The Fishers Comprehensive Plan — often referred to as the 2040 Plan — is periodically updated as the city grows and development patterns change. One portion of that document, the Thoroughfare Plan, is now set for an update.
Wednesday night, the Fishers Plan Commission unanimously recommended approval of the updated thoroughfare plan to the Fishers City Council. A public hearing was held as part of the process, but no one spoke.
The City Council is expected to consider the plan at its March meeting.
The proposed updates include a number of intersection improvements, new road connections and changes to previously proposed roundabouts. Among the changes:
• Intersection improvements added at 141st Street and Trade Center Drive
• Intersection improvements added at 131st Street and Britton Park Road
• The previously proposed roundabout at 116th Street and Allisonville Road revised to a signalized intersection improvement
• Local roads added for the Maple Dell and Balmoral developments
• Proposed road connections added between Meadows Drive and Lantern Road
• A roundabout added at 141st Street and Howe Road in Noblesville
• The roundabout at 131st Street and Howe Road updated from “proposed” to “complete”
• Intersection improvement added at 116th Street and Klotz Farm Boulevard
• Local roads added for the Canterwood development
• The roundabout at 121st Street and Hoosier Road updated from “proposed” to “complete”
Several updates involve the Brooks School Road corridor. Those changes include:
• A roundabout at 126th Street
• A roundabout at Carriage Stone Drive (Sandstone Meadows) and Duval Drive (Cottonwood Creek at Gray Eagle)
• Intersection improvements at 116th Street
• A roundabout at Club Point, the entrance to Hamilton Proper
• A roundabout at Aldenham Boulevard (Brookston Place) and Anchorage Way (The Anchorage)
• A modified roundabout at Fall Creek Road
Additional changes include new road connections between 134th and 136th streets and between Minden Drive and Olio Road in the Saxony area, intersection improvements at Olio Road and Olivia Way, and local roads for the Legacy Living development at 136th Street and Cyntheanne Road.
The plan also revises the status of the roundabout at 136th Street and Atlantic Road from “future” to “others.”
Planning and Zoning Director Ross Hilleary also updated the commission on the upcoming project at 116th Street and Allisonville Road. Construction bids have been awarded and work is expected to begin before the end of March, with completion projected for October.
Earlier plans for a roundabout at that intersection were abandoned. The project will instead improve the existing signalized intersection. Some lane restrictions are expected during construction, but a full closure of the intersection is not anticipated.
The next meeting of the Fishers Plan Commission is scheduled for April 1.