The Indiana Department of Transportation announces Perry Worth Road will close Monday, October 12 in the morning northeast of the State Road 267 interchange, Exit 133. This is a 14 day closure, scheduled to reopen October 26. This is for the contractor to build a portion of the new ramp to tie into Perry Worth Road. The detour follows C.R. E 300 South, to C.R. S. 450 East to Albert S. White Rd. and back to Perry Worth Rd.
This project was awarded to E & B Paving for $62.8 million. The project includes building a new interchange on I-65 at Boone County Road 550 South and redesigning the I-65 and S.R. 267 interchange. Both will be Diverging Diamond Interchanges, (DDI). The contract completion date is set for August of 2022.
A DDI is a type of interchange in which the two directions of traffic on a non-highway road cross to the opposite side on both sides of a bridge. It is unusual in that it requires traffic on the highway overpass to briefly drive on the opposite side of the road from what is customary. When entering the DDI, drivers cross over to the left side of the bridge, guided by signals, signs and pavement markings. DDIs are designed to be safer, more efficient and more cost effective than traditional diamond interchanges.
INDOT reminds motorists to use caution and consider worker safety when driving through a construction zone.