I-265 Ohio River Bridge

[NWI_Irish96]

Could be a potential road meet focus in about 2 to 3 years. :-)

I think I might be able to make it to that one.

[hbelkins]

If someone in the Louisville area wanted to host and plan the meet, I'd help. I'm not in Louisville often enough to do a lot of scouting.

[ShawnP]

http://www.wdrb.com/story/22108755/crews-drill-test-shaft-for-downtown-bridge-support-piers

[ShawnP]

Went over to In-265 today. Clearing and grubbing has already started.........

[ShawnP]

Went to Rocky's today and the Golden Arches and Waffle House have started to come down to make way for the downtown bridge.

[NWI_Irish96]

Went to Rocky's today and the Golden Arches and Waffle House have started to come down to make way for the downtown bridge.

I live near the other Jeff McDonald's and man the traffic around there has gotten insane during breakfast and lunch hours. 

[ShawnP]

Posted some clearing and grubbing pics on this little Program called Facebook on the Internet.

[NWI_Irish96]

Went over to In-265 today. Clearing and grubbing has already started.........

From what road are you able to see the work going on?

[ShawnP]

Right off Port Road as it goes towards 265.

[ShawnP]

http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2013/05/28/east-end-bridge-work-to-begin.html

[ShawnP]

Groundbreaking "officially" on June 18th, 2013. As others and I have noted work has already started.

http://www.whas.com/articles/84-whas-local-news-283307/groundbreaking-for-new-downtown-bridge-set-11362633/

[NWI_Irish96]

INDOT has some photos of the Old Salem Road exit construction on their FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.474101996011853.1073741834.273670769388311&type=1

[ShawnP]

Dang it beat me to it.

[NWI_Irish96]

Local news outlets chose last night to remind us that the Eastbound I-64 to Southbound I-65 ramp will close on July 8 for 1,000 days (yes, one thousand).  Detour route will be I-264 (Watterson).

[NE2]

Might as well go for a full 8,664 days.

[ShawnP]

http://www.wdrb.com/story/22656740/bridges-downtown-crossing-construction-to-begin

[NWI_Irish96]

Local news outlets chose last night to remind us that the Eastbound I-64 to Southbound I-65 ramp will close on July 8 for 1,000 days (yes, one thousand).  Detour route will be I-264 (Watterson).

This closure has been pushed back to July 15. 

[thefro]

Tunnel blasting is going now so that I-265 can be built under US 42 and continue on to the new East End Bridge.  Was a story on the local news in Louisville about it.

http://www.wave3.com/story/22796946/tunnel-blasting-doesnt-seem-to-disrupt-neighbors

[ShawnP]

I have no problem if Riverfields folks were allowed to view the blasting from 1 inch away. No problem at ALL.

[hbelkins]

I have no problem if Riverfields folks were allowed to view the blasting from 1 inch away. No problem at ALL.

Only if the 8664 idiots are right there with them.

[NWI_Irish96]

I work about a mile from the Indiana side of the new downtown bridge project so I go down there once or twice a week on my lunch hour to check on progress.

Market and Riverside streets: All properties in the ROW have been moved/demolished
Maple St.: This is a dead end street and now it is blocked off so it's hard to tell what's been done
Court Ave: McDonald's building has been totally demolished.
Broadway St.: Waffle House building has been totally demolished. 
Token Club building looks like it's about to go down. 
Fresenius Medical building is vacated but no signs yet of impending demolition.
Certified Marine Center building is vacated
VFW Blvd: Storage Express and VFW vacated

[ShawnP]

Checked off I-265/In-265 and they are cranking work up big time. Road leading to the Port is area is down to alternating one way traffic and signs are up for major work coming up. Didn't get any pictures but next Monday I will and post them via this program called Facebook.

[hbelkins]

I'm going to be in Louisville next week for a conference. Any photos that I should be on the lookout for?

[ShawnP]

Downtown bridge is going full tilt as others said with lots of demo and pours for piers already in place. East end is blasting on the Kentucky side and as I said work is starting at the end of I-265/IN-265. Salem road overpass should be done shortly as it was the first project started on the East end bridge.

[ShawnP]

Major work is rolling..............east end at the end of the Snyder they have demo work going full time. Downtown they have 64 east bound to 65 south bound shut down for 3 plus years (doing a untie like the Grandview Triangle in KC). Interesting is a HUGE pile of gravel just east of I-65 on the south side of I-64.