway near I69. The infrastructure paid for by this privately funded project will aid the further development of that County-wide plan for growth.