INDIANAPOLIS — The city recently announced changes coming to the Madison Avenue corridor in addition to the investments in safety included in Indy DPW’s proposed 2025 Operating and Capital budget.
The Madison Avenue Road Diet is a “Complete Streets” project that aims to improve road safety for all users by introducing traffic calming measures along the corridor. This road diet is one of dozens of investments totaling $305 million in safety-related projects scheduled over the next five years as introduced in the proposed capital plan alongside the annual operating budget. Also included in the proposed budget is a Vision Zero Administrator who will assist the department to continue bringing safer transportation infrastructure for all road users. They will also coordinate across other City agencies and departments, stakeholders and the public to provide a safer experience for all.
The Madison Avenue Road Diet is a $47 million investment that will remove two vehicular travel lanes, repave over 16 miles of street, and bring over 15,000 linear feet of new curbs and sidewalks along the corridor between Pleasant Run Pkwy and Ray Street. The project will also introduce the 7,200-foot Interurban Trail to expand connectivity to Indy’s southside, with plans of extending this trail at a later date.
Funded with three rounds of federal grant dollars through the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization (IMPO), the Madison Avenue Road Diet will be implemented in three phases. The phases of the project will begin in spring of 2025, and conclude in 2028.