Drivers along USA Parkway should brace for orange cones this summer as the City of Fishers moves forward with a major road widening project. The work will stretch from USA Drive, near the Link Building (formerly Navient), all the way to the IKEA intersection — one of the busier commercial corridors in the area.
The City has awarded the bid for the roughly $2.5 million project to Calumet Engineering. Fishers Engineering Department Director Hatem Mekky said he expects the widening to be complete by this fall, in time to ease congestion before the busier shopping season.
In another road project of note, a new four-way stop is coming to the intersection of Southeastern Parkway and Connecticut Avenue. The intersection currently operates as a two-way stop, with only Connecticut Avenue traffic required to halt. To prepare drivers for the change, city crews will install advance warning signs and flashers alerting Southeastern Parkway motorists that they will now be expected to stop.
The Fishers Engineering Department recommended the four-way stop as a preliminary and temporary safety measure, citing crash history and limited sight-line conditions at the intersection. The change is a stopgap: the City already has funding in place to build a roundabout at the location in 2029.
Two items on Tuesday morning’s agenda for the Board of Public Works and Public Safety dealt with the new Community Center.
First, cost savings realized during construction of the Community Center will be reinvested into the facility in the form of a rooftop exercise studio. Williams Architecture, the firm that designed the Community Center, will also handle the design of the new studio. The board authorized a maximum of $1.988 million for the project.
Finally, the board took a step toward adding a dog park at the Community Center. Kelly Landscaping Services was awarded a $159,000 contract to regrade the site, add soil amendments, install drainage tile, and lay sod for the new park — giving local pet owners a dedicated space to let their dogs run.