Cutting Indiana’s interstate travel by about half will save state taxpayers $5 million and several months of inconvenience during a project to repair and maintain 26 bridges along I-70 from downtown to I-465 on Indianapolis’ east side. “We were going to be out here for the entire construction season, April to about November,” said INDOT Communications Manager Mallory Duncan. “We were going to do crossovers so that means we would close one side and cross the traffic over to the other so we would have about two lanes going in each direction and it was literally going to take all summer to do eastbound and westbound in this stretch. Eastbound I-70 from the North Split to I-465 was shut down Monday. Next week, the same stretch westbound will be closed. Both directions should be back open within a month. INDOT planned to spend nearly $32 million on the originally conceived seven month long project.
Source: https://fox59.com/news/5-million-saved-on-highway-project-thanks-to-stay-at-home-order/
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Russ McQuaid
4/14/2020