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Mayor Bart Peterson and Wal-Mart executives, joined by neighborhood and area business leaders, today announced plans for a new Wal-Mart SuperCenter in Pike Township near Lafayette Square Mall. The SuperCenter is projected to open in early 2007.

The SuperCenter will employ 450 people, 75 percent of which will be full time positions at an annual payroll of $8 million. The SuperCenter will be located at the area near 46th Street, east of Lafayette Road and south of I-65. Wal-Mart is investing $20 million in the store, and the new store will occupy 203,000 square feet of space.

Wal-Mart’s decision to locate in the Lafayette Square area is strongly supported by neighborhood and business groups, including the Pike Township Residents’ Association, Westside Neighborhood Association and Eagledale Neighborhood Association, and the recently-formed Lafayette Square Area Coalition. The Lafayette Square Area Coalition has recently collected more than 700 petitions from area residents and shoppers who support Wal-Mart.

A new full-line Penny’s is under construction at 8702 N Michigan Road, the former site of Kmart, which closed down four years ago. It will have smaller shops neighboring it, seventy five percent of which has been leased. The developers are also constructing an 8,500 square foot building in the out-parcel. Penny’s will be 101,000 square feet and the opening date is planned for August of 2006.

Alabama-based Books-A-Million plans to open a store in Indianapolis early next summer, the first one in the city. Books-A-Million is a discount book retail chain that also sells magazines and collectibles and houses a coffee and espresso bar. The 15,015-square-foot store will be located in Traders Point Shopping Center at 86th Street and Zionsville Road. Traders Point was developed and is managed by locally based Kite Realty Group.

PIKE TOWNSHIP – TOTAL CLOSURE

5445 Guion Road
3600W/3000N

Total street closure of West 56th Street between Guion Road and Georgetown Road for widening of the bridge over Guion Creek. Closure is from October 26th through December 26th, 2005. Detour: Westbound 56th Street will close at Guion Road with Guion Road to 52nd Street or 62nd Street as the designated detour routes. Eastbound 56th Street will close to through traffic at Georgetown Road with Georgetown Road to 52nd Street or 62nd Street as the designated detour routes.

PIKE TOWNSHIP – TRAFFIC LANE (S) RESTRICTION

West 56th Street
5600N/2350W-4200W

There will be restrictions on 56th Street due to road reconstruction. There will be widening of bridges on 56th Street over Guion Creek and Little Eagle Creek, and widening of road to 5 lanes on 56th street between Lafayette Road and Guion Road through January 2006. There will be two-lane traffic for use while other lanes are reconstructed.

Compliments of
Karen Terrell
Mayor’s Neighborhood Liaison for Pike Township