Work to begin on Indiana portion of Ohio River Crossing
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Gov. Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Transportation will break ground Tuesday on the Indiana portion of the $1.4 billion I-69 Ohio River Crossing project.
The event will mark the beginning of construction on the Evansville approach to the new bridge over the Ohio River.
When complete, the project will extend Interstate 69 and connect Evansville with Henderson, Kentucky via a new, four-lane bridge. The Indiana portion, known as Section 3, involves the construction of approach roadways and bridges in Evansville that will provide all-weather construction access to the Ohio River for work on the main bridge.
Last November, INDOT awarded the $202 million contract to ORX Constructors, a joint venture between Chicago-based Walsh Construction Co. and Evansville-based Traylor Bros Inc.
The I-69 ORX project is divided into three sections. Section 1, which began in 2022 and is slated for completion in 2025, focuses on improvements in Henderson, extending I-69 in Henderson from U.S. 60 down to KY-425, with new and upgraded interchanges.
Construction on Section 3 in Indiana is slated to be complete in 2026.
Section 2, which is being funded as a collaboration between Indiana and Kentucky, will complete the connection between the two cities with the four-lane bridge. Design work is expected to begin in 2025 with construction taking place between 2027 and 2031.