Good news for drivers in southern Indiana: The three left lanes on the approach to the I-65 Kennedy Bridge are set to reopen by the end of this week. These lanes were closed last month for contractors to make temporary repairs to a damaged expansion joint. Two lanes have reopened already, and the leftmost lane will remain closed until Friday, April 4.On Friday, the closure will shift to the left two lanes to allow for the removal of construction equipment, and then all lanes will fully reopen.Crews plan to replace the joint starting in July, with the project expected to conclude by April next year.Expansion joints are a component of the bridge deck, or travel surface, that allows for thermal expansion and contraction due to changes in weather to prevent concrete from cracking.
Good news for drivers in southern Indiana: The three left lanes on the approach to the I-65 Kennedy Bridge are set to reopen by the end of this week.
These lanes were closed last month for contractors to make temporary repairs to a damaged expansion joint.
Two lanes have reopened already, and the leftmost lane will remain closed until Friday, April 4.
On Friday, the closure will shift to the left two lanes to allow for the removal of construction equipment, and then all lanes will fully reopen.
Crews plan to replace the joint starting in July, with the project expected to conclude by April next year.
Expansion joints are a component of the bridge deck, or travel surface, that allows for thermal expansion and contraction due to changes in weather to prevent concrete from cracking.
