INDIANAPOLIS — It’s going to be a busy construction season for the Indiana Department of Transportation.
INDOT said that all parts of the I-465 loop will be touched and roughly a half a million tons of asphalt will be used. INDOT said this equals about 250 days worth of paving, which is a tough feat to take on.
The first project will be on I-65 from Southport Road to the North Split and over to the White River on I-70. This project will include 21-hour directional closures.
Other projects up for the season include a closure on I-465 on the southeast side, similar to last summer’s I-465 closure on the southwest side; A direction closure in the Dogleg on both I-865 and I-65; and more.
See below for a description of the projects, corresponding to the map provided.
Full details and dates of the projects will be released a couple of weeks prior to each project.
See maps of the planned projects:
Project R-41901
South side up to North Split (solid red line portion of map)
April to approximately Aug. 15
I-65 and I-70
- Concrete pavement restoration, patching, overlay
- Nights and weekend work
- 21-hour directional closures will begin after rush hour on the first day and end prior to rush hour the following day (i.e. 9 a.m. to 6 a.m. on the northbound I-65 lanes, 6 p.m. to around 3 p.m. in the southbound lanes)
- This project is contracted out to another company
Project RS-40584
Northeast side (solid green line portion of map)
April to October
I-69 and I-465 between I-70 on the east side to U.S. 31 on the north side
- HMA Overlay, Concrete pavement restoration, bridge thin deck overlay, HMA Overlay
- This project is going to use a zipper wall (sometimes there will be one lane only, other times there will be two lanes available for use)
- Nights and weekend work
- This project is contracted out to another company
Project R-4179
Northwest side (solid orange line portion of map)
April to October
I-465 on the northwest side between I-65 and U.S. 31 on the north side
- Patching, Bridge repair, HMA Overlay
- Nights and Weekend work
- This project is contracted out to another company
- Project B-4008 & R-41351
Southeast side (light green / yellow dashed portion of map)
I-465 on the southeast side from I-65 on the south to I-70 on the east
Northbound project: Aug. 9 to Aug. 24
Southbound project: Sept. 6 to Sept. 21
- Bridge work and Concrete pavement Restoration
- This project is contracted out but INDOT crews will also assist with the work
Project R-35457
Dogleg (pink dashed line portion of map)
I-865 portion
WB Project July 31 to Sept. 29
EB Project Sept. 6 to Oct. 15
- HMA Overlay, Bridge deck replacement, preparation June / July
- This project is contracted out but INDOT crews will also assist with the work
Dogleg (pink dashed line portion of map)
I-65 portion
SB Project June 14 to July 1
NB Project July 12 to July 29
- HMA overlay, patching, bridge approach, slabs, directional closure
- This project is contracted out, but INDOT crews will also assist with the work
Project R-40522
West side (blue dashed line portion of map)
I-65 on the west side from the inside of I-465 down to the Michigan Road / MLK Street exit
WB Project July 31 to Aug. 29
EB Project Sept. 6 to Oct. 15
- Patching, Overlay and Bridge approaches
- Preparation begins in June and July
- This project is contracted out, but INDOT will assist with the work
Maintenance Projects performed by INDOT crews:
(Black dashed line portions on map)
Work will be done on I-465 between I-65 on the northwest side to I-65 on the south side between September and November.
Work will be done on I-70 from I-465 on the west side to near the Harding Street Exit and from the North Split to I-465 on the east side from April to July.
Work will be done on I-65 between the Michigan Road / MLK Street exit to the North Split from July to September.
