INDIANAPOLIS RESTRICTION UPDATE

INDIANAPOLIS – The following restrictions and road closures are current or upcoming for the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Many restrictions listed below are dependent upon favorable weather conditions.

NEW RESTRICTIONS

· I-465 southbound ramp to 10th Street will be closed while pavement connections are completed.
Date: Saturday, October 10 – Friday, November 20, 2009
Time: Continuous

· U.S. 31/East Street southbound ramp to I-465 eastbound will be closed while beams are placed on the U.S. 31 bridge over I-465
Date: Monday, October 12 – Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Time: 9 p.m. Monday – 6 a.m. Tuesday

ACCELERATE 465 RESTRICTIONS

· I-465 northbound ramp to 10th Street will be closed while pavement connections are completed.
Date: Monday, September 28 – Friday, October 16, 2009
Time: Continuous

· Rockville Road ramp to I-465 southbound will be closed while pavement connections are completed.
Date: Monday, September 28 – Friday, October 16, 2009
Time: Continuous

· Beechway Drive between Rockville Road and West 10th Street will be closed to through traffic for road rebuilding. Local access will be maintained with most businesses being accessible from Rockville Road.
Date: Thursday, August 20 – Fall 2009
Time: Continuous

· I-465 loop ramps at U.S. 40/West Washington Street will be closed to allow contractors to shift I-465 toward the center median. The traffic pattern will operate like a diamond interchange, with traffic signals on either end of the I-465 bridge.
Date: Saturday, April 25 – Fall 2010
Time: Continuous

· I-465 between Sam Jones Expressway and I-74 on the west side will be shifted towards the median as pavement work begins on outside lanes. Three lanes will remain open during rush hours. Overnight and on weekends, up to two lanes may closed in each direction for road construction. Total intermittent closures may happen for 20 minutes at a time near bridges to remove beams over I-465. Stay alert for changing traffic patterns.
Date: Monday, April 20 – Fall 2010
Time: 9 p.m. – 6 a.m. each night, continuous on weekends

· West 10th Street will be restricted to two narrow lanes in each direction while contractors rebuild the bridge in two phases. The old loop ramps will be temporarily closed and the traffic pattern will operate like a diamond interchange, with traffic signals on either end of the I-465 bridge.
Date: Friday, March 13 – Fall 2009
Time: Continuous