These four construction projects are planned near Westfield's Grand junction Plaza
Downtown Westfield is likely to see significant construction projects in the coming years, which will add more draw to this part of the city with existing small businesses and restaurants.
All four of the public projects in this story are located in the area south of State Road 32 between U.S. 31 and Grand Junction Plaza, another landmark in the city’s downtown. A ribbon cutting was held in late 2021 to open Grand Junction Plaza.
Here are four future public construction projects planned in downtown Westfield.
Westfield Washington Public Library
The Westfield Washington Public Library will have a new home in the coming years with construction on the $16.7 million building expected in late September or early October, according to the library's executive director Sheryl Sollars.
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The building is planned at the northeast corner of Park Street and Westfield Boulevard. The building will be two floors and 45,000 square feet, according to library plans.
It will be the Westfield Washington Library's first new home after 38 years in its location on Hoover Street.
Library and Township Offices
At the southwest corner of Park Street and Westfield Boulevard will be another project with ties to the Westfield Washington Library.
The Library and Westfield Washington Township announced in a news release plans for a new 55,000-square foot joint office and community space near new housing developments and restaurants.
Groundbreaking is expected this fall with construction likely to last 12 to 18 months. The current township office in Carmel will be sold, according to the news release. The cash from that sale and reserves will be the main source of funding for the township’s portion of the building.
“The Library and the Township are very much integrated with programming and community initiatives and this partnership will allow both entities to expand programming, share space, equipment, staff and ultimately provide a more efficient asset to the community,” Danielle Carey Tolan, Westfield Washington Township Trustee, said in the news release.
Union Square Parking Garage
In 2019, Westfield approved a $6 million bond to pay for the mixed-use future Union Square project.
Last month, the Westfield City Council voted unanimously to approve $12.25 million in bonds to help construct a 300-space parking garage accessible to the public.
The garage will be near the Union Square development south of State Road 32 and near Union Street in Westfield.
State Road 32
The $22 million State Road 32 project between INDOT and the city of Westfield will reconstruct the major thoroughfare from just west of Mill Street to just east of Timberbrook Run in downtown Westfield.
This stretch of road is two lanes and will be reconstructed to four travel lanes, two in each direction, at 11 to 12 feet wide. Plans include 8-foot sidewalks separated by 6-foot grass buffers on both sides of the road.
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A new roundabout will be constructed at the intersection of State Road 32 and East Street.
A timeline on the city’s website states that construction should begin this winter with completion expected in 2024.
Contact IndyStar's Carmel and Westfield reporter Brittany Carloni at brittany.carloni@indystar.com or 317-779-4468. Follow her on Twitter @CarloniBrittany.
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