Major changes are coming to Range Line Road, between City Center Drive and Elm Street, as the City of Carmel continues to transform this corridor into one that is more walkable and bicycle friendly.
Similar to changes made to the south of City Center Drive, the city will reduce this five-lane stretch of roadway into just two lanes, one in each direction, with a landscaped median and a protected bicycle and pedestrian path, while also adding the City’s 140th roundabout at Walnut Street and providing a new east-west connection to Monon Boulevard and the Midtown area.
On or after Monday, July 12, Range Line Road will be closed to thru traffic from City Center Drive to Elm Street for the reconstruction project that is expected to last 60 days. Access to businesses along Range Line Road from Midas north will be maintained from the north throughout the project. The detour route for bypassing the area is 3rd Avenue SW.
The project includes the construction of a new section of roadway – Walnut Street – which will connect at the new Range Line Road roundabout and extend to the west toward Monon Boulevard. In order to make that happen, the northeast block of buildings at Monon Square will be removed.
It’s important to note that the remaining businesses in Monon Square will continue to be open during this project. Access will be maintained from the south by Range Line Road and from the north by Veterans Way via Elm.
Utility work on Veterans Way
Meanwhile, a separate project involving the burial of Duke transmission lines and water main upgrades along Veterans Way from Elm Street to Main Street will get underway on or after Thursday, July 15. This first phase of a four-part project will be focused primarily near the Cat Theater and will involve a partial closure of Veterans Way.
During all phases of work, access to properties and businesses will be maintained in the region. Most of this work will be completed under a partial road closure. Additional phases of this project will begin in late September with an anticipated completion date of May 2022.
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