top of page
Safe Drafe 65 Web_edited.jpg

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The Safer Drive 65 Project is an Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) project that will extend an added travel lane along northbound and southbound I-65 from the current end of a third lane in each direction near Blue Lick Road in Clark County. The project includes up to 13 miles of roadway improvements with a focus on added travel lanes and pavement reconstruction.

 

This project will address aging pavement conditions, correct underlying subgrade and drainage issues, and mitigate current and future traffic capacity deficiencies with added travel lanes.

65 Safer Drive WEB2.jpg

Improvements included with the project:

  • 5.5 miles of full pavement reconstruction with added travel lanes

  • Bridge replacements with widening at crossings of
    I-65 over Blue Lick Creek and over Caney Fork

  • Bridge deck overlays at I-65 over Pigeon Roost Creek

  • Minor pier repairs at County Line Road over I-65

  • Bridge widening at I-65 over Brownstown Road

  • One 1,400-foot-long noise barrier wall south of S.R. 160

  • Replacement of an automatic traffic recorder north of S.R. 160

  • Pavement rehabilitation in areas where travel lanes are not added

  • Various culvert repairs within the limits of pavement reconstruction

Needs

  • Address aging pavement conditions, including identified subgrade issues.

  • Mitigate current and future traffic capacity deficiencies with added travel lanes.

  • Improve safety measures along the corridor.

Benefits

  • Reset or extend the service life of the facility. 

  • Correct underlying subgrade and drainage issues.

  • Prepare for projected traffic demand.

bottom of page