INDIANA's HIGHWAY FUTURE
THINKING FORWARD
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 aproach to building roads put through a series of major projects to make key improvements to Indiana's road network. This
MAJOR MOVES
Indiana's legislators and Governor Mitch Daniels have recently passed a program called Major Moves. Major Moves is a list of projects that included making major improvements to the highway system, by building new interstates, such as the new I-69 Extension, new toll roads, like the Illiana Toll road, and making by upgrades in the major metro areas such as: Indy, Norhtwest Indiana, Fort Wayne, etc. It also includes building new freeways like the US 31. and widening of several highways such as: I-65, I-94 and I-69. It also included major improvements to highways all over the state. Indiana is using 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 projects.
KEY PROJECTS
Here is a list of some of the key state projects
| Indiana Projects | ||
| Corridor | Region | Key Projects |
| US Highway 24 | Fort Wayne | US 24 Fort to Port Freeway Upgrade |
| State Road 25 | Northern Indiana | Hoosier Heartland Corridor |
| US Highway 31 | Indianapolis to South Bend |
Hamilton County Freeway Upgrade, Widen to 3 lanes limited access from I-465 (N) to SR 38 |
| Kokomo Freeway Corridor, Bypass to the East of Kokomo | ||
| South Bend to Plymouth Freeway, Upgrade to limited access freeway 4-6 lanes | ||
| South Bend to Indianapolis Freeway, Upgrade and Grade separations of all sections of US 31 | ||
| Interstate 65 | Louisville - Ohio River Bridges |
Construct new river crossing east of Kennedy Bridge near downtown Louisville |
| Indianapolis | Widen Freeway from I-865 merge to US 52 from 4 to 6 lanes | |
| Lafayette | Widen Freeway from SR 38 to SR 43 from 4 to 6 lanes | |
| Northwest Indiana | Widen Freeway from US 30 to US 231 from 4 to 6 lanes | |
| Interstate 69 | Indianapolis to Evansville | Construct new 4 lane freeway/expressway |
| Evansville - Ohio River |
Construct new 4 lane bridge across the Ohio river to Henderson KY | |
| Indianapolis Metro | Widen freeway/expressway from 75th St/I 465 (NE) to SR-37, from 6 to 8,10 and 12 lanes wide | |
| Interstate 70 | Indianapolis | Widen Freeway from Post road east to SR-9 Greenfield |
| Central Indiana - Corridor of the Future |
Construct Toll Truck Only Lanes from state line to state line on I-70 | |
| Interstate 80/94 | Northwest Indiana | Borman Expressway Reconstruction |
| Interstate 265 | Louisville - Ohio River Bridges |
Construct new river crossing 8 miles east downtown Louisville and complete east side of I-265 Loop |
| Interstate 465 | Indianapolis Metro | Accelerate 465 - Widen Freeway and reconstruct interchanges from Kentucky Ave north to I-65 on West Side |
| Illiana Expressway | Northwest Indiana - Corridor of the Future |
Construct Toll Road from I-65 to I-57 south of the Chicago Metro Area |
MY RECOMMENDATIONS AND VISIONS
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 connectino northern Indiana (possible future Interstate 67). See more information about the Vision for Indiana on the Visions page