SW Indiana leaders say area must seize I-69 prospects
The opening of the Interstate 69 extension's first section in southwestern Indiana next week presents economic opportunities that some business and government leaders say the area must seize.
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Interstate 69 extension under budget, set to open
The 67-mile stretch of Interstate 69 connects communities from just northeast of Evansville at Interstate 64 to the U.S. 231 interchange near the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center.
Appeals court upholds taking of land for I-69 project
The state Court of Appeals has rejected a claim by southwestern Indiana property owners that the state illegally acquired their land to clear the path for the Interstate 69 extension between Indianapolis and Evansville.
Paving signals progress as I-69 creeps north
Paving on both northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 69 from Evansville to the U.S. 231 interchange in southern Greene County is nearly completed.
INDOT: I-69’s first 65 miles may open in November
The first 65 miles of Indiana's Interstate 69 extension from Evansville to Indianapolis are expected to open to traffic in November once contractors finish up the project's first leg, state highway officials said.
Environmental groups lose in bid to stop I-69
A federal judge has ruled against opponents of the $3 billion Interstate 69 extension between Indianapolis and Evansville who claimed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated federal law.
Some still not sold on I-69 plans in southern Indiana
The complaints were quieter but still firm during the latest public hearing about plans for the Interstate 69 extension through southern Indiana.
Hamilton County I-69 widening will reduce lanes
A project to widen Interstate 69 at the 116th Street/Indiana 37 interchange in Fishers will restrict traffic to two lanes in both directions beginning in June.
Southern Indiana officials celebrate I-69 extension work
Several government and business leaders participated in a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for the 27-mile stretch of I-69 from near the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center to Indiana 37 south of Bloomington.
County commissioner pushes to invalidate I-69 vote
A Monroe County commissioner is pushing to invalidate a Bloomington planning panel's vote that added a contentious section of the Indianapolis-to-Evansville Interstate 69 extension to the group's local highway plan.
Bloomington officials narrowly OK I-69 extension
A Bloomington planning panel voted narrowly Friday to back off its opposition to a section of the Interstate 69 extension from Indianapolis to Evansville that would pass through Monroe County.
Bloomington panel delays vote on I-69 section
A southern Indiana panel has delayed until March a vote on whether to add a hotly debated section of the Interstate 69 extension into its transportation plan.
IDEM: I-69 construction affecting streams
The Indiana Department of Transportation and a contractor on the Interstate 69 project downstate have been cited for more than a dozen deficiencies in preventing erosion and the flow of sediment into streams.
Congressman seeks measure targeting anti-I-69 group
An Indiana congressman is seeking an amendment to a federal bill that would target a Bloomington group's refusal to include part of the Evansville-to-Indianapolis Interstate 69 extension in its local transportation plan.
Daniels says opposition won’t stop Interstate 69 extension
Gov. Mitch Daniels said the state has options for funding a 1.75-mile stretch of highway that is the focus of a dispute with the Bloomington-Monroe County Metropolitan Planning Organization.
HENDERSON: Behind the scenery of I-69 opposition
Your southern neighbors look at the sheer ugliness of convenience that surrounds Indy-area freeways and say: No way.
UPDATE: Feds say state can build debated stretch of I-69
A federal highway administrator says no one can stop the state from building a hotly debated section of the Interstate 69 extension in southern Indiana without using federal money.
I-69 rejection could affect bus service in Bloomington
Buses in Bloomington and on the Indiana University campus could lose funding starting in 2014 if local officials don’t include Interstate 69 in their transportation infrastructure plans.
Interstate 69 opponents target another section of project
Indiana environmental groups file a second lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers, alleging permits for 29 miles of the I-69 project between Oakland City and Washington violate the Clean Water Act.
Feds won’t resolve dispute over extending I-69
Agency says state officials need the Bloomington-Monroe County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s backing to spend federal money on a section of interstate intended link with Indiana 37 near Bloomington.