State highway officials remain confident the latest section of southern Indiana's Interstate 69 extension will be finished this year even though construction crews still have several miles of concrete to pour.
The Indiana Department of Transportation said Tuesday it chose five preliminary alternatives for the highway's Martinsville-to-Indianapolis segment after reviewing public input and evaluations of the 14 initial proposed routes.
A U.S. District Court judge in Chicago ruled Tuesday that the federal government's approval of the proposed Illiana Tollway linking northern Illinois and Indiana is invalid.
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner announced plans Tuesday to kill the $1.5 billion Illiana Expressway project, a proposed tollway that would link Interstate 65 in Indiana and Interstate 55 in Illinois.
Australia-based IFM Investors plans to invest $260 million in capital improvements on the Indiana Toll Road over the next five years.
A lawsuit over the proposed Illiana Tollway claims federal approval for the project relied on faulty information and didn’t adequately consider environmental impacts.
The temporary shutdown of the northbound Interstate 65 ramp to westbound Interstate 70 will allow workers to rehabilitate two ramp bridges that are more than 40 years old.
State highway officials planning the final leg of the Evansville-to-Indianapolis Interstate 69 extension have released details of 14 possible routes they're considering that would either cut across Indianapolis' south side or adjacent suburban counties.
A bridge repair project will soon shut down a ramp linking Interstates 65 and 70 near downtown Indianapolis for two months.
State highway officials are planning a pair of meetings to gather public comment on possible routes for the Interstate 69 extension between Martinsville and Indianapolis.
The bill would revoke a 2004 law that prohibits the highway from passing through southern Marion County's Perry Township.
The state highway department said a contractor plans to begin work March 16 on a $36 million project for rebuilding and widening I-65 between Southport Road in Indianapolis and the Main Street interchange in Greenwood.
Authorities in two northwest Indiana counties are scheduled to decide over the next several weeks whether to proceed with a proposal to lease the Indiana Toll Road after the Australian-Spanish consortium that leased it went bankrupt.
The House voted 81-11 Tuesday to revoke the 2004 law that prohibits the highway from passing through southern Marion County's Perry Township.
Indiana legislators have advanced a bill that would lift a state law restricting the route for the final leg of the Interstate 69 extension near Indianapolis.
The move comes after new Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner issued an executive order Jan. 12 suspending planning and development of any major interstate construction projects because of deep state budget problems.
Lake County Commissioner Roosevelt Allen told a Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission committee that his county along with LaPorte County are preparing to finalize their offer.
INDOT Commissioner Karl Browning said more money needs to be budgeted to prevent more of Indiana’s roads and bridges from falling into poor condition.
About 15 businesses along the 21-mile stretch of SR 37 between Bloomington and Martinsville have been affected by the impending Interstate 69 construction.
A planned 47-mile expressway between Illinois and Indiana is on hold after new Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner issued an executive order aimed at addressing the state's deep budget problems.
