INDIANAPOLIS -- As IndyGo prepares for the addition of its Purple Line, officials said that many services will change, including minor route adjustments to the south side and "significant" route changes in the north side.
According to a news release from IndyGo, a number of routes will be added, retired or realigned starting on Oct. 13. This comes with the arrival of the Purple Line, a 15.2 mile line that will connect Indianapolis to the city of Lawrence.
Officials said in the release that the addition of this route will bring major infrastructure improvements, including nearly 10 miles of sidewalks, more than 350 ADA curb ramps, new street paving, a multi-use path and storm sewer separation.
The changes to other IndyGo routes are expected to include:
- Route 4
- All trips will terminate at Community Hospital North
- Between 10th and 38th streets, Route 4 will also take Central Avenue in both directions instead of traveling northbound on Delaware Street and southbound on central Avenue.
- Route 10
- This route will be consolidated to one alignment west of Girls School Road. All trips will serve Girls School Road outbound to Meijer and inbound trips from Meijer will use Raceway Road to 10th Street.
- Route 18
- This route will be retired as part of the realignment.
- The current service between the Julia M. Carson Transit Center and Butler University will be covered by Route 28 and service between Butler University and the Glendale Town Center will be covered by Route 19.
- Route 19
- Route 19 will take Route 18's former alignment through Broad Ripple to Butler University.
- Service on 62nd Street east of Rural Street and most service on Allisonville Road will be discontinued.
- Route 82 will provide service to the Castleton Square Mall and Community Hospital North.
- All trips will take 46th Street and Route 19 will take Keystone Avenue between 46th and 52nd streets.
- Route 28
- Will reach its north side terminus with a one-way "clockwise" loop around Dugan Drive, Township Line Road and 86th Street to the line's end at St. Vincent Hospital
- Route 29
- Formerly known as Route 902.
- The one-way look at its northern terminus will go northbound on Madison Avenue, eastbound on National Avenue and southbound on Shelby Street.
- Route 30
- Will be extended and continue on 30th Street east of Shadeland Avenue. Service on Shadeland Avenue between 30th and Washington streets will be discontinued.
- From East 30th Street, Route 30 will turn onto Franklin Road and then 42nd Street, covering Route 39's former service. It will then travel north on German Church Road and serve the intersection of Pendleton Pike and Sunnyside Road.
- Service on this route will increase in frequency from 60 minutes to 30 minutes on weekdays and 45 minutes on weekends.
- Route 31
- This route will take Shelby Street and County Line Road in both directions. The previous one-way service on U.S. 31 between Shelby Street and County Line Road will be discontinued.
- Between Sumner and Hanna avenues, this route will divert onto Shelby Street to serve the University of Indianapolis and transfer with Route 29. Madison Avenue service on this stretch will be discontinued, except three northbound stops served by Route 29.
- Route 39
- Will be discontinued and replaced largely by the Purple Line
- Service on Meridian Street, between Ohio and 16th streets, will be preserved by routes 11 and 25.
- Service on Central Avenue will be preserved by routes 4, 19 and 28.
- The corridors of Franklin Road, between 38th and 42nd streets, and 42nd Street between Franklin and Mitthoefer roads, will be preserved by Route 30.
- Route 82
- This route will cover much of two routes scheduled to be retired, including Routes 86 and 901.
- It will cover the area previously served by 901, except for portions north of 86th Street. Route 82 will travel Broad Ripple Avenue to serve the Glendale Town Center area.
- The route will connect the Glendale Town Center, Broad Ripple, Nora Plaza, Keystone Fashion Mall, Castleton Square Mall adn community Hospital north.
- Route 86
- This route will be retired.
- Service on 86th and 82nd streets east of College Avenue will be preserved by the new Route 82.
- West of College Avenue, Route 37 will continue to serve Park 100
- Routes 28 and 34 will serve the St. Vincent Hospital area.
- Purple Line/Route 92
- This line will largely replace Route 39 and the Lawrence portions of Route 4.
- This line will share 12 stations with the Red Line, doubling frequency on the Capitol Avenue and Meridian Street corridors.
- From the 38th Street and Park Avenue station onward, it will serve 38th Street before turning on Post Road to end in Lawrence.
Officials with IndyGo will speak about these changes and answer questions at the following meetings:
- Sept. 9
- 5:30 p.m. Virtual Public Meeting
- Focus - All Routes
- Sept. 10
- 6-8 a.m. and 3-6 p.m. at the Carson Transit Center, located at 201 E. Washington St.
- Focus - All Routes
- Sept. 16
- 12-2 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at the Arthur Jordan Branch YMCA, located at 8400 Westfield Blvd.
- Focus - Route 82
- Sept. 17
- 12-2 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at the Martin Luther King (MLK) Community Center, located at 40 W 40th St.
- Focus - Routes 18, 19 and 28
- Sept. 23
- 12-2 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at the East 38th Street Library, located at 5420 E. 38th St.
- Focus - Routes 4 and 39, Purple Line
- Sept. 24
- 12-2 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at the P30 Coworking Space, located at 3039 N Post Rd.
- Focus - Routes 4 and 39, Purple Line
- Sept. 30
- 12-2 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at the Fort Ben Library, located at 9330 E. 56th St.
- Focus - Routes 4 and 39, Purple Line
For more information, visit IndyGo's website.