As previously announced and communicated by mail to area residents and businesses, Eighth Street and adjacent roads listed below will be closed for 150 days – weather dependent – for the construction of two roundabouts as part of the Reimagine Pleasant Street project. Construction work will begin on or after Monday, June 5.
The 150-day temporary closure affects the following roadways:
- Eighth Street between Mulberry and Washington streets
- Pleasant Street between Sixth and Ninth streets
- Alley between Eighth and Ninth streets at Pleasant Street
“This will be the first major construction associated with of the Reimagine Pleasant Street project that impacts residents and motorists. We recognize this is a short-term inconvenience, but in just five months we will have Eighth Street re-opened and half of Phase I completed,” Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen said. “The construction team has coordinated the closures with our public safety officials and access to all property owners will be maintained during this phase of construction. Starting roadway work in June keeps us on schedule to finish Phase I of this important project by the end of 2024. It also minimizes the impact to Noblesville Schools’ bus routes.”
Temporary signals will be added on Hannibal Street at the intersections of Eighth and 10th streets to help move traffic around the construction.
“We anticipate traffic will settle into regular patterns over a period of about two weeks, during which the project team will be monitoring the detour route,” City Engineer Alison Krupski said. “We ask residents to allow two weeks to adapt to the change. After that, if there are still issues, people should notify the Noblesville Engineering Department at (317) 776-6330 so we can investigate any issues and make adjustments as necessary.”
Also starting on June 5, Walnut Street at Eighth Street will be permanently closed, along with Seventh Street at Pleasant Street. The official roadway and pedestrian detour routes should be used during the entirety of the closure.
This closure will make it possible for Eighth Street and Pleasant Street to reopen before Thanksgiving. Eighth Street and 10th Street will not be closed at the same time as the construction of the 10th Street roundabout, which is expected to begin in June 2024.
City officials say that when completed, Reimagine Pleasant Street will help support the future of Noblesville and be an aesthetically pleasing boulevard safe for motorists and pedestrians.
For more details about the project and up-to-date closures, please visit ReimaginePleasantSt.com. Social media users may follow the project on Facebook and Twitter.
Graphic provided by City of Noblesville
Graphic provided by City of Noblesville