A new roundabout, replacing the current traffic signal, at 96th Street and Lantern Road, is on track for construction in spring, 2017.  The Fishers Board of Public Works and Safety approved extending the city’s contract with the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).  The previous pact expired in June.  Bidding is expected to begin in October of this year.  Under the agreement, the City of Fishers is to pay for 20% of the construction bid amount while INDOT will pay for 80%, with the maximum amount of federal funding set at $2.3 million.

In other news from the July 25th session:

–The board approved a change order adding $239,392 to the project relocating wastewater facilities due to Interstate 69 construction   The additional money was requested due to unforeseen conditions and soil removal, according to city staff.   Sewer Availability Fees and INDOT reimbursement will provide the funds for this change order. The original contract for the project was $1.7 million.

–The proposed Allisonville Storage project, south of 106th Street near Willow View Road, asked that the existing median opening on Allisonville be modified, providing approximately 90 feet of storage for southbound vehicles turning left into the site. The north end of the existing median will be extended approximately 30 feet to provide the additional storage required for the turning vehicles to be out of the travel lane of Allisonville Road.   The board approved the request.