When the Town of Fishers last widened 116th Street, it was 1997.  22 years later, with major development set for construction in the downtown area, the Fishers Board of Works and Public Safety gave city engineers the go-ahead to move forward on the widening, which will create left-turn lanes between Municipal Drive and Commercial Drive.  The city and the contractor, A&F Engineering, will continue with the widening plans, with the blessing of the Board of Works.  Construction on the 116th Street turn lanes is not expected to begin until fall of this year, at the earliest.  For the engineer’s drawing on where the left-turn lanes would be located, use this link.

In other actions taken at the Monday board meeting, all the following items were approved:

–A 4-way stop at Traymoore Drive and Luxor Chase

–Fire protection service agreement between the City of Fishers and both Fall Creek and Delaware Townships.

–$183,168.62 of landscaping, encompassing the 116th Street medians on each side of I-69 that will receive shrubbery, perennials, and flowers to match the existing street medians along 116th Street.  The city has also identified 6 median tips along Allisonville Road from just south of Easy Street to just north of Sunblest Boulevard that will receive summer and fall flowers to match the existing color palate as well.

–Vendors set to participate in this year’s Fishers Farmers Markets

–$35,000 was authorized for an Auto Vehicle Locator contract with AT&T

–A $5.18 million bid was approved for reconstruction of South Street downtown

–2 design contracts for the Geist Greenway

–A curb cut for right-in/right-out access to 116th Street for the Stations project, located near The Yard and the nearby Kroger store.