Residents may expect delays and are encouraged to plan alternate routes
CARMEL, Ind. (April 17, 2012) – The Carmel Road Racing Group asks residents to anticipate short delays and plan alternate routes for the second annual Carmel Marathon Championship Weekend on Saturday, April 21 in Carmel, Ind.
The Carmel Road Racing Group has carefully planned the race routes and road closures to lessen the impact on auto traffic while ensuring the safety of race participants and volunteers. The City of Carmel Police Department will be working with race organizers and course marshals to anticipate any possible issues due to road closures. Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead and either time their travel to avoid street closures or seek alternative routes. Motorists should use special caution as to the changes in traffic patterns.
The races begin and finish at Carmel’s Palladium at the Center for Performing Arts (at 3rd Avenue and City Center Drive) with the courses passing through many of the city’s popular areas, including the Carmel Arts and Design District, Old Town Carmel and Carmel Clay Parks. The first race events begin at 7:30 a.m., with a maximum course time for the full marathon of 6.5 hours. The course and finish line will officially close at 2:00PM.
Both lanes of City Center Drive, east- and westbound, will close on at 11 p.m. on April 20 and remain closed until 3:30 p.m. on April 21 for the start/finish area of the race. Other delays will occur between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. as follows:
111th Street: 8:40 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
116th Street: 7:55-9:10 a.m.
126th Street: 7:30-9:25 a.m.
126th Street Westbound: 7:45-8:45 a.m.
136th Street: 8-11:50 a.m.
146th Street Bike Trail: 8:10-11:40 a.m.
Arborwood Trail: 8:45 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
Beaverbrook Drive: 8:40 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
Bentley Drive: 7:40-8:15 a.m.
Brompton Road: 7:40-8:15 a.m.
Burr Oak Drive: 8:40 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
Carey Road: 8-11:10 a.m.
Central Park Entrance Trails: 8:45 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
Central Park Trails: 8:45 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
Charing Cross Road: 7:40-8:15 a.m.
Cherry Creek Boulevard: 8:20-10:10 a.m.
Cherry Creek Trail: 8:55-10:25 a.m.
Cherry Tree Road: 8:55-10:25 a.m.
City Center Drive: 8:55 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
College Avenue North: 8:55 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Congressional Boulevard: 8:55 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
East Bound 126th Street: 7:45-9:25 a.m.
Grand Boulevard: 8:25 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
Gray Road: 7:45-8:30 a.m.
Hagan Burke Trail: 8:10-11:40 a.m.
Harrison Drive: 7:45-8:45 a.m.
Haverton Way: 8:15-9:45 a.m.
Hawthrone Drive: 7:55-10:55 a.m.
Hazel Dell Parkway: 7:50-8:55 a.m.
Jason Street: 8:05-11:25 a.m.
Kill Deer/Augamarine: 8:55-10:25 a.m.
Limberlost Drive: 7:45-8:45 a.m.
Main Street: 7:50-10:40 a.m.
Mississinewa: 8:15-9:45 a.m.
Monon Trail: 8:15-11:55 a.m.
N. Penn Street Southbound West Lane: 8:35 a.m.-12:25 p.m.
Old Meridian South & West Lane: 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Old Meridian: 8:20 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
Rangeline Road Southbound, West Lane: 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Red Cedar Way: 8:15-9:45 a.m.
River Road Park Path: 8:10-9:15 a.m.
River Road: 8-9:15 a.m.
Ruckle Street: 8:40 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
S. Guilford Road Northbound, East Lane: 8:25 a.m.-1:50 p.m.
Settlers Ridge Trail: 8:15-9:45 a.m.
Shag Bark Trail: 8:40 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
W. Main Street Eastbound: 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
W. Main Street: 9:05 a.m.-2 p.m.
Click here for a full list of temporary lane closures and traffic restrictions on April 21. Additional maps and information for the Carmel Marathon Championship Weekend is available at CarmelMarathon.com.
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About the Carmel Marathon Championship Weekend:
The second annual Carmel Marathon Championship Weekend, held on April 21, 2012, offers something for everyone: the Carmel Marathon, Carmel Half-Marathon Presented by Runners Forum, KeyBank 8k, and a 1-Mile Family Fitness Walk in Carmel, Ind., a suburb north of Indianapolis.
For more information, please visit CarmelMarathon.com. Find us on Facebook and Twitter @CarmelMarathon.

Fishers Announces $20 Million Investment in Drive Fishers Initiative

2012 Road Improvement Projects to Focus on Key Intersections

FISHERS, Ind. (April 10, 2012) — The Town of Fishers announced today a $20 million investment in the 2012 Drive Fishers initiative; an effort that will focus on areas in Fishers that have had a history of high-traffic volume, such as 96^th street and Allisonville road, state road 37, and Fall Creek road in Geist.

“In a time when many communities are unable to invest in their infrastructure, Fishers is in an enviable position,” said Fishers Town Council Member Stuart Easley. “We are not only able to invest in making improvements to major intersections, but we are also introducing new technology, which will drive Fishers forward in smart and efficient ways of traveling.”

2012 improvements are already underway at 96^th street and Allisonville road, but several other projects are slated for 2012, including:

• 126^th street phase III construction includes widening of 126^th street from a two lane to a four lane divided highway and a multi-purpose trail providing access from Billericay Park to Hoosier Road Elementary School.
• State Road 37 project will add an intersection at 135^th street, opening areas for future economic development, improving flow of traffic with added lanes, and giving access to existing Fishers businesses.
• 131^st and Lantern road roundabout construction will improve traffic flow in all directions.
• Fall Creek road and Brooks School road roundabout will improve traffic access to Geist and a portion of Fall Creek Road will be resurfaced.

The intersection improvements on 96^th street and Allisonville road will include a Fishers U-turn, commonly referred to as a median u-turn or Michigan Left along both Allisonville Road and 96thStreet. Drivers going through the Fishers U-turn attempting to make a left turn will instead turn right and then make a U-turn at a median crossover. (Simulation available)

Improvements to the intersection began the first week of April and will end in late November of 2012 with all lanes open to traffic and final landscaping by May 2013. Two through lanes and one left turn lane will remain open in each direction for the duration of the project.

To stay informed about the Drive Fishers initiative, please visit www.fishers.in.us/drivefishers to find an interactive map of all road projects with detour routes, photos of weekly road project updates, and more details on each project. For instant updates, follow Drive Fishers on twitter @drivefishers

New today closures and parking…..The south spoke of Monument Circle is closed.  Capitol extends its closure all the way down to McCarty St. All parking meters south of Michigan St will be closed to allow for more vehicle traffic. You can use meters at regular cost north of Michigan St.  Circle Center mall parking garages will begin charging a flat fee of $20 per first 8 hours in their garages today.  That fee goes up to $40. for anything over 8 hours.  See our Super Bowl link and click traffic for more detailed information.

http://www.465-69northeast.in.gov/allisonville

Tonight on the city’s northside the west side lanes open and the traffic flow will change on Keystone Ave.  West bound drivers on 465 in the area will not be able to exit and go south on Keystone for the next 10 to 14 days.  The new ramps from nortbound Keystone Ave to both eastbound and westbound 465 open.

Lane restrictions will be in place on Meridian Street over the White River and Riverview Drive for bridge rehabilitation on or after August 29. Signs for the lane restrictions have been posted on  

Meridian Street, north and south of the bridge. Work will begin on the west half of the bridge first. Traffic lanes will be reduced from 4 down to 2: one lane northbound and one lane southbound across the bridge over White River. This first phase of work is expected to completed by mid-December, and lane restrictions will be in place until April 1. After April 1, rehabilitation work will begin on the east half of the bridge, and lane restrictions will be back in effect.

• I-465 northbound to I-74 westbound

• I-465 northbound to Sam Jones Expressway
• I-465 southbound ramp to I-70 eastbound

• The old ramps will be closed.
• Drivers traveling northbound on Keystone—who have accessed eastbound I-465 from the right lane and westbound I-465 from the left lane—will now enter eastbound I-465 from the left lane and westbound I-465 from the right lane.
• Drivers traveling southbound on Keystone—who have accessed eastbound I-465 from the left lane and westbound I-465 from the right lane—will now enter eastbound I-465 from the right lane and westbound I-465 from the left lane.

Additional links to help with traffic on Saturday June 11, 2011 in Carmel.

The Inaugural Carmel marathon takes place Saturday morning June 11, 2011.  It begins at 7 am and there will be rolling closures along the 26.2 mile course.  To see the course click this link  http://www.carmelmarathon.com/pages/marathon-half-marathon-8k-national-championship-course

Also all day Saturday Main Street will be closed between First Avenue NE/SE (by Woodys Library Restuarant) to Fourth Avenue SW roundabout for the event “Rock the District”  That closure is from 6 am to midnight.

Be safe and Good Luck runners/walkers!!