New road to accompany Walmart expansion

By Kevin Kane
Current in Westfield

The city of Westfield is planning to construct a new road near US 31 to help traffic flow in that area.

Public Relations Coordinator Carrie Cason confirmed last week that the Walmart at 151st Street is planning to expand. Traffic is already heavy in that area along US 31, so the city will build a road connecting 151st Street and Greyhound Pass which Cason said should ease traffic flow.

Currently the city is working on acquiring any necessary land for the project, and Cason said the speed at which this process is finalized will determine the timeline for the rest of the project. Cason said there is not yet an official projection for when work will be completed, but she estimated that the road should be ready for public use early next year.

CVS to combine Range Line stores at new facility

By Kevin Kane
Current in Carmel

7/15/2010

Construction could begin this fall on a new CVS/pharmacy building on Range Line Road.

CVS Public Relations Director Michael DeAngelis said work on a new 13,000-square-foot building will begin later this year at the corner of Range Line Road and Medical Drive. The new facility, DeAngelis said, would open next spring and consolidate the two existing CVS locations on Range Line Road.

According to a proposal presented to the Carmel Plan Commission in January, the new retail building would be constructed on the lots currently occupied by the existing CVS and neighboring Taco Bell. According to the minutes of that same commission meeting, designs at that time called for a more aesthetically pleasing two-story building with street parking in addition to a larger parking lot. A lack of square footage and parking spaces were cited as reasons for the new construction.

DeAngelis said all employees from the two current Range Line locations will be transferred to the new store when it opens in the spring.

“Until the new store opens next year, the existing locations will continue to serve their customers and operate business as usual,” he said in an e-mail.

The company owning the Taco Bell on Range Line Road, Southern Bells, has announced the store will close early next month when the franchisee opens a new location on E. Carmel Drive in a converted Boston Market building.