When Jason Taylor told me on May 6th that he will recommend all the bids for constructing the new interchange at 141st Street & State Road 37 be rejected, I knew the city had a decision to make.  All the bids were much higher than any estimates, according to Taylor’s comments on a podcast.

After the Monday night’s Fishers City Council Meeting, Mayor Scott Fadness confirmed to me that all the bids for that road project will be rejected.  So, what happens now?

Fadness said the city will just need to wait until construction costs moderate, hopefully when supply chain and employment shortage issues are sorted out in the contracting industry.  Fadness could not estimate how long the city will wait to ask for another round of bids for 141st & SR 37, but it is clear that under the current business conditions, bids will not likely be at a level the city can accept in line with the budget.

Two other SR 37 projects currently under construction, 131st Street and 146th Street, are on schedule  to be completed by October of this year, at the latest.  The interchange at 126th Street and SR 37 has been open for some time.