I-65 SB at North Split to close for 16 days

INDOT to close part of I-65 SB in downtown Indianapolis

Video with this story is from Oct. 7, 2024, before the date of the project’s start was moved earlier, to Oct. 15.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A year and five months after downtown’s North Split reopened from a two-year, $320 million overhaul, part of the well-traveled route is about to be closed again for repairs.

The Indiana Department of Transportation will temporarily close I-65 southbound starting the night of Oct. 15 between West Street and Alabama Street. Over 16 days, the bridge deck and joints will be patched and repaired on I-65 southbound near the North Split with I-70.

The project was originally set to begin Oct. 18.

INDOT said in a news release, “Lane restrictions on I-65 southbound will begin at 29th Street and continue to the point of closure. Traffic will be required to exit I-65 southbound at West Street.”

Here’s a list of ramps that will be closed:

  • 38th Street eastbound to I-65 southbound.
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street southbound to I-65 southbound.
  • 29th Street eastbound and 30th Street westbound to I-65 southbound.
  • 21st Street eastbound and westbound to I-65 southbound.
  • West Street northbound to I-65 southbound.

These exit ramps also will be inaccessible from I-65 southbound:

  • I-65 southbound to Meridian Street.
  • I-65 southbound to Michigan Street, Ohio Street, and Fletcher Avenue.
  • I-65 southbound to I-70 eastbound and westbound.

The change in the start and ends dates will mean the closure should not impact the influx of concert-goers for Taylor Swift concerts Nov. 1-3 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

(Image Provided/Indiana Department of Transportation)