- Carmel and north Indy face notorious construction on I-465/U.S. 31, with Keystone Parkway and College Ave. as alternate routes.
- South Indy drivers grapple with lane closures on I-65 and Madison Ave. renovation, but improvements are coming by year-end.
- Irvington’s Blue Line construction has decimated traffic flow on the east side, with E. 10th St. as a recommended detour.
Road Construction Hell in Indiana: A Survival Guide for Indianapolis Drivers
Indiana is the Crossroads of America and those crossroads are under construction. All of them. And where do the crossroads lead? Indianapolis. This is why we’re stuck in the seventh circle of eternal road construction hell. I-70 will never be done. Its construction will outlast all of us. I’ll be long gone and INDOT will finally be breaking ground at mile marker 16. There will be a ribbon cutting.
My travels over the last couple of weeks have taken me through some of the more notorious construction zones. I pass along my observations in hopes of inspiring a more prepared and safer driver. Remember to take it nice and easy around the worker. They have families, after all.
On with it.
North Side
I don’t think the words “Carmel has it bad” have ever been uttered and I’m not trying to be a trailblazer. The remodel of I-465/U.S. 31 has turned the interchange and the area around it into a tar pit. Southbound U.S. 31 is closed at 106th St. The entrance and exit ramps at SB-31 and 106th are closed. The ramps at I-465 and U.S. 31 are reconfigured. It’s like driving into a chat dump with upscale urban sprawl.
My reroutes:…