You may recall that the City of Fishers declined to accept any bids for constructing a roundabout at 141st Street and State Road 37 earlier this year due to the high cost in those bids.  The project has been in limbo ever since.

Fishers City Councilwoman Jocelyn Vare has a new post on her Web site saying there will be an interim period when 141st Street will be a right-in and right-out only configuration at SR 37.  Vare cites a communication sent to business owners located in the area of 141st Street and State Road 37.  This interim measure may be implemented as early as December of this year.

The missive sent to those businesses says the roundabout will be constructed with the city asking for new bids in the fall of 2023.

“This (interim right-in right-out) will allow for traffic to flow more freely along SR37 until the next phases of construction can be activated,” says the message to business owners.  “This will eliminate all backups along SR37 that have caused dangerous stops to the free flow traffic and backups on the 146^th street interchange. Again, this is not the permanent configuration for 141st St.”

Here is the full message sent to business owners, based on Councilor Vare’s Web site post:

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Today’s New 141st Street Update

1. 141st St. will be constructed as an interchange featuring the round-a-bout design with exit ramps onto east and westbound 141st from SR37 as originally planned
2. Utility work has already begun and will continue through Spring 2023
3. The interchange will be “let” (a new request for bids) in the Fall 2023
4. The construction timeline with anticipated completion of the interchange will be announced after the bid is accepted
5. An interim phase to improve traffic flow at 141st St and SR37 and prepare for further construction will be put in place as early as this December (HSE Schools’ winter break) and will be in place until the new construction begins. See below for details on this Interim Phase.
6. The Hamilton Southeastern Schools and Emergency Services have been coordinated with on this interim phase and accommodations are being coordinated to minimize impacts.

The Interim Phase at 141st St and SR37 to Begin this December 2022

During this interim phase, 141st St will be transitioned to a Right-In-Right-Out (RIRO) traffic configuration. This is not the permanent configuration.  This will allow for traffic to flow more freely along SR37 until the next phases of construction can be activated.  This will eliminate all backups along SR37 that have caused dangerous stops to the free flow traffic and backups on the 146^th street interchange. Again, this is not the permanent configuration for 141st St.