(St. Joseph County, IN) - The Indiana Department of Transportation will host a hearing to offer the public an opportunity to review and comment on preliminary design plans regarding a proposed intersection improvement near New Carlisle.

The project is proposed at Indiana 2 and Larrison Blvd/Strawberry Rd.  According to INDOT,  the project involves converting the existing two-way stop-controlled intersection to a grade-separated interchange with a design referred to as a diverging diamond.

The interchange will include constructing two bridges carrying Larrison Blvd/Strawberry Rd over Indiana 2,  four single-lane interchange ramps, widening Larrison Blvd/Strawberry Rd approaching the interchange, and installing traffic signals north and south of Indiana 2 to control traffic on Larrison Blvd/Strawberry Rd when crossing over the diverging diamond interchange.

Indiana 2 will remain a four-lane divided highway with two lanes in each direction, according to INDOT. 

The hearing is scheduled March 30 at New Prairie High School beginning at 6 p.m. (Central Time) with doors opening at 5:30 p.m.  A formal presentation will be followed by an opportunity for verbal statements for the record.

The proposed improvements would be a short distance from where an Amazon data center campus and a General Motors electric vehicle battery making plant are going up.