Indiana Projects

Indiana has several projects on the drawing board to help meet transportation needs for the next 25 years. Many of the projects have been started already, and Indiana's aggressive approach to building roads put through a series of major projects to make key improvements to Indiana's road network. This effort was known as Major Moves. While this fixed many issues regarding freeways and state roads, it did not address the plethora of problems with local and county road systems. More on this in the Indiana Road Report.

Major Moves

Indiana's legislators and then Governor Mitch Daniels have recently passed a program called Major Moves. Major Moves involved a list of projects that included making major improvements to the highway system, building a new interstate highway (I-69 Extension) proposed new toll roads (such as the now dead Illiana Toll road), upgrading the US 31 corridor to freeway standards north of Indianapolis, and making upgrades to major highways in the major metro areas such as: Indy, Northwest Indiana, Fort Wayne, and around the state.

Indiana used the Lease of it's Toll Road to a private consortium to fund these needed improvements. and Eventually the construction of new toll roads will also be privatized as well to help raise the capital needed to fund the construction

Additionally many projects still need to be completed such as statewide widening of several highways such as: I-65, I-70, I-80/90 (Indiana Toll Road) I-94 and I-69. It also included major improvements to highways all over the state. The key is how is the state going to pay for it. That creates some key funding challenges when road upkeep and infrastructure improvements are not built into the state's transportation budget. The Idea is being bandied about of raising the per gallon tax on gasoline (which was already recently increased) an additional ten cents ($0.10) per gallon and the coup de gras is that the state wants to place electronic tolling on virtually every “freeway” in the state, meaning there would be almost no freeways left in the state. More on this on the Indiana Tolling page

Projects

Key Projects Needed

Here is a list of some of the key state projects

Indiana Projects
Corridor	Region	Key Projects	Status	Future Vision
US Highway 24	Fort Wayne	US 24 Fort to Port limited access expressway and freeway Upgrade	Complete	full grade separation and system interchange at I-469
State Road 25 Hoosier Heartland Corridor	Lafayette to Peru	Construction of new limited access expressway from Lafayette to Peru non-freeway	Complete	full grade separation and system interchange at I-65
US Highway 31	South Bend to Indianapolis	Upgrade US 31 to full interstate freeway standards and construct bypasses around major cities (i.e. Kokomo). Construction to be completed in stages.	Completed Hamilton County, Komomo Bypass, South Bend Bypass	full grade separation and upgrade to freeway of remaining section north and south of Kokomo
Interstate 65	Louisville - Ohio River Bridges	Construct new river crossing east of Kennedy Bridge near downtown Louisville	Completed	Removal of tolling once construction bonds are paid off
	Lebanon to Whitestown	Widen Freeway from I-865 merge to US 52 from 4 to 6 lanes	Complete	widening from 6-8 lanes to south lebanon and auxiliary lanes in Lebanon city
	Lafayette	Widen Freeway from SR 38 to SR 43 from 4 to 6 lanes	Under Construction	Eventually widen to 8 lanes
	Northwest Indiana	Widen Freeway from US 30 to US 231 from 4 to 6 lanes	Partially Complete	Widen from 4-8 lanes with one HOV-Toll lane in each direction
Interstate 69	Indianapolis to Bloomington	Construct new 4 lane freeway/expressway along current State Road 37 alignment	Planning and Bidding	Widen 4 lane sections to 6 lanes wide
	Bloomington	Complete Construction of new 4 lane freeway/expressway through Bloomington	Under Construction	Add auxiliary lanes and additional lanes as needed
	Bloomington	Complete Construction of new 4 lane freeway/expressway from Crane to Bloomington	Complete	Meets current vision
	Evansville	Construct new 4 lane bridge across the Ohio river to Henderson KY - Possible KTC project.	Project Study	Construct as toll crossing until bonds are paid
	Indianapolis Metro	Widen freeway/expressway from 75th St/I 465 (NE) to SR-37, from 6 to 8,10 and 12 lanes wide	Undetermines	See Indiana Visions Page
Interstate 70	Indianapolis	Widen Freeway from Post road east to SR-9 Greenfield	Undetermined	Add a 4th HOV toll lane each direction from I-465 east to greenfield
	Central Indiana - Corridor of the Future	Construct Toll Truck Only Lanes from state line to state line on I-70	Studied-Never Pursued	Construct truck bypasses at key interchanges to ease truck movements and separate them from passenger vehicle traffic instead of separate truck lanes.
Interstate 80/94	Northwest Indiana	Borman Expressway Reconstruction	Complete	Construct 4 HOT Lanes on a separate right of way or within or above the center median of the Borman expressway
Interstate 265	Louisville - Ohio River Bridges	Construct new river crossing 8 miles east downtown Louisville and complete east side of I-265 Loop	Complete	removal of tolling when bonds are paid in full
Interstate 465	Indianapolis Metro	Additional lanes and upgrades of I-465 at the northeast I-465 and I-69 interchange.	Studied	Construct as planned
		Construct new interchange near Harding St for new I-69 freeway.	Planned	Meets current vision
		Reconstruct interchange at I-65 and I465 on the south side.	Under Construction	Meets current vision
		widen and Improve Northwest I 465 from I-865 interchange to Meridian Street (US-31) interchange.	Unknown	Widen from 6 lanes to 10 lanes with 1 HOV-toll lane in each direction from 865 east to Meridian street
Illiana Expressway	Northwest Indiana	Construct Toll Road from I-65 to I-57 south of the Chicago Metro Area	Abandoned	Construct the toll road as a possible ultimate bypass and relocation for I-80 south of Chicago

Visions for Indiana

These projects are vital to the transportation infrastructure in the Hoosier state. Indiana is still seeing many areas of expanding growth throughout the state, and these projects are needed to ensure that Indiana does not experience gridlock.

Other projects that need priority attention are:

• Upgrading the Keystone Ave/Rural Corridor to add extra lanes and urban parkway
• Widen Washington Street to 6 lanes inside I-465 loop. synchronize Signals, add median
• Widening US 36 Rockville Road to 6 lane urban expressway, with Medians and turn restrictions
• Upgrading the I-465 interchange with Allisonville Road into a SPUI
• Upgrade East 38th Street Add medians, restrict some left turn movements. Widen to 6 lanes

There are other projects that can also be considered to help Indiana's transportation needs long term. Such as an interstate upgrade of US-31 North of Indy to provide another interstate highway connecting northern Indiana (possible future Interstate 67). See more information about the Vision for Indiana's future on on the Visions page