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Street Improvements
Greenwood's Old Town revival targets sidewalks, traffic flow
April 13, 2013
Dan HumanGreenwood city officials are in the early stages of a downtown revitalization plan that would begin with an investment of
up to $9 million designed to make Old Town more appealing to both vehicle and foot traffic.
MoreI-69 leg gobbling up state's road funding
February 9, 2013
Chris O'MalleyAs legislators brace for a $250 million annual transportation spending gap down the road, the Indiana Department of Transportation
has designated more than one-third of its entire federal highway aid this year toward building 27 miles of Interstate 69 between
Crane and Bloomington.
MoreGreenwood shoots for upscale I-65 interchange
September 15, 2012
Chris O'MalleyGreenwood’s leaders plan to be discriminating about what can be built near a new Interstate 65 interchange at Worthsville
Road, slated for construction in 2014.
MoreOld concrete plant to be razed for road, nature area
September 8, 2012
Project will serve new Interstate 65 exit, serve as gateway to Greenwood.
MoreWork begins on $2.6B Ohio River bridges project
August 30, 2012
Associated PressIndiana and Kentucky officials applauded the ceremonial start Thursday of an early phase of a project to build two new Ohio
River bridges, signaling that decades of talk soon will become one of the nation's largest active public works endeavors.
MoreAnderson tests new pavement-recycling process
August 29, 2012
Associated PressAnderson is the first city in Indiana to try a process that uses infrared technology to heat and melt existing asphalt, which
is then broken up and removed, mixed with fresh oil and returned to the road surface.
MoreCity builds modern database to manage aging infrastructure
August 25, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis will spend $2 million this year to create its first comprehensive, modern inventory of its streets and sidewalks.
MoreCouncil approves 'Complete Streets' proposal
August 15, 2012
An ordinance that would require new and rebuilt streets in Indianapolis to be designed and constructed with multiple users
in mind has been passed by the City-County Council.
MoreEDITORIAL: Road construction carries high costs
July 14, 2012
IBJ StaffHamilton County motorists may be forgiven the occasional bout of road rage this summer.
More'Michigan left' promises learning curve, less congestion
July 14, 2012
Chris O'MalleyDrivers wanting to turn left at an intersection under reconstruction in Fishers will first have to turn right.
MoreBusinesses move, close for U.S. 31 transformation
July 14, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe 13-mile, $600 million upgrade of U.S. 31 that carves through some of Hamilton County’s fastest-growing suburbs is
a temporary inconvenience to motorists, but for some business owners it’s a life—or livelihood—altering
event.
MoreSouth Street to close near downtown CityWay project
July 3, 2012
A portion of the busy downtown street will close through the summer beginning July 9, and lane restrictions will be in effect
on Delaware Street as part of a road-improvement project near the CityWay mixed-use development.
MoreHamilton County I-69 widening will reduce lanes
April 23, 2012
Associated PressA project to widen Interstate 69 at the 116th Street/Indiana 37 interchange in Fishers will restrict traffic to two lanes
in both directions beginning in June.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Costly transportation projects may spawn taxpayer road rage
March 10, 2012
Ed FeigenbaumEven many lawmakers expected the Major Moves transportation fund would obviate the need to find large amounts of state dollars
for critical projects.
MoreAnderson eyes improvements to I-69 corridors
March 7, 2012
Associated PressImprovements to two major corridors from Interstate 69 to downtown Anderson, reconfigurations of complicated interchanges,
and changing one-way streets to two-way streets are among Mayor Kevin Smith's goals.
MoreState eyes roundabouts for 31 intersections
January 7, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe Indiana Department of Transportation has ambitious plans to build roundabouts at 31 intersections statewide over the next
five years, including a dozen in the metro area.
MoreBeech Grove-Amtrak settlement will pay for new Main Street
December 23, 2011
The city in southeast Marion County will finally reconstruct its flood-prone Main Street, thanks to a federal grant and a
$750,000 settlement with Amtrak over unmetered stormwater runoff.
MoreBusy Keystone Avenue ramps to close for construction
October 5, 2011
Two ramps at Keystone Avenue and Interstate 465 on Indianapolis' northeast side will be closed for seven to 15 days as part
of an $18.2 million project to reduce traffic congestion in the area.
MoreAllisonville bridge closure will be abbreviated
August 27, 2011
IBJ StaffThe Indiana Department of Transportation will close the busy span over Interstate 465 for five months instead of seven.
MoreIrvington scores Ossip, set for streetscape project
July 19, 2011
Tom HartonThe Irvington retail trade area stands to get a big boost from two projects set to begin this fall: Ossip Optometry’s
renovation of a historic building and a $2.9M makeover of East Washington Street designed to make the business district a
draw for pedestrians.
MoreCity taps downtown TIF funds for bridge repairs
July 9, 2011
IBJ StaffThe city is bidding work to repair concrete and add a green roof to the Meridian Street Bridge adjacent to downtown Union
Station.
MoreCity's street-paving project to resume as weather warms
March 5, 2011
Chris O'MalleyContractors last September began milling worn-out asphalt on downtown streets, but most remained unfinished over the winter,
leaving raised manhole covers and uneven pavement. Now work is resuming as asphalt plants are fired back up for the season.
MoreKey road projects await busy INDOT
January 1, 2011
Chris O'MalleyThe ongoing rehab of Interstate 465 will continue to be the biggest highway project in the metro area in 2011, but the rebuilding
of an 11-mile segment on the west side could be all but finished by the end of the year—just when other significant
highway projects will get under way in the metro area.
MoreGovernor seeking leeway on road deals
December 18, 2010
Francesca JaroszGov. Mitch Daniels’ legislative priorities for next year include putting guidelines into law that would allow the state
to more broadly use the private sector to design, finance or operate public infrastructure.
MoreNewsweek notes safety record of Carmel's roundabouts
October 9, 2010
IBJ StaffCarmel leads the nation in revamping intersections and has seen an 80-percent drop in injury accidents as a result, the magazine
noted.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.