JPR teamed-up with an Indianapolis area land planner, the City of Elkhart’s Redevelopment Commission (RDC), Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the City of Elkhart’s Department of Public Works. Beginning in 2008, a detailed planning exercise resulted in the selection of the initiating project. JPR provided cost estimates, funding models, partnering framework, construction sequence, and timelines.
Sharing a signalized intersection with State Highway 19 and the Elkhart Toll Road Interchange, this project required a careful design approach. Providing additional traffic capacity and improved safety, the project design also incorporated new lighting, landscaping, pedestrian features, and improved access to businesses. The services provided by JPR included public liaison, public meetings, traffic studies, a survey, geotechnical engineering, design engineering, and right-of-way acquisition.
Final design began in 2010. The project, constructed in two phases over two years, was completed in 2012.