Safer Drive 65
This project will improve safety and traffic flow along Interstate 65 in Clark and Scott Counties.
Construction Begins Late Summer 2025
Construction begins late summer 2025 for the Safer Drive 65 project. The design-build team E&B Paving, Inc. and Milestone Contractors Joint Venture are finalizing a project schedule. Construction is currently scheduled for completion in 2028.
The Safer Drive 65 project will extend an added travel lane along southbound and northbound I-65 from the current end of a third lane in each direction near Blue Lick Road in Clark County. Improvements include added travel lanes and pavement reconstruction from Blue Lick Road in Clark County to State Road 56 in Scott County.
•Possible bridge widening at I-65 over Brownstown Road •One 1,400’ long Noise Barrier Wall south of SR 160 •Replacement of an Automatic Traffic Recorder north of SR 160 •Pavement Rehabilitation in areas where travel lanes are not added •Various culvert repairs within the limits of pavement reconstruction