Mayor Scott Fadness says he has made no final commitment yet, but as of now, it his his intention to close the intersection of 116th Street and Allisonville Road during construction of the roundabout at that intersection during 2025.

Speaking before the Fishers City Council Finance Committee Thursday morning. the mayor says he wants the work at that location done in roughly 65 days.  If traffic is allowed to traverse the intersection during construction, the project could take months.  He intends to use what are now private roads, make them public under the current program to improve private roads around the city, and use them as detours for motorists during the work.

The mayor also promised not to begin the 116th Street & Allisonville Road roundabout construction until the roundabout at 96th and Allisonville Road is open, and the county project at 146th & Allisonville is open to traffic.

The goal is to complete the roundabout at 116th Street & Allisonville Road “as quickly as possible.”

Other infrastructure projects funded under the mayor’s proposed 2025 spending plan includes the Nickel Plate Trail bridge over 96th Street and widening on 136th.  The plan also includes $4.3 million in resurfacing, roughly the same as 2024.

Ongoing projects scheduled for completion in 2024 include 96th Street & Allisonville Road, the roundabout at 126th Street & Southeastern Parkway, as well as work at 141st & Prairie Baptist.

The construction of the roundabout and underpass at State Road 37 and 141st Street will continue into 2025, with completion projected in 2025.  Fadness reminded the committee that the agreement with former Governor Mike Pence is that once that work is complete, State Road 37 will be turned over to the Indiana Department of Transportation as a state highway.  That means all maintenance, including bridge repairs and snow removal, will then go to the State of Indiana and no longer be the financial responsibility of Fishers.