INDIANAPOLIS — INDOT is going over public input on how it can improve a key stretch of Interstate 65 in Indianapolis.
"We've received so much feedback," said Kyleigh Cramer with INDOT. "Its been really great whether it be worried, some comments or concerns—whatever it may be. We look forward to that so we can answer those questions and so we can make sure we are giving back to the people in this area."
The I-65 Safety and Efficiency project covers about 5 miles of the interstate between Fletcher Place to the north and I-465 to the south.
The project will include adding capacity, bridge improvements, pavement patching and resurfacing, and better drainage. INDOT will add a lane in each direction between I-465 and I-70.
"Transportation does not just include our folks in the motoring public, but also the ones walking, so we are making sure those folks are safe," said Cramer.
INDOT expects to wrap up design on the project this year.
Construction is expected to begin in spring 2025.
INDOT does not have an estimated time that work would be wrapped up.
There will also be upgrades to several bridges along I-65:
- Replace the Hanna Avenue bridge over I-65; will be able to accommodate a future pedestrian pathway
- Rehabilitate and widen the northbound bridge over Morris/Prospect streets
- Widen northbound bridges over Naomi Street and East Pleasant Run (North and South) parkways
- Bridge deck overlays for multiple bridges in the project area
You can also check out all of the documents that INDOT has released on the project so far, including its environmental assessment, by clicking on this link.