The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is currently designing and constructing a new roadway connecting Evansville to Indianapolis.
The idea of improving I-69 has been in place since the 1940’s, and in the early 1990’s Congress began to pay attention and give consideration to the large project.
Nearly ten years ago, the Tier 1 Environmenal Impact Study (EIS) began, and nine project goals for the project were developed, all of which fall under the following three categories:
In December of 2003, a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the project was issued, which lead the way for Tier 2 environmental studies, which consists of the current I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis route.
Because of the size of the project, INDOT has divided the approved corridor into six sections, with each section stretching anywhere between 13 and 29 miles in length. The corridor itself is 2,000 feet wide, and each of six Tier 2 section study teams will determine the final alignment the approximately 350-foot wide highway within the approved corridor.
Officials for INDOT said that the Evansville to Crane portion of the project should be completed by 2013, and the DOT has nearly $700 million put aside for the project. The DOT plans to use several cost-cutting measures in order to stretch the funding as far as possible.
Right of way acquisition has begun in the southern section (Evansville), and is moving north toward Indianapolis, with construction already underway in Evansville. Below is a map regarding the project, courtesy of the Tier 2 project website. Eminent domain will be used to acquire property if negotiations can not be reached.
Click her for the Tier project websites: Tier 1, Tier 2.
If you are affected by this project, do not hesitate to call us at 866.339.7242. Also, we have designated a portion of our website toward educating property owners on the eminent domain process and laws in Indiana. Please read more about the Indiana eminent domain law.
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