AASHTO Journal - Wed April 17, 2019
Indiana Kicks Off 2019 Road Construction Season
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb helped kick off the 2019 road construction season in Indiana during a March 19 media event — construction that's touted in part as the continuation of the state's Next Level Roads strategy, originally implemented in mid-2017....
AASHTO Journal - Thu August 30, 2018
Mid-America Transportation Projects Win Big in National Competition
Eight outstanding transportation projects from five mid-America states were honored Aug. 29 in the fourth and final regional America's Transportation Awards competition. The projects were recognized for major achievements, including: engaging small businesses through a “first of its kind” training program; replacing bridges to reconnect communities after major flooding; increasing mobility through a $2 billion overhaul of the most popular Amtrak route in the Midwest; and modernizing an aging freeway to improve safety and economic development....
Robert Damora – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 30, 2018
Project Breathes New Life Into an Old Street
For years, Franklin, Ind.'s Jefferson Street was in dire need of revitalization. With population growth, new commercial businesses moving in and the vexing issue of traffic, it goes with saying that the old Jefferson Street needed a new lease on life....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 10, 2018
Walsh Construction Performs Bridge Slide on I-70 Project
For the second time in its history, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is using a slide-in-bridge method to replace the twin bridges on Interstate 70 (I-70) at State Route 121/New Paris Pike (SR 121) in Wayne County....
Irwin Rapoport - Wed November 15, 2017
Crews Use Unique Method on INDOT Project
Gradex Inc. is about one year away from completing the Indiana Department of Transportation's (INDOT) $23.9 million U.S. 40 and U.S. 27 project in downtown Richmond. The project, which is divided into three phases, started last March and should be completed in late 2018....
Wed November 01, 2017
Officials Plan to Widen I-69 in Central Ind.
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) State officials are planning a project that will widen a section of Interstate 69 to six lanes northeast of Indianapolis. The planned project would add a lane for both northbound and southbound traffic on a seven-mile section between Indiana 38 near Pendleton and the Indiana 9 exit at Anderson....
Fri September 22, 2017
State Governor, DOT Award $150M to Local Road Projects
Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Commissioner Joe McGuinness today announced 396 Indiana cities, towns and counties received a combined $150 million in state-matching funds for local road projects through the Next Level Roads: Community Crossings Initiative....
Fri July 14, 2017
5-Year, $4.7B Indiana Road Plan to Include Work on I-465
Hoosiers will see more road work signs popping up across the state over the next five years. Gov. Eric Holcomb on Thursday released the state's five-year $4.7 billion road maintenance and construction plan....
Wed June 28, 2017
INDOT Takes Step Toward More Tolling
MUNSTER, Ind. (AP) The Indiana Department of Transportation formally asked vendors for information regarding possible tolling on Interstates 65, 70 and 94, as required by the General Assembly. The agency issued a request for information asking potential contractors for advice on planning a tolling program that can be expanded, The (Northwest Indiana) Times reported....
FOX 59 NEWS - Fri March 03, 2017
Crews to Start Work on $19.6 Million Indiana Bridge Construction
Drivers on the south side of Indianapolis should get used to construction on I-65 and I-465 over the coming months. The work is scheduled to begin Sunday night on a $19.6 million project to rebuild six bridges on I-65 over I-465 and Lick Creek....
