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Carmel outlines major College Avenue rebuild, roundabouts and new pedestrian measures; wheel tax to boost road funding
Summary
City engineering staff described an 18‑month reconstruction of College Avenue including multiple roundabouts, raised pedestrian crosswalks at roundabouts to slow traffic, and phased closures. Mayor and staff said a recently approved wheel tax and surtax will add millions annually to road maintenance starting 2026.
City engineering staff and elected officials updated residents on an extensive College Avenue reconstruction project, the use of roundabouts and raised pedestrian crosswalks to slow traffic, and new local road funding planned to begin in 2026.
Joshua (Josh) Kirk of the City of Carmel engineering department described a full rebuild of College Avenue from 90th & Sixth Street to 106th Street that will include multi‑use paths, stormwater improvements and three roundabouts — one at 90th & Sixth (complete), one at Carmel Gateway (substantially complete) and a future roundabout on Pennsylvania Parkway north of I‑465. Kirk said the project is expected to take about 18 months and that crews are roughly six months…
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