A portion of West Washington Street recently excluded from bus rapid transit investment is targeted for infrastructure upgrades.

The Department of Public Works says preparations are well underway for the snow season and crews have been training for weeks.

Roads, just like people, have a lifespan. They have to be funded and maintained, which falls under the care of the Indiana Department of Transportation.

The completed 2-way traffic change along Fort Wayne Avenue will slow traffic and add to a new transportation corridor.

A new $11 million effort to overhaul Emerson Avenue on the city’s southeast side is underway.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization developed a regional Safe Streets and Roads for All Action Plan as a step toward securing federal funding for infrastructure and other initiatives.

Its part of a more than $7 billion effort nationwide to improve roads, bridges, ports, routes for bicyclists and pedestrians, and other transit.

The additional funding will allow the Department of Public Works to address some of the worst roads in Marion County.

Crews are back on city streets – this time fixing potholes popping up due to the fluctuating temperatures.