Reminder: Wednesday Open House Scheduled for Heavy Haul Transportation Corridor Update on proposed routes connecting ports with State Road 265
CLARK COUNTY, Ind. -- The public is
invited to attend an open house on Wednesday, April 5 to learn about route
alternatives being considered for the Heavy Haul Transportation Corridor
connecting the Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville with the State Road 265 exit at
Old Salem Road.
The open house
will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Utica Elementary School, 210 Maplehurst
Drive in Jeffersonville. The school is just
off Utica Sellersburg Road near the Greater Clark County Schools Administration
Building.
Project maps
and other information will be on display. The public is invited to share
comments and questions with members of the project team during the informal
open house before and after a presentation that begins at 7 p.m.
With advance
notice, special accommodations will be made for individuals needing auxiliary
aids or services of interpreters, signers, readers, or large print. Anyone with
such needs should contact Rickie Clark with the Indiana Department of
Transportation's Office of Public Involvement at 317-232-6601 or rclark@indot.in.gov.
About the project
The Indiana
Economic Development Corporation, the Ports of Indiana, the Kentuckiana
Regional Planning and Development Agency, Clark County, the City of
Jeffersonville Redevelopment Commission, and the River Ridge Development
Authority are partnering with INDOT to develop the federally funded project.
The proposed project is needed to address rapid industrial and commercial
growth in the area that will increase heavy-haul vehicles mixing with local
traffic.
Federal law
requires review and documentation of the project’s potential impacts. The
ongoing impact review has identified an approximately 1.3-mile-wide study area
in which route alternatives are being assessed.
The April 5 open
house will focus only on the proposed new road connecting the Ports of
Indiana-Jeffersonville with State Road 265, known as Segment A of the
Heavy-Haul Transportation Corridor. Segment B connecting State Road 265 with
River Ridge Commerce Center was completed in December 2016 and is now known as
International Drive. The impact review for the purchase of rail right of way,
known as Segment C, will be completed after the Segment A review is completed
and approved.
Old Salem Road
INDOT and
Clark County have awarded a separate, $3 million contract to T & C
Contracting Inc. of Louisville to rebuild and improve about 1 mile of Old Salem
Road from 6th Street in Utica to the State Road 265 interchange.
Old Salem Road
remains closed just south of State Road 265 as crews clear trees and relocate
utility lines ahead of road construction. Access to Utica from State Road 265
remains via the State Road 62/Port Road exit.
Under the
contract, work will shift from tree clearing and utility relocation to road
construction beginning on or after May 1. The newly improved Old Salem Road is
scheduled to open for traffic by Dec. 31, 2017, pending weather and other
factors.
Customer Service
INDOT Seymour District
185 Agrico Lane
Seymour, IN 47274
877-305-7611 secommunications@indot.IN.gov
