Reader Dan Guio questioned my report on various street repairs including 61st Street which he noted had not been completed as the article stated.

No sooner had he emailed me we noticed E. 61st Street from College Avenue to Compton Avenue was seeing work with concrete cutting tools. Thanks DPW!

Don't forget to register to vote. If you expect to be out of town or are over 65, you can request an absentee ballot by calling 327-VOTE. You can also find out where to vote.

Utility line relocation in preparation for IndyGo's Red Line bus rapid transit is coming to College Avenue. Water and gas utility relocations on College Avenue will begin in October or November, in advance of Red Line construction. Crews will be relocating sections of water main and/or fire hydrants at the following intersections over the next several months, with gas main relocations to follow: 42nd Street, 44th Street, 46th Street, 49th Street, 52nd Street, 54th Street, 56th Street, 57th Street, 61st Street, Broad Ripple Avenue, and 66th Street.

Per IndyGo: Work at each location is expected to take approximately 14 days. Where necessary, flashing arrow boards, flaggers, and/or traffic officers will be used to divert vehicles around work zones. Travelers should expect possible on-street parking restrictions, traffic pattern shifts, or partial lane closures with flaggers.

One lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction of College Avenue through the morning and evening peak hours.

Water shut offs will be necessary to facilitate these relocations, but will occur overnight. Property owners will be notified in advance by the utility if their service will be affected.

Need health insurance? Open enrollment starts November 1. The 2019 Open Enrollment Period runs from Thursday, November 1, 2018, to Saturday, December 15, 2018. If you don't act by December 15, you can't get 2019 coverage unless you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period. Plans sold during Open Enrollment start January 1, 2019. Details at www.healthcare.gov.

If you are low income, you may qualify for the Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0 which is a separate program.

Did you see my letter to the editor in the IBJ? I also have an op-ed in All Aboard Indiana (www.indianahighspeedrail.org). The topic is preserving the State Fair train tracks (aka the Nickel Plate) for joint transit and rail use (and ending DPW's odd partnership with Fishers to have the Surface Transportation Board "promptly" approve abandonment of the tracks which run from 10th Street to north of Noblesville). Advocates are welcome to join Save the Nickel Plate on Facebook.

Have you visited Madison, Wisconsin? It's one of the few cities in the world located on an isthmus (between 2 large lakes) where just a mile or two separates them.

The beautiful State Capitol and State Street are a must as is the UW Memorial Union where you can enjoy a brat and a microbrew. It's the only student union in the country serving beer.

Pick up some cheese or a gourmet cheese and salami sandwich at Fromagination on the Capitol Square (222 S. Carroll Street) or grab lunch at Casetta at 222 West Washington. The sesame salad is very good as is the Pasta e Fagioli soup (tomato with sausage).

Don't miss Olbrich Botanical Gardens just east of downtown and Williamson Street (Madison's version of hipster Portland).

Nearby state parks like Devils Lake in the Baraboo Hills are great for hiking and families will love the water parks in Wisconsin Dells.

Nearby Milwaukee has a great art museum on Lake Michigan, a Public Market, and a new street car which starts service November 1. The Third Ward is another must.

You can't beat a weekend (or week) in the Badger State. (And go Badgers as the battle Purdue next month).