Gov. Eric Holcomb included $554.3 million in state funding for the Martinsville-to-Indianapolis stretch of I-69, known as Section 6, in his recently released $5.1 billion Next Level Roads Plan.
The Carmel Board of Public Works approved the agreement with a Goshen-based construction contractor at a meeting Wednesday morning.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb held a news conference Thursday to unveil his Next Level Road Plan.
Some Indiana lawmakers have told state officials they must be more diligent in overseeing deals such as the failed partnership with a private developer for a long-delayed section of the Interstate 69 extension.
The updates to the manufacturer’s corporate offices are aimed at collaboration and efficiency. The overpass construction is meant to smooth traffic flow at a key entry point to the city.
Indiana’s gas tax will increase by 10 cents a gallon under House Enrolled Act 1002, which goes into effect Saturday. The tax will jump from 18 cents to 28 cents a gallon.
The Indiana Finance Authority says its board voted Thursday to endorse a deal for state agencies to oversee I-69 construction between Bloomington and Martinsville.
Work to improve State Road 37 between Bloomington and Martinsville to interstate standards began in 2014 and was originally slated for completion by the end of 2016. But multiple delays and financing problems have raised concerns about the private developer.
Q&A with Mark Kirschner, Wheaton Van Lines: “We’re not losing drivers; there’s just no new drivers coming into the industry.”
The Indiana Department of Transportation formally asked vendors Thursday for information regarding possible tolling on Interstates 65, 70 and 94, as required by the General Assembly.
The state of Indiana hopes to assume control of an Interstate 69 extension project three years after hiring a private developer to complete the work.
Indiana officials have again added time to the projected date to complete construction of the Interstate 69 extension segment between Bloomington and Martinsville.
The most recent downgrade was driven by concerns over whether the company hired to design and build the segment will be able to meet its financial obligations.
The plaintiff says he was harmed financially because he purchased Celadon stock at “artificially inflated prices.” The company’s shares declined after allegations of misleading statements and a federal probe.
A private equity firm has purchased a stake in a local family-owned company with operations across the country as its two founders retire and the next generation takes the helm.
The measure likely will head next to a conference committee where differences with a House version can be ironed out.
The Indiana Department of Transportation this month released plans detailing the location of interchanges along the final leg of Interstate 69, information that’s expected to spark investment.
While roads are still made from time-tested 20th-century staples such as concrete and asphalt, the formulas used to mix them and the techniques used to lay them down are very 21st century.
Indiana officials have delayed by another seven months the deadline for finishing construction on the Interstate 69 extension segment between Bloomington and Martinsville.
Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma said Thursday that Republicans "need to continue educating the public" about the need for a tax increase that would be used to fund infrastructure projects around the state.
