INDOT Press release from today:
I-465 Eastbound Opening With Restrictions
Two right lanes are expected to open at midnight
INDIANAPOLIS – Interstate 465 eastbound from U.S. 31 to 56th Street on the city’s northeast side is anticipated to reopen tonight at midnight after being closed due to Thursday’s tanker explosion at I-465 and I-69. The left lane over the bridge, as well as the I-69 southbound ramp to I-465 southbound, remains closed through midweek as crews continue repair work underneath the bridge.
Indiana Department of Transportation bridge inspectors, Purdue University School of Civil Engineering and private bridge consultants have agreed that no further structural repairs are required except for the replacement of the vertical support knocked out during Thursday’s incident. Bridge repair crews have been working both day and night shifts to replace the missing vertical support and perform other critical repairs to ensure motorist safety.
Motorists should expect delays in the area and plan accordingly. The Indiana Department of Transportation encourages through traffic in the area to use alternate routes when possible. Dynamic message boards posted along interstates approaching Indianapolis encourage through traffic to follow I-65 and I-70. Vehicles over 13 feet 6 inches in height must contact Department of Revenue Motor Carrier Services for a permitted route.
Upon the opening of I-465 eastbound, I-865 eastbound will also reopen. The I-465 eastbound ramps to Binford Boulevard southbound and I-69 northbound will open at that time as well.
Below is a listing of ramps that are open and closed at the busy I-465 and I-69 interchange. I-69 northbound and southbound remains open for through traffic connecting with Binford Boulevard.
- I-69 southbound ramp to I-465 southbound: CLOSED
- I-465 northbound ramp to I-69 northbound: OPEN
- I-69 southbound ramp to I-465 westbound: OPEN
- Binford Boulevard northbound ramp that loops up to enter I-465 westbound: OPEN
- I-465 eastbound ramp that loops down to enter I-69 northbound: OPEN
- I-465 eastbound ramp to Binford Boulevard southbound: OPEN
INDOT signal technicians will continue to monitor traffic flow on nearby interchanges and state highways and make temporary adjustments to signal timing. All motorists are encouraged to “know before you go” by checking local traffic reports and INDOT’s traveler information Web site.
INDOT press release from yesterday:
Emergency bridge repairs continue under I-465 eastbound near I-69
I-465 Eastbound and southbound closures remain in place at the start of the work weekINDIANAPOLIS – Commuters should plan for I-465 eastbound and southbound closures on the city’s northeast side to remain in place at the start of the work week, unless notified otherwise. Thursday’s propane tanker crash and explosion knocked out one of the vertical columns supporting the I-465 eastbound bridge over an I-69 southbound exit ramp and an adjacent rail line.
“The Indiana Department of Transportation appreciates the continued patience and understanding of motorists who are certainly inconvenienced by the interstate and ramp closures,” said INDOT Commissioner Michael W. Reed. “We want to make certain the I-465 eastbound bridge is unquestionably safe for traffic to cross above or below.”
Bridge repair crews will be working both day and night shifts to replace the missing column and perform other critical repairs to ensure motorist safety, but an anticipated date to reopen the bridge is not yet known. While repairs are being made, INDOT will conduct additional testing to further ensure the I-465 eastbound structure is safe prior to reopening.
I-465 eastbound remains closed to all traffic between U.S. 31/Meridian Street and the 56th Street/Shadeland Avenue interchanges. Allisonville Road and Keystone Avenue are city streets not equipped to handle a high volume of unfamiliar motorists and commercial truck traffic, so all eastbound I-465 traffic is being rerouted at U.S. 31. Dynamic message boards posted along interstates approaching Indianapolis encourage through traffic to follow I-65 and I-70, with I-865 eastbound closed at I-65 on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Vehicles over 13 feet 6 inches in height must contact Department of Revenue Motor Carrier Services for a permitted route.
Below is a listing of ramps that are open and closed at the busy I-465 and I-69 interchange. I-69 northbound and southbound remains open for through traffic connecting with Binford Boulevard.
- I-465 northbound ramp to I-69 northbound: OPEN
- I-69 southbound ramp to I-465 westbound: OPEN
- Binford Boulevard northbound ramp that loops up to enter I-465 westbound: OPEN
- I-69 southbound ramp to I-465 southbound: CLOSED
- I-465 eastbound ramp that loops down to enter I-69 northbound: CLOSED
- I-465 eastbound ramp to Binford Boulevard southbound: CLOSED
Local traffic should plan extra time and stagger their commutes in anticipation of alternate routes being congested. INDOT signal technicians will continue to monitor traffic flow on nearby interchanges and state highways and make temporary adjustments to signal timing. All motorists are encouraged to “know before you go” by checking local traffic reports and INDOT’s traveler information Web site.
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