The head of northeastern Illinois’ planning agency called Wednesday for an end to Gov. Pat Quinn’s push for the Illiana Expressway, saying the proposed $1.3 billion tollway south of Chicago into Indiana is “a highway in nowhere land.”
New lanes, flyover expected to ease congestion at interstates 65 and 465.
The almost-completed $383 million State Road 25 Hoosier Heartland Highway Corridor project is expected to create economic development opportunities from West Lafayette to Fort Wayne.
Officials in southern Indiana’s Monroe County are proposing tough rules for any truck stops that might be built with the opening of the Interstate 69 extension.
Indiana’s transportation and warehousing industry employs more people now than before the recession, and observers think its growth will continue to outpace the nation’s.
A $141 million contract includes interchange improvements at Interstate 465 and new roundabout interchanges at 106th, 116th, 131st and 136th streets.
The four-lane roadway cost $45 million and follows a 5.3-mile route around the south and west sides of the city.
Officials say they didn’t see problems any worse than anticipated Tuesday morning when commuters dealt with the closure of a key section of Interstates 65 and 70. But the afternoon could be a different story.
State officials say revised plans for a section mean fewer homes and businesses would be torn down. And the cost is at least $100 million less than an estimate released last year.
The stoplight-plagued U.S. 31 through Kokomo will soon be supplanted by a new bypass nearing completion around the city.
INDOT said Wednesday it has awarded a $141 million contract for upgrades between 96th and 136th streets in Carmel to a joint venture between E&B Paving Inc. of Anderson and Gradex Inc. of Indianapolis.
The state hopes to start converting the 21-mile stretch of interstate early next year. The project is estimated to cost $394 million.
Five global financing and construction teams want to build the next stage of Interstate 69 from Bloomington to Martinsville.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood approved increasing the federal share of the U.S. 31 improvement project to 90 percent from 80 percent.
Governors from Illinois and Indiana kicked off a two-day forum Monday in hopes of attracting potential contractors, laborers and investors for a planned 47-mile expressway.
Indiana is upgrading and bypassing congested sections of U.S. 31 near Kokomo, South Bend and Indianapolis. When completed, the projects are expected to remove 32 stoplights from the route, cutting a half hour off travel time.
The Federal Highway Administration report found Indiana Department of Transportation records were adequate and sufficient.
Federal officials are recommending that states reduce the amount of alcohol people can drink and still get behind the wheel. But a key state lawmaker says that’s not likely to happen in Indiana.
The Indiana Department of Transportation will press ahead with a request for proposals on Interstate 69 from Bloomington to Martinsville, in hopes that a public-private partnership will stretch limited state funds.
Local governments and road builders are optimistic that the Indiana Senate’s version of the state budget, set to debut Thursday, will mirror the House’s $500 million increase for road building.
