INDOT: I-65 lane closures meeting

BOONE CO., Ind. (WISH) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces a public information meeting will be held on Monday, July 16 for the I-65 added travel lanes project. Rieth-Riley Construction Company, Inc. and INDOT personnel will discuss the upcoming ramp closures along southbound I-65. The ramps at State Road 32 (S.R. 32), State Road 39 (S.R. 39) and County Road 100 will be closed one at a time for reconstruction and resurfacing. Rieth-Riley will give the projected schedule for these closures and the anticipated length of the closures during the meeting.

The meeting will be held on Monday, July 16 at the Lebanon Public Library. The meeting will begin promptly at 6 p.m.

Reith-Riley 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 S.R. 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.