Indiana Notes

[hobsini2]

I saw I-69 signs were placed on the NB 65 to 465/74 ramps when I went through there on Sunday night. They are not yet on the advanced warning signs.

[seicer]

These are temporary additions until new panels can be installed. With work about to start on Interstate 65 north to downtown, I assume new signs would be installed.

[silverback1065]

Indianapolis shares plan to slow down Madison Avenue traffic, add south side bicycle path

Moments before Indianapolis city leaders spoke Monday to highlight $47 million in construction to slow down traffic and add a greenway path along Madison Avenue, first responders were still cleaning up debris from a nearby car crash on the six-lane south side thoroughfare.

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Starting in spring 2025, the city will heed calls to fix the road that's outlived its use as a former expressway but still lures high-speed traffic and drag racing to the south side.
The city plans a Madison Avenue "road diet" to remove two lanes covering more than three miles of roadway from Ray Street, near Eli Lilly's corporate headquarters, down to Hanna Avenue, near the University of Indianapolis. The narrower four-lane roadway, in addition to new sidewalks and curbs, aims to calm traffic and improve pedestrian safety.

In the section closest to downtown, one lane will be replaced with the roughly 1.3-mile start of the new Interurban Trail, a greenway path which the city eventually plans to extend south more than eight miles to Johnson County. The trail's first section will be finished by 2026, officials say, but its expansion will depend on how soon more money is available."

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I was driving down Madison yesterday and wondered why it was excessively wide. Considering it handles a fraction of the traffic it used to have, these upgrades will improve the infrastructure. It's a shame that the depressed expressway north of Garfield Park will essentially remain.

Because it used to be US 31 and was the main route into downtown from the south side until they built I-65.

[hobsini2]

These are temporary additions until new panels can be installed. With work about to start on Interstate 65 north to downtown, I assume new signs would be installed.

Very likely. It was cool though to see that and they still have a few button copy signs for I-70 with "Columbus OH" instead of Dayton.

[Great Lakes Roads]

https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/indot-plans-to-expand-i-465-interchange-at-us-31-in-carmel-by-2027/

I got into the news! 

[cjw2001]

INDOT just announced a full closure of I65 southbound downtown for 16 days starting October 18 for bridge deck patching and joint repairs.



https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/INDOT/bulletins/3ba7de9

 

[silverback1065]

INDOT just announced a full closure of I65 southbound downtown for 16 days starting October 18 for bridge deck patching and joint repairs.



https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/INDOT/bulletins/3ba7de9

 

Desperately needed. that bridge deck is falling apart.

[tdindy88]

It may be desperately needed but DAMN could they have timed this better? There's just too much construction right now. I've seen people late to my job right now due to INDOT repairs being made on a stretch of highway that ISN'T falling apart. What was stopping them from doing this during the North Split construction? Even if that particular project wasn't involving that bridge they could have done this little closure while more of the 65 traffic was already detouring to 465.

[silverback1065]

It may be desperately needed but DAMN could they have timed this better? There's just too much construction right now. I've seen people late to my job right now due to INDOT repairs being made on a stretch of highway that ISN'T falling apart. What was stopping them from doing this during the North Split construction? Even if that particular project wasn't involving that bridge they could have done this little closure while more of the 65 traffic was already detouring to 465.

I have no idea why, all this construction is annoying. They did announce that it will happen a few days sooner though due to the Taylor Swift concert in November.

[cjw2001]

INDOT just announced a full closure of I65 southbound downtown for 16 days starting October 18 for bridge deck patching and joint repairs.



https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/INDOT/bulletins/3ba7de9

 

Start date now moved up to October 15.  https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/INDOT/bulletins/3bac7ed

[The Ghostbuster]

If a reconstruction project is ever attempted, would it be possible to realign the left-handed ramps at Exit 114 to the right-hand-side? And could the ramps at Exit 113 possibly be braided with 114's without taking up too much space?

[Moose]

If a reconstruction project is ever attempted, would it be possible to realign the left-handed ramps at Exit 114 to the right-hand-side? And could the ramps at Exit 113 possibly be braided with 114's without taking up too much space?

If that is needed. Would they even rebuild a viaduct there? That thing is old.. real old SCREAMING old. There is a crew constantly repairing the underneath portions. Chunks fall off and reveal rebar underneath all the time.

There are parking lots underneath it. But according to the county property map, its all owned by INDOT.

The IU Health people mover shut down, and its all removed north of 65 anyway. It goes under about where there was a railroad decades (and I mean decades) ago..

In my mind, INDOT moves to end the lease on the parking lots, and just builds an earthen elevation with bridges?

[silverback1065]

the reason why 65 backs up to 38th st every day now is because of that MLK on ramp  . There isn't enough room to move it it appears, what should be done is widen the bridge so that the on ramp becomes an added lane to 65 SB. they should also remove signs saying "TO I-70" from MLK and sign traffic looking for 70 to use 10th st over to Delaware. That bridge is in terrible shape, I remember seeing a news story about exposed rebar causing flat tires!

[seicer]

If anything, the viaduct would be replaced with an MSE wall. Smaller footprint and probably less money than trying to build up a new slope and letting it settle.

[Great Lakes Roads]

https://www.thepaperofwabash.com/articles/featured-stories/state-to-transfer-part-of-sr-15-to-citys-control/

The City of Wabash will soon be taking over 1.73 miles of State Road 15.

The Wabash Board of Public Works and Safety approved Memorandum of Agreement transferring control of a portion of the roadway from the Indiana Department of Transportation to the city.

"I've spoken with INDOT over the last year or year and a half about them potentially relinquishing State Road 15 (Cass Street), from U.S. 24 downtown to Canal and Market streets," Mayor Scott Long told the board.

One of the benefits of the change, he said, would allow the city to prohibit semis from traveling on Market and Canal streets. It cannot do so now, because the portion of those two roads downtown is State Road 15.

"This will allow us to redirect our truck route to follow State Road 15 which, upon relinquishment, will follow State Road 13 to 24," Long continued. "Anyone traveling north of 15 will have to come back over on 24."

As part of the agreement, the state will provide the city with $1.2 million during Fiscal Year 2025, and $300,000 in FY 2026.

Once the city takes over, the 1.7 miles will fall under the city's responsibility for such things as snow removal and other repairs, board member Jim Reynolds noted.

"We'll either contract with someone for traffic signal maintenance and repair, or send Street Department personnel to be trained on repairing those," Long added.

City Attorney Doug Lehman said he saw no issues with the memorandum.

"I did not see anything in there that I found objectionable," he said. "As long as we know what we're doing, we're OK."

Street Superintendent Scott Richardson said the addition shouldn't cause any issues with the department.

Long did note that the addition of the roadway could cause the city to purchase such things as additional salt for clearing roads in the winter. He also said some additional signage may be needed along the road.

In addition to approving the Memorandum of Agreement, the board also authorized Long to sign any additional papers related to the transfer.

The transfer will take place in the near future; an exact date has not yet been set.

[LilianaUwU]

https://www.thepaperofwabash.com/articles/featured-stories/state-to-transfer-part-of-sr-15-to-citys-control/

If I understand it well, NB 15 will go east before following WB 24?

[Great Lakes Roads]

https://www.thepaperofwabash.com/articles/featured-stories/state-to-transfer-part-of-sr-15-to-citys-control/

If I understand it well, NB 15 will go east before following WB 24?

Yup, it will follow the SR 13 alignment before turning left to follow US 24.

[LilianaUwU]

https://www.thepaperofwabash.com/articles/featured-stories/state-to-transfer-part-of-sr-15-to-citys-control/

If I understand it well, NB 15 will go east before following WB 24?

Yup, it will follow the SR 13 alignment before turning left to follow US 24.

That's absurd, to say the least.

[NWI_Irish96]

https://www.thepaperofwabash.com/articles/featured-stories/state-to-transfer-part-of-sr-15-to-citys-control/

If I understand it well, NB 15 will go east before following WB 24?

Yup, it will follow the SR 13 alignment before turning left to follow US 24.

That's absurd, to say the least.

Would make more sense to do the opposite, have 13 follow 15 up to 24 and then jog. Would also rid INDOT of a longer segment.

[ITB]

The project to reconfigure interchanges, rebuild bridges, and add lanes to I-64 in Floyd County, tabbed Improve64 by INDOT, has garnered a $105,100,000 US DOT INFRA grant. The grant was announced yesterday, included among 44 US DOT MEGA and INFRA grants nationwide, totaling $4.2 billion in funding. The I-64 project grant was the sole grant Indiana received in this tranche of funding. Construction of the Improve64 project is expected to kick off in 2025.

[jnewkirk77]

The project to reconfigure interchanges, rebuild bridges, and add lanes to I-64 in Floyd County, tabbed Improve64 by INDOT, has garnered a $105,100,000 US DOT INFRA grant. The grant was announced yesterday, included among 44 US DOT MEGA and INFRA grants nationwide, totaling $4.2 billion in funding. The I-64 project grant was the sole grant Indiana received in this tranche of funding. Construction of the Improve64 project is expected to kick off in 2025.

It'll be nice to get rid of the left-hand EB 64-to-EB 265 exit.

[Life in Paradise]

The project to reconfigure interchanges, rebuild bridges, and add lanes to I-64 in Floyd County, tabbed Improve64 by INDOT, has garnered a $105,100,000 US DOT INFRA grant. The grant was announced yesterday, included among 44 US DOT MEGA and INFRA grants nationwide, totaling $4.2 billion in funding. The I-64 project grant was the sole grant Indiana received in this tranche of funding. Construction of the Improve64 project is expected to kick off in 2025.

It'll be nice to get rid of the left-hand EB 64-to-EB 265 exit.

The extra lane on I-64 and at least part of I-265 will be good.  The rest of I-265 to I-65 could be six lanes as well.  I also would like them to scrap the 55 MPH speed limit on I-64 and go up to at least 65 like it is on I-265.  It just seems like a speed trap set up.

[Revive 755]

So Indiana gets to use speed cameras in work zones when they are doing great things like having most of I-65 between US 30 and US 24 posted as a work zone with a 55 mph speed limit (with nothing beyond a couple advance signs for very long stretches) or dropping I-465 down to 40 around the northern I-69 interchange? 

[Ted$8roadFan]

Can confirm.

[Great Lakes Roads]

The ProPEL US 30 & ProPEL US 31 studies just came out with a Level 3 Screening...

US 30 West: https://propelus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/US30WPEL_DraftLevel3Report_RP_FINAL.pdf

US 30 East: https://propelus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/US30EPEL_DraftLevel3Report_RP_FINAL.pdf

US 31 North: https://propelus31.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/US31NPEL_DraftLevel3Report_RP_FINAL.pdf

US 31 South: https://propelus31.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/US31SPEL_DraftLevel3Report_RP_FINAL.pdf