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$143M Project Adds Lanes to Indiana’s I-65 By Cindy Riley
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The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is overseeing a $143 million project that will increase mobility throughout a section of the I-65 corridor. Between U.S. Highway 50 and S.R. 58 at Walesboro, work is ongoing to completely reconstruct and reconfigure I-65 as a six-lane concrete roadway. Twenty-seven bridges are being reworked along the entire project site, from mile marker 50.0 to mile marker 67.0. “An increase in freight traffic is anticipated along this section of I65 in the future, between U.S. 50 and S.R. 58,” said INDOT media relations director Natalie Garrett. “The reconstruction and added travel lanes project will add capacity and increase safety for all travelers, both commercial and non, between Seymour and Columbus. In 2018, this stretch of I-65 saw approximately 30,000 to 40,000 vehicles per day on average. “Before work began, this section
A Mi-Jack rubber-tired gantry crane is on the job between U.S. Highway 50 and S.R. 58 at Walesboro. Work is ongoing to completely reconstruct and reconfigure I-65 as a six-lane concrete roadway.
of I-65 was a four-lane interstate highway, with two lanes in each direction [northbound and southbound]. Once the project is complete, there will be six lanes total, with three lanes in each direction.” The construction will reportedly allow motorists to reach their desti-
nations in a quicker and safer manner. Garrett said both state and federal funds are being used on the project, which is having a direct impact on drivers in the area. Garrett noted that a variety of safety measures are in place to keep both motorists and crews
working on the job site safe. “These measures include a concrete barrier wall, message boards, extra signage, truck traffic restricted to left lane, work requiring additional lane restrictions being completed at night, increased law see DRAINAGE page 74
Bridging Kentucky Program Reaches Milestone By Lori Tobias CEG CORRESPONDENT
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KTC) recently reached two milestones, completing work on the 100th bridge in a program aimed at repairing 1,000 bridges in the state, and awarding a $93.3 million contract to Central Bridge Company/Bizzack Construction joint venture and HDR to restore 106 more. The 100th project to be completed under the Bridging Kentucky program was a new, three-span bridge that carries KY 339/Clinton Road across Massac Creek and serves more than 2,200 vehicles per day on average, said KTC spokesman Ed Green. see REPAIR page 80
While the bridges are often similar, the program also will address a variety of bridges, including historic, steel truss, stone arch bridges and even a few covered bridges.