INDOT: I-65 ramp in Boone Co. to close

BOONE COUNTY, Ind. (INDOT) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announce the on ramp to I-65 northbound at County Road 100 (Exit 138) will close next week.  The on ramp to I-65 will close on Monday, November 26 at 12:01 a.m. for 10 days weather permitting.  This closure is for the contractor to reconstruct and resurface the ramp.

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 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.

This construction project has a reduced speed limit and has been targeted by the Indiana State Police and the Boone County Sheriff’s Department 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. For the latest news and information about INDOT, please visit www.in.gov/indot .