The project to build a new I-69 bridge over the Ohio River has an extra $15 million to work with. The Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization approved the funding Thursday for preliminary engineering work. The funding was approved after a request from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to begin the work. The Indiana Department of Transportation also [...]
Elkhart County has hit the brakes on the summer road paving program while facing a roadblock in the form of an anticipated revenue shortfall stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, a detour is in the works to launch some other paving projects with funding help from a timely awarded state grant. This year's paving program [...]
Construction crews are completing the tricky process of placing large bridge beams over State Road 11 and the Louisville Indiana railroad tracks that will form the base of a railroad overpass on Columbus' west side. The $35 million project, which is jointly funded by the Indiana Department of Transportation, city of Columbus, Bartholomew County, Cummins [...]
Elected officials and businesses in Tipton are fighting to convince the state to build a full interchange on U.S. 31 and Division Road after learning funding for the project had been pulled, raising concerns the county could end up with only one access point to its largest highway. Tipton County Commissioner Jim Mullins said officials [...]
The Indiana Department of Transportation will begin work Friday (April 24) to implement safety upgrades in the form of lane re-alignments and delineators on three sections of Veteran's Parkway near Interstate-65 in Clarksville. INDOT has partnered with the Town of Clarksville and City of Jeffersonville to provide solutions to alleviate concerns in the area such [...]
Indiana and other states are observing National Work Zone Awareness Week. It marks the ceremonial start to highway construction season and aims to bring awareness to motorist and worker safety in highway work zones. The theme is "Safe work zones for all: Protect workers. Protect road users." In 2019, nearly 30 people were killed in [...]
Cutting Indiana's interstate travel by about half will save state taxpayers $5 million and several months of inconvenience during a project to repair and maintain 26 bridges along I-70 from downtown to I-465 on Indianapolis' east side. "We were going to be out here for the entire construction season, April to about November," said INDOT [...]
The Indiana Department of Transportation and Gov. Eric Holcomb recently announced that local government agencies have received a combined $126.5 million in state matching funds to support infrastructure construction projects. The funding, which was made possible through the Next Level Roads: Community Crossings Initiative, will be dispersed across 214 cities, towns and counties. Community Crossings, [...]
Governor Holcomb and Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe McGuinness announced that 214 cities, towns, and counties have received over $126.5 million in state matching funds for local road projects through the Next Level Roads: Community Crossings Initiative. Over $3 million will be put towards local road projects in seven different communities. The Community Crossings [...]
Drivers will be banned from using handheld cellphones on Indiana roads starting in July under legislation Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed into law to combat distracted driving. Holcomb signed the measure Wednesday, making Indiana the 22nd state to prohibit drivers from holding or using a handheld mobile device while operating a moving vehicle. People violating [...]