INDIANAPOLIS — Following pavement striping and removal of concrete barrier over the weekend, I-465 opened in its final traffic configuration the morning of Monday, Dec. 16, as part of the I-69 Finish Line project.
Long-term restrictions have been removed from lanes of I-465 between I-65 and I-70 on the southwest side of Indianapolis and the majority of I-69 in Marion County, including reopening the U.S. 31 SB to I-465 WB ramp that closed in spring of 2023.
Drivers can expect the following work activities through late December, weather permitting:
• Fully opening Harding St. within limits of the I-465 interchange by end of year
• Fully opening Epler Ave. at S.R. 37 by end of year
• Finishing pavement and barrier wall tie-ins on I-69 NB to I-465 EB and I-69 NB to I-465 WB ramps by end of year
• Finishing median guardrail installation – I-465 WB
• Finishing median drainage installation – I-69 NB between Southport Rd. and Epler Ave.
• Placing overhead weigh-in-motion structures on I-465 between I-69 and U.S. 31
The current construction zone speed limit of 45 mph will remain in place until later this winter. Crews will spend the winter months removing maintenance of traffic devices and equipment. Minor work will resume in the spring as crews complete tree plantings, placement of sod and rip rap, grading, fence installation, final pavement treatment, and other clean-up activities.
Construction began on the I-69 Finish Line project in Martinsville in 2019. The corridor officially opened to traffic with the opening of the new I-69/I-465 interchange in August 2024.