Fishers is moving ahead with a major reconstruction of one of the city’s more confusing traffic points — the roundabout at Olio Road, Southeastern Parkway and 136th Street near I-69.  I have received many questions from readers of this Web site asking for more details of how this area will change once construction is completed.

I have requested more details from the city.  Until I receive a response to that request, here is what I know at this point.

The Board of Public Works and Safety last Tuesday approved a $6.7 million bid from E&B Paving for the project. Construction is expected to begin in May and be completed by November.

Based on public bid listings and prior city budget discussions, the work will reconfigure the existing five-leg roundabout into a more conventional four-leg, multi-lane roundabout. The current design brings together Olio Road, Southeastern Parkway and 136th Street in a way many motorists have found difficult to navigate.

City Engineering Director Hatem Mekky described the plan during 2026 budget discussions last year, saying the project would eliminate one connection, create a “tear-drop” design at 136th Street and add a traffic signal on Olio Road north of the roundabout. Mekky said the goal was to “clean up that area” and make it easier for drivers to move through.

The project includes that new traffic signal on Olio Road for motorists coming south over the I-69 bridge. City Project Engineer Tami Houston told the Board of Works the city hopes to keep most of the roundabout open during construction, although some detours will be needed.

Public bid information describes the work as an intersection improvement at Olio Road, Southeastern Parkway and 136th Street. The bid package includes major pavement and curb work, including more than 7,000 cubic yards of excavation and more than 8,200 linear feet of concrete curb removal.

The city’s bid posting listed the project through QuestCDN under the title “Olio and Southeastern Roundabout,” with bid documents posted in April and a mandatory pre-bid meeting held April 16.

The city has said about $2.9 million will come from the Metropolitan Planning Organization, with Fishers covering the rest. The project is also listed in INDOT’s State Transportation Improvement Program as a Fishers intersection improvement at Southeastern Parkway and Olio Road, with construction planned in fiscal year 2026.

The city has not yet released a detailed public diagram showing the final traffic pattern. Based on available public descriptions, the biggest change for drivers will be the removal of the current five-point configuration, a more standard roundabout layout and a signalized traffic movement on Olio Road near the I-69 interchange.