Center Grove area road closing for extensive sewer work

Portions of a road in the Center Grove area will be closed off and on for about five months so Greenwood can complete sewer work.

Fairview Road between Bluff Road and Morgantown Road will be closed to all through traffic starting Monday and until Feb. 28, through different phases of work, according to a news release from the Johnson County Highway Department.

The road is used to bring traffic to a Center Grove school, neighborhoods and churches. 

Motorists are encouraged to use Morgantown Road, County Line Road and State Road 37 as a detour, according to the news release.

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Greenwood is closing the road to complete the next phase of the Greenwood Western Regional Interceptor Project, which is a sewer expansion project, the news release said.

The project is a a $62.2 million, 10-mile sewer pipeline which will run through White River Township and is operated by the city. Greenwood raised the sewer rate for three years to fund the project.

Closure of Fairview Road between Bluff Road and Morgantown Road is expected to happen in phases, with the first closures beginning Monday. The anticipated closing dates are only estimates and could change based on the weather or other factors.

The intersection of Bluff and Fairview roads, near State Road 37, is expected to be closed beginning Monday, with that work being completed about Nov. 15. 

Fairview Road between Bluff Road and Paddock Drive is also expected to be closed starting Monday. That work is expected to wrap up at the end of February. 

Fairview Road from Paddock Drive to just west of Estes Road will be closed Nov. 18 to Feb. 28. This portion is not expected to be closed until the intersection of Bluff and Fairview roads is open.

Paddock Drive south of Fairview Road is also expected to be closed from Nov. 18 to Feb. 28. The closure will not begin until the intersection of Bluff and Fairview roads is open.

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Here is a look at the road closure timeline:

Intersection of Bluff and Fairview roads

Closing date: Monday

Expected to reopen: Nov. 15

Fairview Road between Bluff Road and Paddock Drive

Closure date: Monday

Expected to reopen: Feb. 28

Fairview Road from Paddock Drive to just west of Estes Road

Closure date: Nov. 18 (will not close until Bluff and Fairview roads intersection is re-opened)

Expected to reopen: Feb. 28

Paddock Drive south of Fairview Road

Closure date: Nov. 18 (will not close until Bluff and Fairview roads intersection is re-opened)

Expected to reopen: Feb. 28

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