INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS, NORTHWEST INDIANA
SUMMARY
This project is schedule to be completed through a series of projects along the corridor through the year 2030. The Corridor limits are along Interstate 65 in Lake County. Below are a list of projects that are planned along the corridor.
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PROJECT DETAILS
INTERSTATE 65 WIDENING
This project will widen Interstate 65 from 4 lanes to 6 lanes. The widening will begin from south of the US-30 interchange near Hobart to state road 2.
ROSEVILLE WIDENING AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
A 5.8 mile section of Interstate 80 (I-80) in Sacramento and Placer Counties is to be widened by adding an HOV (Carpool) lane in each direction to the interstate from the county line to just east of SR-65. This project is intended to freeway capacity, improve safety, and improve traffic flow east of the Sacramento/Placer county line past the State Route 65 connector. Other improvements include the addition of auxiliary lanes, installation of ramp meters, upgrading the traffic monitoring system, and upgradinging the interchanges at Riverside/Auburn, Douglas, Atlantic/Eureka, Taylor and state route 65.
The project will be constructed in four phases:
- Phase 1; extend eastbound on-ramp from Auburn/Riverside to become auxiliary lane through Douglas interchange, and HOV lane to Riverside Ave on-ramp.
- Phase 2; construct east/westbound HOV (bus/carpool) lane and auxiliary lanes from Sacramento/Placer county line to just west of Miners’ Ravine near Eureka Road.
- Phase 3A; extend westbound HOV lane and auxiliary lanes from Miners’ Ravine past State Route 65.
- Phase 3B; extend eastbound HOV lane and auxiliary lanes from Miners’ Ravine past State Route 65. This phase not currently funded.
SIERRA COLLEGE BLVD INTERCHANGE PROJECT
Construct a new interchange as a modified partial cloverleaf design, one freeway off-ramp in each direction terminating at a signalized intersection. two on-ramps in each direction one diagonal the other a modified loop ramp. Replace bridge with new wider bridge for five lanes of traffic. Westbound on-ramps will have ramp metering signals installed and a designated HOV lane.
STATE ROUTE 65 INTERCHANGE RECONSTRUCTION
Reconstruct existing interchange to allow for future long range planned widening of SR-65 to 6 lanes. Widen interchange and reconstruct with high-speed design instead of loop ramp.
ROCKLIN ROAD INTERCHANGE
Reconstruct Rocklin Road interchange and realign ramps, add metering signals and widen underpass.
LOOMIS (HORSESHOE BAR ROAD) INTERCHANGE
Widen or replace overpass, reconstruct and realign ramps.
STATE ROUTE 174/COLFAX INTERCHANGE
Widen or replace overpass, reconstruct and realign ramps.
PROJECT BACKGROUND
This freeway route is vital to the nations interstate infrastructure and important for Califoria transportation needs as well. Several sections of interstate 80 are in need of serious attention throughout the state. Aging and Deteriorating pavement has out-lived it's service life; bottlenecks and congestion plague many sections of the interstate; older interchanges are poorly designed and create safety concerns and need to be reconstructed; just to name a few. These projects are vital to increasing the traffic volume, and rebuilding parts of the interstate highway that are no longer able to adequately serve drivers safely.
VISION FOR INTERSTATE 80
This freeway needs to be widened to 8 lanes minimum throughout the sacramento region from Davis to Auburn. as more people are moving out to farther regions of the valley and foothills the interstate is being more heavily relied upon to get people where they need to go on time. Key Improvements that need to be made are:
- A pavement management program to quickly address deteriorating pavements in the Sierra Nevada mountains
- Widening of the interstate to 6 lanes east of Auburn to Colfax
- Widening of the interstate to 8 lanes from Roseville to Auburn
- widening of the interstate to 8 laned from West Sacramento to the split
- elimination or reconstruction of all ramps with an exiting speed of less than 35 MPH
- Reconstruction of narrow sections in the Truckee River canyon and above Colfax with wider median and shoulders
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Updated 06/21/2008