Plans
Nearly 15 years of environmental studies are wrapping up on both the toll and free sections of the I-69 extension between Indianapolis and Evansville. Project engineers and designers are currently identifying exact placement of interchanges, bridge structures, and connecting roads. In June 2006, officials revisited their decision from the Tier 1 EIS to account for the effects of tolling on the route, preparing a Tier 1 reevaluation report that concluded that the previously selected route remained the preferred alternative, even with tolls; the report was approved by the Federal Highway Administration in the fall of 2006.
The first 13-mile (21 km) segment of the I-69 extension is under construction with the first 2-mile (3.2 km) portion scheduled to open in late 2009. INDOT is wrapping up environmental studies on the remaining five segments and construction is expected to proceed from south the north over the next decade.
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