The Indiana Finance Authority and Indiana Department of Transportation announced Monday the date for finishing the I-69 expansion running along the west side of the city up to Martinsville has been pushed back.
The 21-mile-long section will be under construction until May 2018. It was expected to be completed by October 2017.
Mayor John Hamilton said in a release Monday he hopes this is the last set of pushbacks on the project.
“Another delay means for us another winter and spring of difficult travel, lost productivity and danger,” he said. “I hope this will be the last of these announcements we receive.”
Hamilton said he received the news from Gov. Eric Holcomb and hopes the state instates specific accountability and assurance mechanisms if the project falls further behind.
Emily Ernsberger
