INDIANAPOLIS — INDOT announced Tuesday that construction on the North Split is just three or four weeks away now.
The $320 million project will replace aging pavement and bridges and reconfigure traffic patterns to improve safety.
To help with the look for nearby neighborhoods, crews will be adding trees and shrubs, bicycle/pedestrian infrastructure, decorative lighting and landscape architecture aesthetics.
The interchange is the second most heavily traveled in the state and has about 300 crashes per year.
Exit and Entrance Ramps
- Construction will begin with the closure of the Michigan St. exit ramp from the I-65/I-70 collector/distributor road in early December. The ramp is expected to be closed for approximately one year.
- Once the Michigan St. exit ramp reopens following construction, the Ohio St. ramp will be closed for approximately one year.
- The I-65/I-70 collector/distributor road will be closed south of the Ohio St. exit ramp for the duration of the project with no access to Fletcher Ave.
- The entrance ramp from Pine St. to EB I-70 will be open at all times during the project.
- The exit ramp from WB I-70 to the I-65/I-70 collector/distributor road will be open at all times during the project.
Local Streets
- Periodic closures of city streets will occur during the project for bridge replacement work. Closures of local streets are expected to not exceed 90 days. Contractors are not permitted to have adjacent local thoroughfares closed at the same time. For example, Michigan St. and Vermont St. would not be closed at the same time nor would College Ave. and Central Ave.
- Washington St. will remain open at all times during the project. However, lane closures will be in place during bridge construction.
- Pennsylvania St. will remain open at all times during the project. Delaware St. will be closed for about 45 days for overhead bridge work.
Interstate Closures
During 2021 and 2022, portions of I-65 and I-70 will be closed for construction. Through traffic will be detoured to I-465.
- I-65 and I-70 between the North Split interchange and Washington St. are expected to be closed for the duration of the project beginning in mid-May 2021.
- The ramp from WB I-70 to NB I-65 will be open at all times during the project.
- The ramp from SB I-65 to EB I-70 will be open at all times during the project.
You can find more information on the plans by clicking here.
