Cyntheanne Road Transportation Planning Study - Indianapolis ...

Executive Summary
Transportation is the key to economic development in the Town of Fishers and
this can be achieved by improving Cyntheanne Road to create a primary northsouth
corridor. The goal of this planning study is to examine the traffic demand
needs, review environmental impacts, improve safety and evaluate new roadway
alignments along Cyntheanne Road to connect the two sections. The northern
section is from Interstate 69 to SR 238, which is approximately 2.5 miles south of
I-69. The southern section extends from south of Fall Creek to 96 th Street.
Cyntheanne Road is located in Hamilton County on the east side of the Town of
Fishers. Fishers has been experiencing new development and traffic growth in
recent years, which is creating significant demand increases along existing
roadways. Additionally, Hamilton County is currently the fastest growing county
in the State of Indiana, which is heavily influenced by the Town of Fishers’
significant growth of more than 51% in the past five years.
The purpose of this study is to prepare a transportation plan on how to transform
Cyntheanne Road into a continuous north-south corridor from I-69 to 96 th
Street. This corridor will service potential development within the eastern limits
of Hamilton County and the Town of Fishers. Currently, Cyntheanne Road
begins north of I-69 and extends south to terminate at SR 238. A short segment
also exists from Connecticut Avenue to 96 th Street.
The goal of the Cyntheanne Road project is to accommodate and encourage a safe
and balanced network of roads, bicycle and pedestrian systems within the larger
metropolitan area. This project will:
• evaluate new road alignments along Cyntheanne Road
• review future traffic demand and recommend improvements to meet the
future needs
• evaluate provisions for bicycles and pedestrian connectivity
• create town and neighborhood streets that are efficient and safe
• preserve corridor mobility within the context of environmental and land
use issues
KEY FINDINGS
In summary, the existing Cyntheanne Road corridor is not adequate to handle an
increase in traffic because of safety, operating capacity, and connectivity issues.
Improving this north-south corridor is important because it should handle the
traffic demand without causing traffic to use the parallel routes and creating
congestion on the other existing north-south corridors. With the addition of
residential development, such as the Del Webb community and other planned
residential developments in the area, traffic will dramatically increase.
Additionally, a vital quality of life characteristic in the Town of Fishers is its
pedestrian and bicycle friendly systems. Upgrades to Cyntheanne Road will