Last month, city officials said the construction on Allisonville Road should be complete by the end of August. That didn’t happen.
I asked Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness about the delays, and he did express frustration about that road project. He referred to many challenges from the beginning, including difficulties with the design.
“That project should’ve been a 12 month project, we’re now entering 2 years,” Fadness told reporters at a budget briefing Wednesday afternoon. “We’ve had some challenges with the contractor. Everyone’s busy right now. We’re not certain they’ve put the number of people out there that we would like to see to get it accomplished.”
The mayor added he hopes that road construction is at the home stretch, but called it a “disappointing process.”
This construction might have taken longer than expected (and I use Allisonville daily, so I’ve lived it), but I can say that when this is done, it will be a very nice update to that section of road. While a lot of trees were cut out to make way for the extra lanes, the end result still has the great “tree-lined” feel, plus the added paths on both sides make are a fantastic addition and an improvement on safety.
It took longer, but it’s looking good!