By Anna Skinner
After a long time coming, the end of October will bring the end of construction on U.S. 31 through the Westfield area.
The last interchange to be constructed on the portion of the freeway at 191st Street and U.S. 31 opened to traffic the last weekend of September.
Now, all interchanges along U.S. 31 through Westfield are open. The latest interchange at 191st Street brings the end of the intersection at 196th Street. The stoplight will be removed and both east and west sides of 196th Street will be turned into cul-de-sacs with no direct access to U.S. 31.
All lanes won’t be completely open until the end of October, with some definite lane restrictions at U.S. 31 and Ind. 32.
“The entire contract will be completed by the end of October,” said Nathan Riggs, public information officer for INDOT East Central District. “All we have left to complete in the next month is relatively minor like some surface paving and striping. “A lot of the work is finishing up landscaping and getting signs in the final configuration.”
All of the interchanges along U.S. 31 have a Keystone Parkway feel, but Riggs said they are bigger.
“Their appearance is much like Keystone Parkway, but they are designed to a higher standard like heavy truck traffic and larger traffic volumes,” Riggs said.
October only brings the completion of the freeway through Westfield and does not include Carmel, Indianapolis or any construction further north.
“Once the contract is complete by the end of the month, everything will be open in a freeway configuration and the speed limit will return to normal,” Riggs said.
For more information, visit us31hamiltoncounty.in.gov/.
