Closures will be rescheduled if necessary due to weather
Indiana Department of Transportation Contractor E&B Paving Inc. plans to resume ramp closures tonight along I-265 in Floyd County as part of asphalt resurfacing project that began earlier this summer.
Patching, milling, and paving will be completed under each closure. Ramp closures are scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. each night and end the following morning at 6 a.m., with the exception of one-weekend closure, which will be in place from 9 p.m. on Friday through 7 p.m. on Sunday. Closures will be rescheduled in the event of inclement weather.
- Tuesday, Sept. 8: I-265 WB to I-64 WB ramp closed, detour: I-265 WB to I-64 EB to 5th St./Main St./Spring St. in New Albany (Exit 123) to I-64 WB (rescheduled from last week)
- Wednesday, Sept. 9: I-64 WB to I-265 EB ramp closed, detour: I-64 WB to S.R. 64 (Exit 118) to I-64 EB to I-265 EB (rescheduled from last week)
- Thursday, Sept. 10: I-64 EB to I-265 EB ramp closed, detour: I-64 EB to S.R. 111 (Exit 123) to I-64 WB to I-265 EB
- Friday, Sept. 11 to Sunday, Sept. 13: State St. to I-265 EB entrance ramp closed, detour: I-265 WB to I-64 WB to S.R. 64 (Exit 118) to I-64 EB to I-265 EB
- Saturday, Sept. 12: I-265 EB to Grant Line Rd. exit ramp closed (Exit 3), detour: I-265 EB to Charlestown Rd. (Exit 4) to I-265 WB to Grant Line Rd (Exit 3)
- Monday, Sept. 14: Charlestown Rd. to I-265 EB entrance ramp closed, detour: I-265 WB to Grant Line Rd. (Exit 3) to I-265 EB
- Tuesday, Sept. 15: Grant Line Rd. to I-265 EB entrance ramp closed, detour: I-265 WB to State St. (Exit 1) to I-265 EB
- Wednesday, Sept. 16: I-265 EB to Charlestown Rd. (Exit 4) exit ramp closed, detour: I-265 EB to I-65 NB to Bean Rd./S.R. 60 (Exit 7) to I-65 SB to I-265 WB to Charlestown Rd. (Exit 4)
- Thursday, Sept. 17: I-265 median crossovers closed
- Friday, Sept. 18: I-265 EB to State St. (Exit 1) exit ramp closed, detour: I-265 EB to Grant Line Rd. (Exit 3) to I-265 WB to State St. (Exit 1)
Message boards and detour signage will be in place to alert drivers of the ramp closures. Mainline work will continue under lane closures between I-64 and I-65 in Clark and Floyd Counties through late October.
Motorists are urged to slow down, use extra caution and drive distraction-free through all work zones. A 45 mph speed restriction remains in place throughout construction limits.
