Project to shut down Indy’s North Split for 18 months begins in May

By SIERRA HIGNITE

WISH-TV | wishtv.com

Indianapolis is about a month out from a construction project that will shut down a major interstate system through downtown.

The North Split project will last for 18 months and reconfigure the north split of Interstates 65 and 70 downtown. Motorists who use the North Split are seeing already some of the impact as crews prep for the $325 million project.

Mid-May is when the Indiana Department of Transportation says the full closure will start; the North Split won’t reopen until late 2022.

Today, another traffic pattern change is scheduled on I-70 eastbound to allow crews to continue their preparation.