The Indiana Department of Transportation’s $84 million added travel lanes project on Interstate 65 in Johnson County will require restrictions on State Road 44 at the Franklin exit beginning next week. The schedule is as follows:
Monday, June 5: Mill and patch State Road 44 northwest and southwest ramps. This will result in closures during daytime hours. Pave and set Raised Pavement Markings (RPMs) on I-65 northbound and southbound between mile markers 95.0 and 88.5 during overnight hours. Double right lane will be closed, with one reopening for daytime traffic.
Tuesday, June 6: Mill and patch State Road 44 northwest and southwest ramps. This will result in closures during daytime hours. Pave and set Raised Pavement Markings (RPMs) on I-65 northbound and southbound between mile markers 95.0 and 88.5 during overnight hours. Double right lane will be closed, with one reopening for daytime traffic.
Wednesday, June 7: Patch and close State Road 44 ramps during overnight hours. Place aggregate along I-65 northbound and southbound outside shoulders between mile markers 95.0 and 88.5 during daytime hours; single right lanes remain closed. During overnight hours, pave I-65 northbound and southbound outside shoulders/slopewalls between mile markers 95.0 and 88.5. Double right lane will be closed, with one reopening for daytime traffic.
Thursday, June 8: Pave State Road 44 northwest and southwest lanes/ramps during overnight hours; individual ramps close for paving, then reopen. Place aggregate along I-65 northbound and southbound outside shoulders between mile markers 95.0 and 88.5 during daytime hours; single right lane remains closed.
Friday, June 9: Pave State Road 44 northwest and southwest lanes/ramps during overnight hours; individual ramps close for paving, then reopen. Place aggregate along I-65 northbound and southbound outside shoulders between mile markers 95.0 and 88.5 during daytime hours; single right lane remains closed.
Saturday, June 10: Pave all State Road 44 ramp shoulders during overnight hours; individual ramps close for paving, then reopen. Place aggregate along I-65 northbound and southbound outside shoulders between mile markers 95.0 and 88.5 during daytime hours; single right lane remains closed.
INDOT stresses that all scheduled work is dependent on the weather.