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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 v...

May 11, 2021 / 10:56 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Traffic is expected to back up through downtown as the North Split closure looms. The official closure is expected to start on Saturday and Indiana Department of Transportation says it will take two days to get everything fully shut down. There are a couple sizable projects happening downtown right now that have closed lanes on major roadways and even closed other streets downtown. While drivers try to manage the 18-month North Split closure, they are also going to be dodging orange cones downtown. “If you are a thru traffic person, if yo...

May 10, 2021 / 08:51 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The state’s second-busiest interchange is scheduled to close Saturday to drivers in preparation for an 18-month project. “We’re knocking down these bridges, rebuilding them, and so the infrastructure will be completely brand new,” Indiana Department of Transportation spokesperson Mallory Duncan said. The North Split Interchange project is expected to close I-65 and I-70 between the North Split and Washington Street. “If you don’t have to go downtown, we ask that you use our detour route, which is 465 all the way around,” Duncan...

North Split closure begins Saturday. Here's what to know about detours, traffic, more. Rashika Jaipuriar, Indianapolis Star Replay Video The long-anticipated, $320 million project began mid-January, aiming to rebuild old roads and bridges and improve the interchange's “abrupt curve” design. It's also dangerous, according to Indiana Department of Transportation numbers that show crash rates more than twice as high as the state's other urban interstates. © Stephen J. Beard and Joe Tamborello / IndyStar drone The North Split connects I-70 and I-65 in downtown Indianapolis...

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