By GREGG MONTGOMERY
WISH-TV | wishtv.com
Significant lane and ramp closures are scheduled on Interstate 465 eastbound in Indianapolis starting Friday as part of a traffic switch in the Clear Path 465 road construction corridor.
The $471 million project that began in early 2022 was designed to improve the I-465 and I-69 interchange on the northeast side of Indianapolis.
The Indiana Department of Transportation in a Monday afternoon news release said the Friday-through-Monday road closures will allow crews to complete a traffic switch and work in the median of I-465 to build new lanes and ramps.
Eastbound I-465 drivers will face a new decision point at the White River bridge, where they must choose between continuing east on I-465 or exiting to northbound I-69 and southbound Binford Boulevard much earlier than the current situation.
Below is a list of what road closings will happen and when:
- 9 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday: Left lane closed on westbound I-465 from I-465/I-69 interchange to White River.
- 9 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday: Keystone Avenue ramps to eastbound I-465 closed; eastbound I-465 ramp to Allisonville Road closed; eastbound I-465 ramp to northbound I-69 closed; eastbound I-465 ramp to southbound Binford Boulevard closed; and eastbound I-465 reduced to one lane from White River to I-69.
- 9 p.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday: northbound Binford Boulevard to northbound I-69 closed at 75th Street; northbound I-465 ramp to northbound I-69 left lane closed; and single lane open on northbound I-69 from I-465/I-69 interchange to 82nd Street.
Inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances could adjust the schedule.
By fall, a new overpass and ramp from northbound I-465 to northbound I-69 is expected to open. Also expected to open in the fall: full access to Binford Boulevard from the 82nd Street ramp to southbound I-69, and two new overpasses on eastbound I-465 at the I-69 interchange. The rest of the Clear Path 465 project is expected to be completed by year’s end.
This story was originally published by WISH-TV at wishtv.com/news/local-news/big-changes-ahead-for-i-465-eb-motorists-on-northeast-side.
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