Motorists will be facing a traffic challenge during spring break this year, as some traffic on 116th Street from Cumberland Road to Exit 5 will be re-routed. This will be required to allow Marathon Pipeline time for removal of the existing 111 feet of casing around their existing 8 inch pipeline, which runs underneath 116th Street.
In order to remove the casing, the City of Fishers has agreed to detour traffic from the eastbound lanes of 116th Street for a period of 12 days, which the city says will allow the work to be done quickly and efficiently. Once this work has been completed, traffic will be allowed back on the eastbound lanes of 116th Street.
A detour will be setup taking traffic from Cumberland Road to 121st, then back north to 116th Street near Exit 5. City Engineering Department Director Jeff Hill says there will be publicity detailing this project, allowing drivers to consider alternative routes during this work.
Hill says the project will extend over two weekends, beginning with the Hamilton Southeastern School’s scheduled spring break. The cost is not to exceed $175,000 and will come from the 116th Street bond proceeds.
The Fishers Board of Public Works and Safety unanimously approved the resolution.
This 116th st. “Spring Break Detour” plan doesn’t make any sense! It indicates the detour will take place on “eastbound” lanes, but in reading the plan it suggests it will occur at Cumberland Rd. to 121st st. then back “north” to 116th st.! But that would be back “south” not north, as described, and also appears the detour will affect “westbound” traffic, not eastbound as described in the plan! Am I missing something here?
I agree Bud. Makes no sense as written. 121st to 116th is definitely South. It does say reroute traffic from Cumberland to Exit 5 so does mean westbound there.
It was confusing to me as well. I posted a story January 24th to try and clarify the plans….more details will be coming out later, including a map
I am not a person who is typically directionally challenged, but I can not interpret these directions. I wonder that the person who wrote, might be directionally challenged. Can you just start over and explain it all again.