I-70 East ramp to IND Intl. Airport, Ronald Reagan Pkwy ramp to I-70 West close this weekend; update for next weekend's closures
Indiana Department of Transportation sent this bulletin at 07/13/2017 03:59 PM EDT
Construction contractors plan to close the eastbound I-70 and Ronald Reagan/Ameriplex Parkway ramp to Col. H. Weir Cook Memorial Drive (Indianapolis International Airport) AND the Ronald Reagan/Ameriplex Parkway ramp to westbound I-70 this weekend for bridge maintenance and preservation. Weather permitting, the ramps are scheduled to close starting at 9 p.m. on Friday (July 14) and open before 6 a.m. on Monday (July 17). Posted and electronic message signs direct eastbound I-70 exiting traffic to continue to I-465 South and State Road 67/Kentucky Avenue Exit 8. Motorists can use the interchange to return to I-465 North and I-70 West to access Col. H. Weir Cook Memorial Drive (Indianapolis International Airport). Access from Ameriplex Parkway will remain open to eastbound I-70, and motorists may follow the same detour to access Indianapolis International Airport from westbound I-70. Traffic on Ronald Reagan Parkway will be directed to the State Road 267 (Exit 66) entrance ramp to I-70 West via U.S. 40.
Next weekendIn the event of rain, work will be postponed to the following weekend. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, crews intend to close the Col. H. Weir Cook Memorial Drive (Indianapolis International Airport) ramp to I-70 West starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, July 21 until 6 a.m. on Monday, July 24. During this ramp closure, traffic will be directed eastbound on I-70 to I-465 South and State Road 67/Kentucky Avenue Exit 8. Motorists can use the interchange to return to I-465 North and I-70 West. At the same time, westbound I-70 will be reduced to two open lanes that will be temporarily shifted to the left at the bridges immediately west of Ronald Reagan/Ameriplex Parkway. About the projectThe work is part of a $4.6 million bridge preservation contract for 15 structures along Interstate 70 between the Ronald Reagan/Ameriplex Parkway interchange and I-465 on the west side of Indianapolis. Eleven of the bridges are located at the I-70 and Ronald Reagan/Ameriplex Parkway interchange area, three bridges are located on Col. H. Weir Cook Memorial Drive ramps to and from the Indianapolis International Airport, and one bridge is on High School Road over I-70. The project intends to protect and extend the life of each structure by applying modified concrete overlays to the bridge decks, sealing bridge joints, and repairing various concrete bridge components. Traffic will be maintained as much as possible during the project. Some bridges will remain open to traffic with overnight and weekend lane closures as work is performed one-half at a time.
The High School Road bridge over I-70 (not shown) will also be closed for one weekend.
Some bridges require full closures of ramps that will be scheduled during overnight hours and weekends, when traffic volumes are lower. Planned closures include:
Specific dates and detours for closures will be announced in advance and communicated to motorists via posted and electronic message signs. No closures will be scheduled during holiday weekends. All work on the contract is expected to be complete by November. For information about the project and updates about scheduled closures as the project progresses, go to http://www.in.gov/indot/3627.htm. Stay informedFollow @INDOTEast on Twitter and follow INDOTEastCentral on Facebook and Instagram. The INDOT Traffic Management Center tweets about Indiana interstate traffic conditions @TrafficWise. Find links to all INDOT social media pages at http://bit.ly/INDOTsocial. Subscribe to receive text and email alerts about INDOT projects and services at http://bit.ly/INDOTsubscription. Motorists can learn about highway work zones and other traffic alerts at indot.carsprogram.org, 1-800-261-ROAD (7623) or 511 from a mobile phone.
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