INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Starting 9 p.m. Tuesday, all I-65 southbound traffic will have find an alternate route while the highway is closed.
INDOT says all traffic must exit at or before the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street/West Street exit. I-65 southbound between West Street and Alabama Street will be closed for 16 days for bridge deck patching and joint repairs.
All downtown exits south of West Street will be closed, including the exits to Meridian, Michigan, and Ohio streets, Fletcher Avenue, and the I-70 east and westbound exit.
Entrance ramps along this section of I-65 southbound will also be closed.
Ginger Curry is a training manager at the Circle K on 21st Street and Capitol Avenue. The gas station is right next to an I-65 entrance ramp that will be closed during construction, which leaves Curry with many concerns.
“I think it’s going to effect business in the downtown area,” Curry said. “A lot of exits closed and people are not going to be able to get off the exits to get fuel, use the rest rooms at the local service stations – I think a lot of business be lost.”
INDOT initially scheduled the project to start Oct. 18, but moved up the date because of inclement weather and Taylor Swift’s upcoming Eras Tour stop in the city.
“We know that Taylor Swift is coming to Indianapolis, and we’re trying to get out of the way of those folks driving to Indianapolis for the Swift Concert November,” said INDOT spokesperson Kyleigh Cramer.
“Some of these projects drag out for a very, very long time,” Curry said. “So, they need to get it done quickly so that we can resume business.”
INDOT suggest alternative routes like taking I-70 to get downtown and I-465 to go around the closures.
LAWRENCE, Ind. (WISH) — Lawrence Mayor Deb Whitfield on Thursday evening delivered this year’s State of the City address, outlining her vision for the city’s future.
Her address focused on community growth, development, public safety and the Live Longer in Lawrence initiative. The initiative was designed to reduce barriers to health care for residents.
The city also plans to emphasize arts and culture to ensure Lawrence’s 49,800 residents feel connected to the community.
The Democratic mayor emphasized her administration’s commitment to turning goals into tangible results. “In Lawrence, we are not in the business of ideas that sit on the shelf. We are turning vision into momentum. We are making plans and putting them into actions. We are taking opportunities and turning them into results.”
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INDIANAPOLIS — A man was shot and killed on the northeast side of Indianapolis Wednesday evening.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says this happened on Radnor Road, near East 46th Street and Cathedral High School, sometime before 7:30 p.m.
When police arrived at the scene, they found the man with a gunshot wound. They say he died at the scen.
The shooting is under investigation.
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