INDOT plans two SR 13 roundabouts near Elwood for 2026 construction

The Indiana Department of Transportation is proposing two roundabouts in Madison County, including one at State Road 13 and State Road 128/296th Street near Elwood. INDOT expects construction to begin in spring or summer 2026, with the project targeted for completion in fall 2026.

For people driving through the Elwood-area intersection, the proposal could eventually change how traffic moves through the junction. The agency says the roundabouts are intended to reduce right-angle crashes while maintaining or increasing traffic flow. The project remains proposed and planned; the approved information does not say construction has started.

Two locations are included

The second proposed roundabout would be built at the intersection of State Road 37 and State Road 13. INDOT identifies both locations as part of the same SR 13 roundabouts project in Madison County.

The project page gives a broad construction window rather than a specific start date. It does not provide a final contract amount or a current traffic-control schedule. Those details matter to commuters, farmers, local businesses and other road users who may need to plan around work at the intersections.

Temporary traffic changes may occur when construction begins, but the approved project materials do not explain whether traffic will be shifted, restricted or detoured at either location. No precise traffic-management plan is available in the source information.

Separate Elwood sidewalk-ramp work is scheduled for 2028

A separate Indiana transportation-program document covering fiscal years 2026 through 2030 lists an Americans with Disabilities Act sidewalk-ramp project in Elwood. The work involves State Road 13, also identified as Anderson Street, and South B Street.

That project is scheduled for construction in 2028, not during the planned 2026 roundabout work. The document dated April 8, 2026, lists $732,000 in federal funding and $183,000 in local funding, for a total of $915,000.

The ADA sidewalk-ramp project should not be treated as part of the roundabout project or as an immediate 2026 construction action. The two projects have different scopes and schedules: the roundabouts are planned for construction in spring or summer 2026 with fall 2026 completion, while the sidewalk-ramp work is listed for 2028.

What comes next

The next known milestone for the roundabouts is INDOT’s expected spring or summer 2026 construction start. The agency’s current target is to finish the project in fall 2026. The approved packet does not identify a specific start day, final project cost or traffic-control schedule, so those details remain to be announced in the materials available for this report.