The Indiana Department of Transportation announced that Interstate 80/94 (the Frank Borman Expressway) lanes and various ramps will be restricted from now through November during road reconstruction. This work is in relation to the $97 million Major Moves New Construction project that will widen the Borman from the current six lanes to 10 lanes between State Road 53 (Broadway) and Central Avenue in Lake County.
This is the final contract of the I-65 and I-80/94 Interchange Modification, scheduled for completion in summer 2011. Construction will focus on the eastbound lanes this year and the westbound lanes in 2010. In 2011, the Borman is scheduled to be open in its final configuration of four through lanes in each direction plus continuous ramp lanes.
To allow for eastbound lane reconstruction, over the next two weeks all lanes of Borman traffic will be shifted north, and some ramps will close. The expressway will remain three lanes of through traffic in both directions. The temporary lane configuration and ramp closures will remain in place through November while crews work day and night shifts.
The week of March 2, the westbound lanes will shift north, and the ramps from Broadway to I-80/94 east will close. The week of March 9, the eastbound lanes will shift north into a special configuration, and the following ramps will close: I-80/94 east to I-65 north, I-65 south to I-80/94 east and I-80/94 east to Central Avenue. The work schedule is subject to change in the event of inclement weather.
Special eastbound lane configuration:
Ramp closures:
