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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowOpponents and backers of the Interstate 69 extension south of Bloomington have more time to comment on a draft environmental impact study.
The Indiana Department of Transportation says the Federal Highway Administration has extended the comment period affecting Section 4 of the project for 30 days until Oct. 28.
The 27-mile section runs northeastward from Crane to Bloomington. Gov. Mitch Daniels has predicted construction on that section could begin by next summer, but the area also is home to some of the project's fiercest opponents. Dozens of people spoke against it during a public hearing last month.
The draft study can be found at libraries in the area and at the I-69 project website at www.i69indyevn.org.
The section is part of a planned 142-mile freeway linking Indianapolis and Evansville.
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