Michigan Street scheduled to close on Saturday

MARION CO. – Michigan Street is scheduled to close Saturday, March 5 under I-65 as part of the ongoing North Split interchange reconstruction project.

Michigan Street will close between Davidson and Pine Streets. Traffic will be detoured to Washington Street throughout the duration of the closure and pedestrian and bicycle traffic will be redirected to the south side of New York Street.

Construction crews will be putting in beams and continuing pile driving operations.  

Access to downtown Indianapolis will be maintained via: 

  • I-70 westbound collector/distributor (C/D) ramp exit ramp to Michigan Street (13-ton declared vehicle weight restriction in effect)
  • Pine Street entrance ramp to I-70 eastbound from Michigan Street and New York Street  
  • I-65 northbound/I-70 eastbound exit ramp to Washington Street (13-ton declared vehicle weight restriction in effect) 
  • I-65 northbound and southbound to Martin Luther King. Jr./West Street 
  • I-65 southbound to Meridian Street 
  • I-65 northbound to Meridian and Pennsylvania Streets 
  • All existing ramps on I-70 west of the South Split 

Project information can be found at northsplit.com

INDOT encourages drivers to slow down, exercise caution and drive distraction-free through all work zones.