Fishers City officials are moving forward with plans for a major upgrade to State Road 37. The Board of Public Works and Safety gave the go-ahead for a list of professional services to begin the work at the Monday afternoon meeting.  Construction is expected to begin within two years.

RQAW Corporation will be paid $808,000 to be in charge of program management, which includes liaison with local businesses and others with a stake in the project.

Here are other State Road 37 contracts approved by the board:

–DLZ Indiana, LLC, survey/geotechnical/SUE services, $1,291,460

–Lockmueller Group, Inc., environmental services, $309,200

–American Structurepoint, Road and Bridge Design Services, (money amount not yet determined)

–A&F Engineering Co., LLC, traffic management, $288,950

Money to fund the services will come from the State Road 37 bonds.

In other board actions:

A nearly $4.4 million contract was approved with Rieth-Riley Construction, adding an additional eastbound lane on 116th street between Commercial Drive and Oak Street/Exit 5….reconstruction and realignment of both Oak Drive and Exit 5 Parkway…. Construction and Modernization of five traffic signals, and construction of turn lanes on USA parkway. Work is scheduled to start during June of this year.

CC&T Construction was awarded a $125,000 contract for sidewalk improvements in the Sunblest neighborhood, including upgrades to meet ADA standards.