WINONA LAKE – A plan by the Winona Lake town council to construct a roundabout at the intersection of Pierceton and Packerton roads is gaining momentum, but it will be a few years before it takes shape.

An engineer told the council on Tuesday that the construction cost could be just below $2 million.

Town Manager Pam Howard said they don’t have a timeline at this point and that much work is still needed to happen before construction could begin.

She said the town will need to choose a funding source — either state or federal, the latter of which could take five years, she said.

The project has been kicked around for years and was part of the town's master plan.

"We would like to get it done by 2030, but a lot of that depends on funds," Howard said.

Traffic at the intersection —  especially along Pierce Road east of Grace College — has increased in recent years, and officials expect it to increase with new nearby development.

Officials believe Pierceton Road will continue to see increased traffic near the GraceCollege athletic fields and the future bike park.

A bike park to the west of the intersection is in the early stages of development.

"As the bike park is developed and put in, and if there is other development with Grace College, we will need to get that traffic safety moving,"  Howard said.

Northbound motorists currently don't have a good view to the east, which makes it difficult when trying to turn west.

The nearby land includes a slope to the southeast, but an engineer told council that that would not be a problem in terms of design.

When completed, it would be the town’s third roundabout.

"The nice thing about roundabouts is it does what it's supposed to do; It slows traffic but keeps it moving," Howard said.

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WARSAW — Warsaw is looking at plans for a new roundabout that would be on the far-north side of the city.

The city redevelopment commission approved plans that will allow the city to begin an en engineering study on a future roundabout at the corner of Husky Trail and CR 200N.

Jeremy Skinner, director of Community and Economic Development for the city, said they don't have immediate plans to construct the roundabout but want to be ready when money becomes available.

A & Z will do the engineering study.

Skinner said some right-of-way will be acquired to do the project.

Given the amount of traffic at the intersection, Skinner said a roundabout would improve efficiency and safety.

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WARSAW — If you attended Tuesday’s Warsaw City Council meeting or watched online, you might have caught the very end when time was set aside for public input. 

It was then that a representative of a firm from South Bend approached the podium, introduced himself and then spoke about the excitement about plans for a future roundabout at the corner of Anchorage Road and Biomet Drive.

He expressed the hopes the company could be involved in the project.

That location is just north of US 30 and near a Zimmer Biomet production plant.

Problem is, that project is not happening.

Two officials for the Warsaw city plan office said there are no plans for a roundabout for that intersection.

While the intersection is busy, City Planner Justin Taylor said such a plan would likely run into opposition at the state level because of its close proximity to US 30.

While Anchorage crosses US 30, it officially becomes known as East CR 200N just north of the highway.

The city has been laying the groundwork to widen Ancorage Road betweeen US 30 and SR 15 for several years.

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WINONA LAKE -- The new roundabout in Winona Lake is fully open.

The roundabout at Winona Avenue, Park Avenue, Argonne Road and Kings Highway is now close to complete, aside from some landscaping.

Access from Argonne Road opened up Friday. Road striping and signage have also been added.

Construction began in July o 2022, but the preconstruction work for utilities began months before that.

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WINONA LAKE -- Monday will likely be a good day for motorists to avoid the roundabout construction project in Winona Lake.

Crews on Monday are expected to begin some milling of asphalt that is part of the roundabout, according to an update on the town's Facebook page.

Motorists should expect delays. Flagmen will be used to oversee traffic.

Winona Lake Town Manager Craig Alllebach said he's under the impression the project is within about two weeks from completion.

Exactly when the Argonne Road access to the roundabout will be opened up was unclear.

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WINONA LAKE --  Construction on the new Winona Lake roundabout is taking another turn.

Beginning Monday, Argonne Road at the roundabout will be closed to all traffic.

Work will also take place inside the center circle during this closure, according to a post on the Winona Lake Police Facebook page.

Traffic will still be able to navigate around the circle. Winona Avenue, Park Avenue, Kings Highway, and McKinley Road will be open to two-way traffic.

Traffic on Argonne Road will use Jefferson Street to McKinley Street as the local detour.

Truck traffic will remain restricted through the intersection.

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WINONA LAKE -- Construction is resuming at the roundabout in Winona Lake.

Late Friday morning, crews arrived to begin erecting signs for the closing of Winona Avenue, which will be closed for several weeks.

Work will also result in limited access to Park Avenue. Traffic will be closed for motorists headed into Winona Lake on Park Avenue from the roundabout.

The closing will continue for several weeks and be followed by another lengthy closing of Argonne Road at the roundabout.

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WINONA LAKE -- Construction of the Winona Lake roundabout is not complete, but the entire circular path is open to traffic while construction takes a winter pause.

Construction ended last week and is expected to pick up again by April, said Town Manager Craig Allebach.

Work on the project where Winona Avenue, Kings Highway, Argonne Road and Park Avenue intersect should be complete by June 1, Allebach said.

The project has fallen behind by a few weeks from the original timeline, he said.

Allebach said the worst part of the work for motorists is likely in the rearview mirror.

"Really, it wasn't as bad as anticipated because initially, they said McKinley Street would be closed, but it was open the whole time," Allebach said.

The cost of the project is expected to be $3 million.

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