(The Center Square) – Construction work will soon start on the final section of roadway for Interstate 69 in Indiana, a project that will eventually connect the key north-south highway with a route being built in western Kentucky.
Gov. Eric Holcomb and Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Smith led a groundbreaking for the $202 million project in Evansville. The ceremony took place a month after the state celebrated the completion of the interchange for I-69’s southern spur and I-465 in southwest Indianapolis. That project completed the construction of the limited-access highway between the state’s first- and third-largest cities.
For the next two years, crews will be new roads and bridges that will eventually connect the I-69 segments in Evansville and Henderson, Kentucky. Those will be used by workers when preparation for a new Ohio River bridge begins next year. Officials from both states have said the bridge work will be finalized within seven years. However, they’re also trying to identify ways to expedite the construction process.