Tapp Road Interchange To Open To Traffic Tonight

Last updated on Friday, June 1, 2018

(BLOOMINGTON) - The Tapp Road interchange is scheduled to open to traffic tonight at 8 p.m. All travel lanes and on and off ramps will be unrestricted. The interchange will open with temporary pavement markings that will be replaced with permanent striping on Monday, June 4, under flagging operations.

Mainline paving continues on State Road 37 from south of Rockport Road to the Vernal Pike overpass, which may temporarily place ramps to State Road 37 from Fullerton Pike, Tapp Road, 2nd Street and 3rd Street in a Yield condition. Motorists are reminded that Yield signs indicate a driver should approach with caution, come to a complete stop if necessary and only continue onto the highway if the way is clear.

The opening of the Tapp Road interchange is expected to alleviate some of the east-west traffic congestion caused by lane restrictions on the 2nd Street and 3rd Street bridges. Motorists are encouraged to use Fullerton Pike, Tapp Road, Vernal Pike and State Road 46 for cross town trips.

The following activities will be occurring this week and next:

Paving operations will be in place all week on both northbound and southbound State Road 37 from just south of Rockport Road to the Vernal Pike overpass. Traffic will shift to the inside lanes to allow for ramp and outside shoulder paving.
Some paving operations can impact merge areas, and motorists are reminded that ramps onto State Road 37 from Fullerton Pike, Tapp Road, 2nd Street and 3rd Street may be in Yield configuration. Yield signs indicate that motorists should approach with caution, come to a complete stop if necessary and only continue onto the highway if the way is clear.
The current traffic configuration on 2nd Street (State Road 45) will remain in place the entire week.
The traffic pattern on 3rd Street (State Road 48) will remain as is. During periods of heavy traffic law enforcement officers may be on site to assist with traffic flow. Crews will be excavating for installation of MSE walls, removing pavement and preparing for installation of signals, lighting fixtures and sidewalks.
The left lane of both eastbound and westbound State Road 46 from Arlington Road to just west of State Road 37 will be closed on Friday, June 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for road inspection and patching.
There will be daily single lane restrictions on both northbound and southbound State Road 37 from Sample Road to the Walnut Street interchange on and off ramps. The restrictions are needed for paving operations and to make improvements to median drains.
The right lane of northbound State Road 37 from Fox Hollow Road to Chambers Pike will be closed to make outside shoulder improvements and to allow for additional drainage work.
The single lane configuration in the northern section of the I-69 Section 5 work zone remains in place. Motorists are reminded to stay in their travel lane, and that the center lane is only for turns at specified locations.
Most of the Sample Road interchange is scheduled to open on or about June 8. There will be a number of changes to State Road 37 access with the opening of the interchange and local access roads. More information will be sent out as that date gets closer.

Motorists traveling between Indianapolis and Bloomington and wishing to avoid potential delays on State Road 37 are encouraged use the alternate routes of State Road 135, I-65 and State Road 67. The speed limit throughout the entire work zone remains 45 miles per hour. Motorists are urged to drive with no distractions, leave ample space between vehicles and to be aware of changing traffic conditions.

All construction activity is weather dependent and the schedule is subject to change.

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