Plans for major infrastructure changes at the intersection of U.S. 31 and State Road 10 at Argos are on the table.

In a recent meeting at Argos High School, INDOT revealed five options for the what has been a deadly intersection.  INDOT says they are getting the options to the public so they can accept comments on the proposals and report the results back to VS Engineering.

With all five options, McDonald's, the BP Station, and Subway are saved and won’t have to be relocated.  Three of the proposals have U.S. 31 going over State Road 10 and the other two options have State Road 10 going over U.S. 31.

All five options do have the state closing off access to Dewey Street / 17th Road at U.S. 31.  That would limit access for ITAMCO and Topps on the west side of the highway and access on the east side to Sequel Wire & Cable creating concerns about access to those industries.    

Marshall County’s proposal for major improvements to Linden Road on the west side of U.S. 31 could prove timely.  Anticipating the closure of Dewey Street / 17th Road it’s thought the industries on the west side of 31 could use Linden Road and head north to State Road 10 or south to State Road 110 to get access to U.S. 31.

INDOT and VS Engineers say the plans for the State Road 110 and U.S. 31 interchange should be ready mid-summer or early fall 2024.