INDOT: Closures, restrictions on I-65 in Boone County

BOONE COUNTY, Ind. (INDOT) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced I-65 southbound will be restricted to one lane between US 52 and State Road 32. This restriction will take place Wednesday, June 13 from 9:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. for patching work to be completed in the right lane.

On Thursday, June 14 there will be 20 minute lane closures on I-65 in both northbound and southbound lanes in Boone County from 9:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m., weather permitting. Crews will be pouring the deck on the State Road 39 (S.R. 39) Bridge. These temporary stops will occur in 20 minute increments during construction. INDOT will allow traffic to clear out before stopping motorists again. Police officers will be assisting INDOT and Reith-Riley with the closures on I-65.

Reith-Riley Construction Company, Inc. and designer R.W. Armstrong were awarded the $41,455,610 Major Moves design build contract. The project on I-65 will add an additional lane in each direction and reconstruct the existing lanes of I-65 from six tenths of a mile north of State Road 32 to one half mile south of Boone County Road 100 East. This project also includes rebuilding the S.R. 39 Bridge over I-65 and the I-65 Bridge over Prairie Creek and rehabilitating the bridge over Lafayette Ave. The project is scheduled to be completed in July of 2013.

Major Moves fully funds a decade of critical highway projects in Indiana. Major Moves capitalizes on Indiana’s strategic location at the Crossroads of America by building a superior road infrastructure. This innovative plan will bring jobs to the Hoosier State and leave a legacy for Indiana to be a global leader in distribution and logistics.

This construction project has a reduced speed limit and has been targeted by the Indiana State Police for increased enforcement activities in an effort to reduce speeding in the work zone. INDOT encourages motorists to slow down and pay special attention while traveling in work zones throughout Indiana.

Editor’s note: This information comes directly from the Indiana Department of Transportation. For more information or to contact INDOT, click here.