What’s happening with the U.S. 31 project?
● Site work around the U.S. 31-Ind. 32 intersection is taking place and demolition of buildings continue in preparation of next year’s planned construction.
● Rieth-Riley Construction, the INDOT contractor for the $58 million freeway upgrade to the U.S. 31 Hamilton County Project between 146th Street and 161st Street, recently removed overhang jacks from the bridge. The traffic restrictions also allowed contractors to paint bridge beams last week.
● Last week, E&B Paving and Gradex had overnight traffic restrictions on U.S. 31 and the north side I-465 interchange. The $141 million contract to upgrade U.S. 31 to freeway standards includes interchange improvements at I-465 and new roundabout interchanges at 106th, 116th, 131st and 136th streets are expected to be open to traffic by the end of 2015. Nightly single-lane restrictions allowed contractors to temporarily widen the existing highway in preparation for a traffic shift expected later this month.
