Indiana Traffic
The FFA kids are having quite a week at the national convention in downtown Indianapolis. They enjoyed a private concert from Garth Brooks, and Saturday President Donald Trump will deliver the keynote address to wrap up the convention. Seriously, that’s big time. With the President’s visit comes various interstate lane restrictions, ramp closures, and street closures downtown. Understandably, […]
Hey Colts fans! Heading to Lucas Oil Stadium Sunday the game? Heads up! We could have a serious slowdown on the east side that might trouble fans coming from I-69 and other parts of the northeast – like from Fishers, Muncie, Fort Wayne, etc. Southbound I-465 near the 56th St. interchange will be reduced to one […]
What to do with the fastly deteriorating north split – Indiana’s second-most heavily traveled interchange – has been a source of contention since the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced intentions to either give it a makeover or a full-on face lift. Usually cost concerns are paramount with such a project – and they are […]
Indy, our commuter cups runneth over. As of Thursday night at 8pm, a portion of Westbound I-465 reopened on the southwest side. Shelby St. also reopened early Friday morning on the south side following a six-month construction project. Let’s get to it. WESTBOUND I-465 IS CLOSE TO BEING DONE Westbound I-465 has reopened from Harding St/S.R. […]
We’re back in the #I465Sucks business, except this time it’s the westbound lanes that are shutting down on the southwest side. Starting Friday, September 28th at 9pm, all lanes of westbound I-465 will close after I-65 to I-70 for an ongoing bridge rehabilitation project. They’ll reopen Monday, October 8th at 6am, weather permitting. TRAFFIC Expect excruciating delays […]
(Photo Credit: Getty Images) Heads up northsiders and southsiders – your commute this Monday morning could be incredibly wonky. I-465 on the southwest side will be shutdown, another Fall Creek Bridge will close, and Meridian St. will reopen. Let’s get right to it! I-465 – eastbound lanes only – are closed on the southwest side after the I-70 […]
(Photo Credit: Ken Murray/Getty Images) On Sunday, September 9th, your Indianapolis Colts open the regular season at Lucas Oil Stadium AND the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will host the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard. Exciting, yes? And since we do TRAFFIC in the TRAFFIC BLOG, I’m going to poke around the city and “map […]
(Photo Credit: Getty Images) We lose one bridge, another stays closed, but Meridian St. is making a comeback – sort of. Fatigued by all of the construction in the Indy metro area? I don’t blame you, but strap yourself in, put the chicken biscuit on the dash, and save your text message for later. We’re driving […]
(Photo Credit: Dan McGowan) Lingering construction on a grouchy water main is causing big time travel issues for commuters and fairgoers. Last week, Citizens Energy discovered a leaky, 104-year old water main on Fall Creek Pkwy. at Keystone Ave. Any downtown to the northeast side commuter – and vice versa – will tell you that […]
The national nightmare is over. “What” you say? Did north Korea denuclearize in exchange for a Nintendo WII and recalled Goldfish snacks? Are our elections safe from Russian invasion because Putin forgot to pay his Comcast bill? Did Sarah Sanders and Jim Acosta finally tie the knot? Did Patriots owner Robert Kraft admit to treason […]