traffic

Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall and St. Joseph Counties had a combined 442 crashes resulting in serious injury or death last year, according to data presented during Wednesday’s meeting of the Michiana Area Council of Governments’ Transportation Technical Advisory Committee.

Mishawaka’s new indoor shooting range was approved 8-0, but neighbors say their real concern is traffic, not the range, and they want the city to address it.

The city of South Bend is paying a consultant more to analyze an intersection but the Indiana Department of Transportation says even if traffic warrants a stoplight, installing one at the Indiana Dinosaur Museum might be unsafe because of the proximity of U.S. 31 ramps.

With the number of visitors the roughly year-old Indiana Dinosaur Museum already is drawing, plus attractions it still plans to develop, city of South Bend officials say a full traffic signal at U.S. 20 and Olive Road is needed.

The intersection of Ireland Road and Michigan Street near the U.S. 20 Bypass has seen the most collisions so far this year in South Bend, with 19 from January through September. That’s an increase from the same period in 2024, even though it was one of six intersections targeted for police focus, based on last year’s data.

St. Joseph County economic development executive director Bill Schalliol says he'll ask Amazon to contribute more money for traffic patrols as part of a local road funding agreement.

A full closure of the Cleveland and Beech Roads intersection will begin in mid to late May and is expected to last throughout the summer. The intersection must reopen by mid-October.

The Indiana Department of Transportation is fast-tracking an interchange at State Road 2 and Larrison Road but it's still a couple years off.

Chick-fil-A celebrated its grand opening Thursday for its new location on Cassopolis Street in Elkhart. The opening brings concerns of increased traffic.

Notre Dame’s first home game of the season is Saturday afternoon, which means traffic congestion and detours.