The I-65 Northwest Indiana Expansion Project is now officially underway. It's part of the Major Moves 2020 Expansion Project. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, State Representative Ed Soliday and Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe McGuinness were all in attendance at a groundbreaking Friday at the I-65 southbound weigh station at mile marker 241. At the event Holcomb said the I-65 expansion is important for the entire state.
The $62 million dollar project is expected to improve traffic flow and add capacity on I-65 from State Road 2 to U.S. 30 in Newton and Lake Counties. Soliday says the I-65 expansion is a necessity for the state.
Construction is scheduled to start around June 1st. McGuinness says the project will improve safety and ease congestion on one of Indiana's busiest interstate segments and represents a significant investment in the Region's transportation network. During the project, a new shoulder will be constructed and the existing lanes restriped to accommodate three lanes in each direction on I-65 from U.S. 231 to just south of U.S. 30. The project is being constructed on an accelerated timeline and work is expected to be completed in the fall of 2018.
