NORTH VERNON, In.— Indiana Department of Transportation’s contractor for the $1.9 million roundabout project at the west end of U.S. Highway 50’s bypass at North Vernon will begin construction operations next week. Phase I signage will be put in place on Monday, April 2.
Phase I calls for building the east half of the roundabout. Traffic will shift to the westbound side of U.S. 50. Walnut Street and C.R. 400 West will close.
Milestone is the state’s contractor for this intersection project that will replace the existing stop-control configuration at U.S. 50/Walnut Street-C.R. 400W—located two miles west of North Vernon—with a single-lane roundabout measuring 166 feet in diameter. Plans call for splitter islands to be installed on rebuilt road approaches. The roundabout’s 16-foot-wide lane will encircle a center hub designed to accommodate semi-trailers on a 14-foot truck apron. Lighting is included in the project.
Later, Phase II construction will build the west half of the roundabout—shifting traffic to the center of the roadway. Walnut Street and C.R. 400W will remain closed.
During Phase III, splitter islands and the center island will be constructed—normalizing U.S. 50 traffic while Walnut Street and C.R. 400W remain closed.
Phase IV construction builds the western curb entrance to the roundabout. Walnut Street and C.R. 400W open to traffic.
