INDIANAPOLIS — Authorities have finished designing IndyGo’s Blue Line Bus Rapid Transit project.
According to IndyGo, the Blue Line will serve as a ‘massive’ infrastructure improvement project that will address the condition of roadways, traffic safety, pedestrian facilities, and stormwater drainage.
“Reaching the Blue Line’s 100% design is a huge success,” said IndyGo President and CEO Jennifer Pyrz. “We’ve worked diligently these past few years to adapt and ensure this project will benefit everyone traveling along the corridor, whether you’re a rider, driver or pedestrian. Now, we can enter a new phase where we begin constructing stronger bus service between the airport, downtown, and our historic East Washington Street neighborhoods while improving safety for all.”
The planned improvements from the final design include:
- 9.7 miles of new or replaced sidewalks
- 30 station platforms
- Station amenities: Covered waiting areas, level boarding, ticket vending machines, real-time arrival signs, security cameras, and snow melt
- Station spacing: 0.5 – 1 mile
- 2.3 miles of new or refreshed crosswalks
- 359 new or upgraded ADA curb ramps
- 46.5 lane miles of roadway resurfacing
- 7.5 miles of separated storm sewer drainage
- 63 new or upgraded traffic signals
Construction is projected to begin in early 2025. According to IndyGo, The Blue Line is expected to be complete anytime between 2027-2028.
The 24-mile Blue Line will be the third of IndyGo’s three planned Bus Rapid Transit lines.
It will essentially replace one of IndyGo’s highest ridership routes, Route 8, along Washington Street between Cumberland and the Indianapolis International Airport.
Learn more about the Blue Line here.
