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Carmel to install 17 raised crosswalks, invest $8 million in repaving and continue multiuse‑path expansion
Summary
City staff told a town hall the infrastructure bond funds raised crosswalks and pedestrian improvements, an $8 million pavement repaving program will rely on objective road‑scanning analytics, and a $21 million multiuse path program remains a multiyear priority.
City officials at a Carmel town hall outlined several infrastructure projects funded through the city’s bond program, including 17 planned raised crosswalks, an $8 million street‑repaving program this year and a budgeted plan to complete multiuse paths across the city.
Officials said the raised crosswalk program will include rapid flashing beacons at many locations and that "just over $6,000,000" from the bond was directed specifically to raised crosswalks, plus funding for four critical intersections and a general pedestrian‑improvement line item. Staff said crews have begun work on the first sites and that projects not finished this year will be carried into the next construction season.
On paving, staff described an objective selection process: the city runs a road‑scanning vehicle on a two‑year cycle and supplements that data with an annual PACER condition rating to determine which streets to repave. The speaker said this year’s program is an $8,000,000 investment selected through that data‑driven process; bids returned strongly and streets included in the package are posted on the city website.
The town hall also covered projects managed by Hamilton County. City staff said the bridge work on 120th Street over Cool Creek is a county project expected to require a 90‑day full closure and that crews will delay major work to avoid school traffic; a separate Hazeldale/146 project remains in a holding pattern pending a county update. To aid traffic flow during county construction, the bond included funding for a roundabout at Canton Way, a measure officials said was expedited to preserve neighborhood access.
Officials reiterated the city’s longer‑term commitment to completing the multiuse‑path network. The previous council budgeted $21,000,000 to close gaps in the system; staff said design work is underway, right‑of‑way acquisition is a major driver of timing and work will proceed in phases with the least‑complicated segments completed first.
Why it matters: pedestrian safety and street condition projects affect daily travel, school commuting and neighborhood access; the city emphasized data‑driven selection for repaving and capital funds allocated to pedestrian safety.
