An upcoming U.S. 40 project will be the focus of a June meeting in Greenfield.
The Indiana Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing for the Pennsy Trail and U.S. 40 project on June 13. This project aims to enhance the safety along U.S. 40 by reducing vehicular collisions and extend the service life of U.S. 40.
Doors open at 6 p.m. at the Hancock County Courthouse Annex Building’s Commissioner’s Courtroom, located at Hancock County Courthouse Annex, 311 American Legion Place in Greenfield. The public will be able to speak with the project team, ask one-on-one questions and give feedback on the projects current design.
As proposed, project intends to mill and overlay U.S. 40 between County Road 700 West and County Road 600 West. Between County Road 500 West and Windswept Road, a “right-sizing” will be implemented utilizing pavement markings in order to narrow the roadway along the existing pavement. The lanes will be restriped to reduce the number of travel lanes in each direction from two to one with a Two-Way-Left-Turn-Lane (TWLTL).
From County Road 600 West and County Road 500 West, the roadway will maintain two travel lanes in each direction. The reconfiguration is expected to reduce the potential for crashes, provide safe and efficient access for current and future driveways while maintaining traffic flow.
The project area encompasses approximately 8.5 miles in length along U.S. 40, extending from 4.51 miles east of the I-465 East leg and ends approximately 0.91 mile west of State Road 9.
The Maintenance of Traffic plan for the project will consist of flagging, lane restrictions, and lane closures. Access to all properties will be maintained during construction.
INDOT will coordinate with emergency services, local school corporation officials and project stakeholders to ensure potential disruptions and impacts are minimized as much as possible. The existing right-of-way along U.S. 40 is approximately 183 feet on either side of the centerline of U.S. 40. As all work will occur within the existing right-of-way, no new right-of-way acquisition is required for this project.
Construction is anticipated to begin in the Spring of 2025.
The environmental documentation and preliminary design information is available to view prior at the following locations:
- INDOT Greenfield District Office (32 South Broadway, Greenfield, Ind., 46140, 1-855-INDOT4U)
- Butler, Fairman, & Seufert, Inc. (8450 Westfield Blvd, Ste. 300, Indianapolis, Ind., 46240, 317-713-4615)
Public statements for the record will be taken as part of the public hearing procedure. All verbal statements recorded during the public hearing and all written comments submitted prior to, during and for a period of two weeks following the hearing date, will be evaluated, considered and addressed in subsequent environmental documentation.
Written comments may be submitted prior to the public hearing and within the comment period to Brittney Layton, Environmental Scientist at 317-713-4615 or blayton@bfsengr.com.
INDOT respectfully requests comments be submitted by June 28.
