State may pay up to $110M in upfront Illiana Expressway costs
The 12-mile Indiana portion of the 47-mile highway, which would link northern Indiana with Chicago's south suburbs, has an estimated $300 million cost.
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Private toll road investors shift financial risk to taxpayers
Companies that build private toll roads are pressing states, including Indiana, to assume more financial risk of traffic not meeting expectations, a change that benefits the operators while threatening to increase taxpayer costs.
Legislative panel passes mass-transit funding plan
The proposal, which would allow counties to impose taxes on corporations and residents to pay for expanded transit, will be fleshed out before the 2014 legislative session, then introduced as a bill.
New U.S. 31 bypass around Kokomo opening Tuesday
The bypass will allow drivers to avoid 15 traffic signals on the highway's current route through the city.
New U.S. 31 bypass around Kokomo nears opening
The opening of the new 13-mile stretch around Kokomo's east side will be a key step in the state's project to upgrade the most-congested sections of U.S. 31 between Indianapolis and South Bend.
Transportation planning agency OKs Illiana tollway
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence have pushed hard for the 47-mile link, promising it would help speed goods by truck, reduce congestion and create thousands of jobs.
Transportation planning agency set to vote on Illiana tollway
The fate of a proposed $1.3 billion expressway being pushed by the governors of Illinois and Indiana could be determined Thursday.
Proposed Illiana Expressway loses key vote
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.”
South-side Indianapolis bottlenecks to get $40m upgrade
New lanes, flyover expected to ease congestion at interstates 65 and 465.
End of major state highway project could mark start of growth
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.
Monroe County looks to limit I-69 truck stops
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.
Transportation, warehousing catch tailwind
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.
Work set to begin on Carmel segment of new U.S. 31
A $141 million contract includes interchange improvements at Interstate 465 and new roundabout interchanges at 106th, 116th, 131st and 136th streets.
Opening set for new West Lafayette bypass
The four-lane roadway cost $45 million and follows a 5.3-mile route around the south and west sides of the city.
Commuters cope with downtown Indy highway project
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.
Next I-69 section to cost less than expected
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.
Fate uncertain for current U.S. 31 through Kokomo
The stoplight-plagued U.S. 31 through Kokomo will soon be supplanted by a new bypass nearing completion around the city.
U.S. 31 upgrade might begin in fall, INDOT says
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.
Four teams bidding for I-69 financing, construction
The state hopes to start converting the 21-mile stretch of interstate early next year. The project is estimated to cost $394 million.
Bidders lining up to build key I-69 leg
Five global financing and construction teams want to build the next stage of Interstate 69 from Bloomington to Martinsville.