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Update on I-69 Extension in Indiana
silverback1065:
it always amazes me how old rail bridges are that are still in service. and they always look like they are about to fall apart :-D
GreenLanternCorps:
--- Quote from: ITB on February 06, 2023, 04:17:12 PM ---
Got some pictures for you guys. Photos were taken Sunday, February 5, 2023, unless otherwise noted. They can be expanded; just Right Click or follow the procedures of your browser.
I-69/I-465 system interchange work zone; looking northwest from the under construction Epler Avenue bridge that will go over I-69 in southern Marion County. Eight lanes of I-69 will be placed on the raised earthwork berm. The natural gas-fired Harding Street Generating Station is in background right.
Slightly closer look. While a good amount of pile driving has been completed for the interchange's bridges, work continues to finish up.
Closer look using the long range lens. Note the pile driving rig on the right.
Turning around, the view looking southeast from the Epler Avenue bridge. I-69 will be coming right through here.
Different perspective showing what seems to be the on-ramp (on the right) from Epler Avenue to southbound I-69. Only a partial interchange will be built at Epler a northbound off-ramp and a southbound on-ramp.
Epler Avenue; looking west from the bridge that will take Epler over I-69. The coated rebar will support the raised concrete median. Hard to believe this is in Marion County. There's a old neighborhood down that way called Sunshine Gardens, which features houses on large lots. This was discussed a few pages back. In the opposite direction, the area is light industrial.
Another view of the I-69/I-465 system interchange work zone; looking northwest.
Bundles of rebar on the Epler Avenue bridge; looking west.
Another of the system interchange work zone; looking northwest. I-465 is located in the background.
View using the long range lens looking southeast from the Epler Avenue bridge; State Road 37 in the background.
And another looking southeast from Epler.
One more of the system interchange work zone.
More pics to follow.
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When ITB can see the I-69 construction, we'll have an early spring.
silverback1065:
--- Quote from: GreenLanternCorps on February 07, 2023, 08:43:41 AM ---
--- Quote from: ITB on February 06, 2023, 04:17:12 PM ---
Got some pictures for you guys. Photos were taken Sunday, February 5, 2023, unless otherwise noted. They can be expanded; just Right Click or follow the procedures of your browser.
I-69/I-465 system interchange work zone; looking northwest from the under construction Epler Avenue bridge that will go over I-69 in southern Marion County. Eight lanes of I-69 will be placed on the raised earthwork berm. The natural gas-fired Harding Street Generating Station is in background right.
Slightly closer look. While a good amount of pile driving has been completed for the interchange's bridges, work continues to finish up.
Closer look using the long range lens. Note the pile driving rig on the right.
Turning around, the view looking southeast from the Epler Avenue bridge. I-69 will be coming right through here.
Different perspective showing what seems to be the on-ramp (on the right) from Epler Avenue to southbound I-69. Only a partial interchange will be built at Epler a northbound off-ramp and a southbound on-ramp.
Epler Avenue; looking west from the bridge that will take Epler over I-69. The coated rebar will support the raised concrete median. Hard to believe this is in Marion County. There's a old neighborhood down that way called Sunshine Gardens, which features houses on large lots. This was discussed a few pages back. In the opposite direction, the area is light industrial.
Another view of the I-69/I-465 system interchange work zone; looking northwest.
Bundles of rebar on the Epler Avenue bridge; looking west.
Another of the system interchange work zone; looking northwest. I-465 is located in the background.
View using the long range lens looking southeast from the Epler Avenue bridge; State Road 37 in the background.
And another looking southeast from Epler.
One more of the system interchange work zone.
More pics to follow.
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When ITB can see the I-69 construction, we'll have an early spring.
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:-D I hope so, I hate the winter! :-D
ITB:
Here's a few of the State Road 144 work zone. Photos were taken Sunday, February 5, 2023, unless otherwise noted.
Looking south from the State Road 144 overpass in Johnson County. All four ramps are now open at SR 144 interchange. Work is still ongoing, however, on the southbound mainline bridge over Bluff Creek. After that completes, traffic will be shifted, and work will commence on the corresponding northbound bridge.
Using the long range lens, the view looking north from the SR 144 overpass. The Smith Valley Road overpass is in the background.
Southbound on-ramp at the SR144/I-69 interchange; looking south.
Another shot looking south from the SR 144 overpass.
Lightening fixtures at the SR 144 overpass; looking slightly northeast from the interchange's western traffic roundabout.
Another view looking north from the bridge.
Slightly different perspective looking north.
Contractor field office either for Crider & Crider or Rieth-Riley, or probably both as the project's a JV on the western frontage road just south of the Smith Valley Road work zone; looking northwest. Google maps has the frontage road south of Smith Valley as Old State Road 37, while north of Smith, it's Bluffdale Drive.
Looking east toward CR 144 from the eastern roundabout of the SR 144 interchange.
And one more looking north.
Winter's all but over here in central and southern Indiana. High temps are forecast to be in the 40s and 50s for the next two weeks, with only one day expected to drop into the high 30s. That leaves only a window of two weeks or so for a cold snap. It's looking increasingly unlikely that will happen. If it snows again, which is certainly possible, it will melt quickly as it usually does in late February and early March. For road construction, this mild weather can we say "early spring" is a plus, plus. We might very well see an early start to the construction season.
zzcarp:
--- Quote from: ITB on February 07, 2023, 12:45:51 PM ---Winter's all but over here in central and southern Indiana. High temps are forecast to be in the 40s and 50s for the next two weeks, with only one day expected to drop into the high 30s. That leaves only a window of two weeks or so for a cold snap. It's looking increasingly unlikely that will happen. If it snows again, which is certainly possible, it will melt quickly as it usually does in late February and early March. For road construction, this mild weather can we say "early spring" is a plus, plus. We might very well see an early start to the construction season.
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It seems like you're correct, ITB. According to the I-69 Finish Line Twitter feed, crews were able to place concrete today.
COLD OPEN 🌡️: Crews take advantage of warmer-than-usual February weather to jump-start concrete work at Smith Valley Road. pic.twitter.com/nizmwtlBx1— I-69 Finish Line (@I69FinishLine) February 10, 2023
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