Benham Avenue Construction Project

A busy travel route near downtown Elkhart is getting a lot more colorful. New murals are being installed in the northern approach to the Benham Avenue underpass.

Elkhart reopens the Benham Avenue underpass with new traffic flow, stormwater upgrades and a pedestrian path connecting the Tolson Center to downtown.

City leaders say the project is a necessary first step towards courting private investment in the historically under served area.

City leaders will present their development plan Wednesday evening at Hotel Elkhart

Elkhart leaders broke ground Wednesday on the Benham Avenue construction project. The goal of this project is to make the area easier to use and safer for…