Indy and Regional Trail Updates

Below is a list of trail construction and maintenance updates broken out by city. Updates are made periodically based on new information provided by each municipality and/or county as well as trail users.

Indianapolis (Marion County)
Trail maintenance issues can be reported to the Mayor’s Action Center via phone at 317-327-4622.

Completed: 30th Street Bridge over White River is now open

In Construction: 29th/30th Streets Two-Way conversion is now underway.

In Design: Fall Creek Greenway extension in Lawrence. Proposed construction in spring 2027-2028

Major Transportation and Infrastructure Projects
Indianapolis Trail Projects
Brownsburg (Hendricks County)

B&O Trail

  • Asphalt Repairs between Ronald Reagan and Raceway Road:
    This maintenance project addresses pavement deterioration along the B&O Trail corridor between Raceway Road and Ronald Reagan Parkway. The objective is to extend pavement life, improve user safety, and prevent further structural failure.

    • Scope of work includes:

      • Crack filling to prevent water infiltration
      • Seal coating to protect the asphalt surface and extend lifecycle performance
      • Pavement striping restoration
      • Removal and replacement of 12 heaved sections caused by root intrusion and age-related pavement fatigue
Brownsburg Trail Alerts
Carmel (Hamilton County)

Flooding closures:

  • Hazel Dell Parkway Bridge: Hazel Dell and 106th multiuse paths closed due to bridge washout. Hazel Dell Parkway south of 106th Street will remain under a lengthy closure with the official detour route of Gray Road and 106th Street.
  • Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation (CCPR) updates
    • White River Greenway: Fully open.
    • River Heritage Park: Cleanup is on track to reopen the park by or before this weekend (8.27).
    • Flowing Well Park: Trails, restrooms and parking are open. The namesake well remains closed while crews perform a chlorinated flush after total coliform was detected; the well will reopen once two consecutive daily water tests come back clean.
    • Founders Park: Open, except for the south pond paved trail, which is closed for installation of a new floating boardwalk (expected completion by late October).
    • Hazel Landing Park: Closed indefinitely due to severe creek damage. City, park and county officials met this week with engineering and Ball State University archaeology and geology teams to plan long-term park restoration alongside creek repairs.
    • Historic Moffitt House: Water remediation continues in the crawlspace; the house sustained no structural damage

IN CONSTRUCTION

  • Northbound Range Line Road (8/3/26): Northbound Range Line Road between Executive Drive and City Center Drive will be under construction for enhancements that include a new multi-use path, on-street parking and environmental features designed to improve safety and accessibility.
    • The posted detour route uses 3rd Avenue SW.
  • Monon Boulevard Phase III & N. College Avenue (6/2026)
    Continued expansion and utility work on these vital corridors will progress steadily through the remainder of 2026.
  • White River Greenway North Extension Project: The project includes extending the greenway north to 146th Street as well as the construction of a river overlook, parking lot and year-round restrooms. Once complete, the White River Greenway will span over five miles in Carmel. The project is in partnership with Conner Prairie and is part of a regional effort to expand the greenway and turn attention toward the area’s most significant natural resource—the White River.

  • Raised pedestrian crosswalks (June – September)
    To protect pedestrians and slow traffic, the City has been installing raised crosswalks at six major roundabouts along Hazel Dell Parkway and Gray Road. The following three roundabouts for completion are:

    • 116th Street and Hazel Dell Parkway
    • Cherry Creek Boulevard and Hazel Dell Parkway
      • All raised pedestrian crosswalk installations are set for completion in September, reinforcing Carmel’s ongoing commitment to student and neighborhood safety.
        (For more details visit the City of Carmel’s website).lMain Street and Gray Road
  • New multi-use paths: Carmel’s trail network continues to grow with construction on the Westfield Boulevard Path (99th St. to 116th St.) running through October.
Public Infrastruture Project Viewer
Fishers (Hamilton County)

IN CONSTRUCTION

  • USA Parkway Widening Project (North of 106th): Work will include roadway widening, new curb improvements, trail construction, and pavement resurfacing.
    • Lane restrictions are expected through October 2026.
  • 136th Street Widening Project, Phase 2: Improvements being made between Southeastern Parkway and Prairie Baptist Road.
    • 136th Street is closed to through traffic within the project limits. Drivers should follow the signed detour route using Southeastern Parkway and Prairie Baptist Road to reconnect with 136th Street.
    • This major improvement project will transform 136th Street from a rural two-lane roadway into a modern boulevard featuring:
      • Raised medians
      • New multi-use paths on both sides of the road
      • New pavement, curb & gutter
      • Storm sewer infrastructure upgrades
Fishers Trail Progress Dashboard
Hancock County
  • Pennsy Trail: The Pennsy Trails of Hancock County not-for-profit organization announced the opening this summer of the next mile of Pennsy Trail from CR 400 W to CR 300 W, leaving only a 1.5 mile trail gap to Greenfield’s Pennsy Trail.  This extends the longest continuous section of open NRHT to 21 miles from downtown Indianapolis.

Hendricks County
  • B&O Trail: Further extension of the B&O Trail in Hendricks County is planned with prioritization of the trail through the community of Maplewood and a bridge over the West Fork of White Lick Creek just a half mile west of Maplewood.  A bridge feasibility report from an engineering firm has been received and design and permitting will be initiated. A maintenance group is currently being established for the new trail section in Marion County.  If anyone would like to help out with this, please contact send an email to contact@botrail.org.
  • Vandalia Trail (9/25): Hendricks County Parks & Recreation completed construction on Phase 1 of their Vandalia Trail section in the town of Clayton, including a trailhead in Lambert Park and a short section of trail to the west edge of town.  They are also working a grant to extend that trail ~2 miles west from Clayton on property they already own.
Noblesville (Hamilton County)

COMPLETED

  • Midland Trace: Open!
  • Little Chicago Road (11/25): The trail along Little Chicago Rd north of SR 38 is now open. It ends at 211th/Carrigan Rd.

  • Park Link Pass Trail (11/25): Completed.

Plainfield (Hendricks County)

Vandalia Trail: The White Lick Creek and Vandalia Trail Alliance (WLCVTA) has continued working on finalizing trail easements for the first 2.3 miles of Vandalia Trail from Plainfield to Girls School Road.

CENTRAL, STATE & NATIONAL
CENTRAL INDIANA

The Greater Indy Trailways consists of 800 miles of multi-use trails and greenways linking communities in Central Indiana. This ever-expanding network stretches across nine Central Indiana counties–Marion, Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Shelby, Johnson, Morgan, Madison, and Hendricks–connecting locals and visitors to scenic corridors and regional destinations.

Greater Indy Trailways
INDIANA

NEXT LEVEL TRAILS:  Next Level Trails (NLT) has invested $180 million – the largest infusion of state trail funding in Indiana history – to help develop regional and local trails. Next Level Trails is part of Governor Holcomb’s broader Next Level Connections infrastructure program and encourages collaborative efforts to accelerate trail connections. The Department of Natural Resources administers the NLT program. Learn more about Next Level Trails at on.IN.gov/nextleveltrails.

Monon South Trail:  The Monon South Trail is a proposed 57-mile trail between Mitchell and the Clark/Floyd County border that connects eight local communities in the Lawrence, Orange, Washington, and Clark Counties uplands region of southern Indiana.

Next Level Trails Progress
NATIONAL

US Bicycle Route SystemThe U.S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS) is a developing national network of bicycle routes connecting urban and rural communities via signed roads and trails. Created with public input, U.S. Bicycle Routes direct bicyclists to a preferred route through a city, county, or state – creating opportunities for people everywhere to bicycle for travel, transportation, and recreation.

National Road Heritage Trail: A Cross-State Multi-Use Trail to Span 160 Miles, 30 Communities.