The Fishers weekly road construction update has been issued early this week with the holidays. There are two parts of this week’s report of note.
First, the city engineering department is holding to the assertion that the roundabout at 106th Street & Hoosier Road will be open by the end of this year. For more details on the delays, read the update.
Secondly, there will be one lane of traffic open on Lantern Road from 9 am to 3 pm between South Street and Morgan Drive, December 26th.
Below is the latest update, as provided by the City of Fishers:
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STATE ROAD 37 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
To learn more about the State Road 37 Improvement Project and sign up to receive text updates, visit 37Thrives.com.
STATE ROAD 37 AND 141ST STREET
A pre-construction phase at SR 37 & 141st Street is currently in place. During this phase, 141st Street will be a Right-In-Right-Out (RIRO) traffic configuration.
This is not the permanent configuration. This will allow for traffic to flow more freely along SR 37 until the next phases of construction can be activated. This will eliminate backups along SR 37 that have caused dangerous stops to the free flow traffic and backups on the 146th Street interchange. Again, this is not the permanent configuration for 141st Street. The full timeline for the 141st Street interchange will be provided after project bids are accepted in the Spring 2024. View detour routes here.
View how to merge safely onto Northbound SR 37 from 141st Street here and onto Southbound SR 37 from 141st Street here. To navigate the merge, remember:
- Use the accel lane to gain speed, not stop
- Use your mirrors and pay attention
- Look for a gap in SR 37 traffic and safely merge
CLEAR PATH IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
To learn more about the Clear Path Improvement Project and sign up to receive text and email updates, visit clearpath465.com
I-465 & I-69
Drivers will see an increase in construction along the I-69 corridor in the coming months. This work will focus on reconfiguring the interchange at I-465 and I-69. New ramps will provide direct movements from eastbound I-465 and northbound I-465 to northbound I-69. Binford Blvd. will also be reconstructed to separate local traffic from traffic entering and exiting I-69 and I-465. Access to I-69 from Binford Blvd. will remain open.
Traffic has shifted onto new pavement for SB I-69 onto WB and SB I-465. There is no access to Binford Blvd or I-465 West when traveling from 82nd Street to I-69 South. This will remain the same until the 82nd Street ramps to I-69 South close to traffic in mid-January. They should reopen in late 2024.
The ramp from 82nd Street to I-69 North is open.
The ramp from I-69 North to 82nd Street will remain closed through mid-2024. For detour routes and additional project information, visit clearpath465.com
PROJECTS NORTH OF 116TH STREET
146TH STREET & ALLISONVILLE ROAD – HAMILTON COUNTY PROJECT
Phase 2A traffic restrictions are in effect. These restrictions eliminate left turn movements from 146th Street onto Allisonville Road and reopen to two through lanes on eastbound and westbound 146th Street.
Periodic lane closures may be necessary to complete this work. Please watch for flaggers and workers in and around the construction zone. Construction crews are continuing to work on storm sewer installation and roadway grading. Crews are continuing work on the widening of the westbound bridge over the White River. The contractor has installed cofferdams and delineating buoys in the White River for pier construction. The contractor is continuing work on the bridge foundations and substructure units. Please use caution if canoeing or tubing through the work zone. For additional project information, visit the 146th St & Allisonville Rd. Project Page
here .
PROJECTS SOUTH OF 116TH STREET
106TH STREET & HOOSIER ROAD
The intersection of 106th Street and Hoosier Road is currently closed for the construction of a roundabout. Access into and out of the Windermere subdivision will be on Geist Road via Governors Lane. Detour route can be found
here. For additional project information, view the Capital Project Dashboard
here.
Due to utility conflicts and drainage revisions, the city worked with the consultant on record on updating the plans to this intersection. The contractor had to pause work while we work through the design changes and revisions. Currently we are back up and running on construction and the contractor is working as hard as possible to get the roundabout constructed and open to traffic. The 60 days of closure had to be extended to afford the contractor time to finish the work before the weather changes. The schedule for reopening the intersection is currently being refined with the contractor but they have assured us that this intersection will be opened before the end of the year with some cleanup work extending into next spring. We apologize for the inconvenience while we navigate these items with the utilities, Hamilton County Surveryor’s office, the contractor, and our consultant.
LANTERN ROAD (BETWEEN SOUTH STREET AND MORGAN DRIVE)
On December 26th, Lantern Road will be reduced to one lane from 9 am to 3 pm between South Street and Morgan Drive. Flaggers will be in place to direct traffic.
The utility relocation laws in Indiana need to be rewritten to include local governments. Currently, those laws only pertain to INDOT, and the utilities know that. All cities, towns, and counties in the state do not have the backing of the state law enacted close to 2 decades ago. This results in delays with utilities on almost all local projects, including Hoosier and 106th.
Let’s just say the utility companies have lots of influence with members of the General Assembly.
A lawsuit with the Town of Avon and Duke a few years back was thrown out of court and pushed to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission because they were not INDOT. The IURC found that Avon was being “unreasonable” when INDOT had the same requirements in state law. INDOT can force a utility to move at their own cost if they can’t prove they have a legal easement (which they can’t most of the time). The Town of Avon was forced to reimburse Duke for pole relocation on the Town’s R/W even though they tried to follow INDOT’s example.
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