Overnight closures of I-70 in Hendricks County as bridge demolition begins next week

Thursday, September 10, 2020

MONROVIA – Interstate 70 will have various overnight closures next week at the State Road 39 interchange in Hendricks County between 12:01 a.m. through 5 a.m. each night, The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced.

The demolition of the existing State Road 39 bridge over I-70 begins Thursday, Sept. 17 for I-70 eastbound. Traffic will be detoured up the ramp across State Road 39 and back onto the interstate utilizing the ramps. Weather permitting, the schedule currently follows;

-- Friday, Sept. 18 closing I-70 eastbound.

-- Monday, Sept. 21-Wednesday, Sept. 23 closing I-70 westbound.

-- Thursday, Sept. 24 closing I-70 eastbound.

-- Friday, Sept. 25 closing I-70 westbound.

The traffic signal at the interchange will be operated manually by a signal technician to keep traffic flowing.

Milestone Contractors LP was awarded the $16.2 million contract.

The project will redesign this interchange to a diverging diamond interchange (DDI). The interchange modification project is being built to add traffic capacity and relieve congestion for the current and future needs as development expands in this area.

The interchange is scheduled to open to traffic in the fall of 2021.

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