May 14, 2021 / 11:12 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) With the 18-month closure of the North Split nearly underway, drivers were planning their detours.
Crews hope to completely rebuild the interchange. Starting early Saturday before dawn and ending in the following two days, Indiana Department of Transportation will begin to shut down portions of I-65 and I-70, the interstates that come together in the North Split.
Lani Mayer, who drove in to Indianapolis from Pennsylvania on Friday, said that the detour signs “were saying after Exit … I forget the exit number … that they were going to close it until 2022, and I am, like, whew, that seems like a really long time.”
May 14, 2021 / 07:27 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Friday is the last chance for drivers to use the North Split before it is closed for the next year and a half.
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) plans to shut down the state’s second-busiest interchange on Saturday for a massive overhaul project that will change drivers commute, if they use I-70 or I-65 to downtown Indianapolis.
Drivers are encouraged to start thinking about their new commute. I-65 and I-70 will be shut down from the North split to Washington Street. That means people will be driving on city streets. However, which roads all depends on which direction and what interstate drivers are taking.
18-Month Closure Of North Split Interchange Begins May 15
Provided by the Indiana Department of Transportation
The 18-month closure of the North Split Interchange in downtown Indianapolis is about to begin.
The Indiana Department of Transportation says the I-65/I-70 southbound lanes between the North Split and Washington Street will close Friday. The full closure of the interchange is expected Saturday, if the weather cooperates.
Interstates 65 and 70 between the North Split and Washington Street will be closed to all traffic during construction but access in and out of downtown will remain via:
the I-70 westbound exit ramp to Michigan or Ohio streets