The Indiana Department of Transportation expects to complete the state’s final segment of a future I-69 from Canada to Mexico this year.
The I-69 Finish Line project is the sixth and final section of the new Interstate 69 connection between Evansville and Indianapolis, according to INDOT. It will begin in Martinsville and end at I-465 in Indianapolis.
The DOT says the project includes:
The entire corridor between Martinsville and Indianapolis is scheduled to open to traffic by the end of 2024, the agency says.
The final two contracts, totaling more than $1 billion, were awarded in 2021 to complete the extension of I-69 as a southwest connection for the state. The state’s overall I-69 construction project began in 2008. When completed this year, it will provide 142 miles of multi-lane highway.
Contracts were awarded to a joint venture of Reith Riley and Crider and Crider for $345 million and to a joint venture of Walsh Construction and Milestone Contractors for $728 million.
State DOT officials say the project will “result in 1,300 fewer crashes annually in the region and generate $4.1 billion in economic impact over the next 20 years.”
