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Indy to start safety, resurfacing work at Mass Ave/College Ave intersection; businesses to remain open

The Indianapolis Department of Public Works announced on 2026-10-14 that construction to resurface pavement and add safety features at the Mass Ave, College Avenue and St. Clair Street intersection will begin later that week and is expected to be completed by late November. The Cultural Trail and nearby businesses will remain open during work, DPW said.

News BriefBy BusinessIndy News DeskCommentsPublished October 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM EDT

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Indy DPW said on 2026-10-14 that construction at the intersection of Mass Avenue, College Avenue and St. Clair Street will begin later that week as part of a project to improve safety and resurface pavement. DPW said construction is expected to be completed by late November and that the Indianapolis Cultural Trail and nearby businesses will remain open during the work.

DPW listed planned changes as crash-rated bollards along the Cultural Trail (rated to withstand impacts up to 30 mph), increased on-street parking along College Avenue, lane reconfigurations, new pavement markings and striping, six-inch raised curbing and modular curb extensions, and traffic signal adjustments or relocations. LeAndre Level Jr., Vision Zero administrator for Indy DPW, said the work follows community conversations after a 2024 crash that killed Brandon Breedlove; WDRFA owner Mike Gillis said he expects foot-traffic impacts but supports the quick timeline.

WHY IT MATTERS

This announcement matters to Mass Ave merchants, pedestrians and people who use the Cultural Trail because it describes temporary construction at a busy Indianapolis intersection and lists the safety-focused changes the city plans to install. The city frames the work as part of its Vision Zero Initiative, which the DPW says aims to eliminate traffic-related deaths and serious injuries by 2035; Vision Zero is the official goal cited by LeAndre Level Jr. in the announcement. Among the specific items named, the DPW said the project will place crash-rated bollards along the Cultural Trail — the story reports those bollards are rated to withstand impacts at speeds up to 30 mph — and will add raised curbing, modular curb extensions, signal adjustments and pavement work. For business owners and visitors the immediately actionable facts from DPW’s announcement are that the Cultural Trail and area businesses will remain open during construction and that DPW expects the work to finish by late November; those are the milestones to watch for updates or changes to access or the schedule.

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