County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt and I recalled about 9 years ago when Hamilton County first proposed a new design for State Road 37 through Fishers, to the then Fishers Town Council, with a smooth traffic flow along the highway.  Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness remembered leaving a meeting at the Statehouse years later, with the realization that the State Road 37 project could become a reality.

126th Street with the first interchange to be complete, with a roundabout overhead and an underpass for highway motorists.  In spring of 2021, construction began on the interchanges along State Road 37 at 131st and 146th Streets.  Monday morning, a ceremony was held to open both interchanges.  A throng of dignitaries from state, county and city governments were on hand.

It was a caravan that traveled along the new 131st Street roundabout, then the 146th Street traffic signal design, with the lead vehicle motoring through the ribbon, officially opening the roadways.

That leaves only the 141st Street interchange left to be constructed in the Fishers part of the highway.  The city and county are working with state officials and looking at design and engineering issues, finding a way forward to construct that interchange.  All the officials connected with that project say it is not a matter of whether, but when that interchange will be built.

I was invited to join the vehicle with Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness and Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen in the ribbon-cutting caravan, and I video recorded the journey.  We talked along the route and had an informative (and at times entertaining) discussion along the way.

You can watch the video at the link below.