Two contracts for I-69 Section 6 are in the INDOT 18-month contract letting schedule. They are as follows:
Contract#: 40848
Letting Date: 12-12-2018County: Morgan
District: Seymour
Components of Contract #40848 include:
• New Bridge, Other Construction — South Street over Sartor Ditch
• New Bridge, Other Construction — South Street/Grand Valley Boulevard over I-69
• New Road Construction — Grand Valley Boulevard from South Street to Cramertown Loop
• New Road Construction — Artesian Avenue from Mahalasville Road to Grand Valley Boulevard
• Signs, Lighting, Signals and Markings — Grand Valley Boulevard to Artesian Avenue
Contract#: 33493
Letting Date: 7-10-2019County: Morgan
District: Seymour
Components of Contract #33493 include:
• Bridge Replacement, Other Construction — I-69 northbound and southbound (NB/SB) over Indian Creek
• Bridge Replacement, Other Construction — I-69 NB/SB over SR 39
• New Bridge, Other Construction — I-69 NB/SB over Ohio Street
• New Bridge, Other Construction — I-69 NB/SB over Sartor Ditch
• New Bridge, Other Construction — I-69 NB/SB over SR 252 / Hospital Drive
• New Bridge, Other Construction — SR 44 / Reuben Drive over I-69
• New Bridge, Other Construction — Ohio Street over Sartor Ditch
• New Bridge, Other — Old Ohio Street over Sartor Ditch
• Signs, Lighting, Signals and Markings — from Indian Creek via SR 37 to 1 mile N of SR 44
The letting of Contract #33493 signals the gearing up of major work on Section 6, in which State Road 37 will be upgraded to interstate standards between the city of Martinsville in Morgan County, Indiana, to Interstate 465 in Marion County. The Section 6 project encompasses 26.7 miles, which includes elements of I-465 widening both east and west of the new I-69/I-465 interchange.
Contract #33493 is for Segment 1 of Section 6, and it applies to the stretch of SR 37 from just south of the city of Martinsville to one mile north of SR 44. Because there weren't any Road Construction entries found under Contract #33493 in the INDOT 18-Month Construction Letting List (as of August 16, 2018), it can be assumed the "Other Construction" of the Replacement/New Bridge entries will cover the mainline work in and around the bridges and interchanges. But maybe not.
With the successful letting of Contract #40848, scheduled for December 12, 2018, work should get underway in the Spring of 2019. While this contract mainly involves the construction of local access roads—Artesian Avenue and Grand Valley Boulevard—a new overpass carrying South Street/Grand Valley Boulevard over I-69 is to be built as well. INDOT officials have stated they wish to commence major Section 6 construction in fiscal year 2020, which begins October 1, 2019. If the July 10, 2019 letting of Contract #33493 goes well, it's very possible construction under that contract will begin in the Fall of 2019.
* There is one difference that has come to my attention between the details of Contract #33493 and the official INDOT Section 6 maps. In Contract #33493, bridges are to built to carry the mainline I-69 roadways over Ohio Street in Martinsville, while the map (uploaded on the INDOT Section 6 website) shows Ohio Street going over I-69. Obviously, this is a major discrepancy. In all likelihood, this will be addressed and cleared up at the I-69 public meeting in Martinsville Monday, September 17, 2018.
Link to INDOT 18-Month Construction Letting List (as of Aug 16, 2018):
https://www.in.gov/indot/div/lettings/18MonthsConstLettingDetails_Ext.pdfLink to INDOT Section 6 map (Indian Creek to Grand Valley Boulevard):
https://www.in.gov/indot/projects/i69/files/Map%201%20Indian%20Creek%20to%20Grand%20Valley%20Boulevard.pdfEdit: Added the paragraph denoted by the * and the link to the INDOT Section 6 map; grammar.