Just over 50 people turned out at Fishers Junior High School for an update on the construction schedule for the major State Road 37 upgrade in Fishers.

Officials told the crowd there will be some work starting in 2018, particularly with drainage, but the big construction project will begin in 2019.

The State Road 37 intersections at 131st and 146th Streets will be closed for construction in 2019.  In 2020, the State Road 37 intersections with 126th, 135th and 141st Streets will be sealed off for construction.  Officials said having the completed roundabouts at 131st and 146th Streets completed will take some pressure off the traffic flow during 2020 construction season.

There were several questions from the audience about plans to control drainage along 141st Street during and after construction.  There are also plans being drawn-up by traffic engineers to find ways to best control traffic taking alternate routes on other roadways in the area while construction is being done.

The next update session will be scheduled in October.