Indiana's completion of a 16-year highway extension project is a 'historic milestone,' governor says

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Indiana's completion of a 16-year highway extension project is a 'historic milestone,' governor says
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Officials in Indiana are celebrating the completion of a highway extension connecting Evansville and Indianapolis. Gov. Eric Holcomb was joined in a ceremony marking the occasion Tuesday by two of his predecessors, former Vice President Mike Pence and former Gov. Mitch Daniels.

FILE - This aerial view photo shows the Indiana 37 and Interstate 69 interchange under construction, May 8, 2014, in Bloomington, Ind. FILE - Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at the Statehouse, Jan. 9, 2024, in Indiana polis. FILE - This aerial view photo shows the Indiana 37 and Interstate 69 interchange under construction, May 8, 2014, in Bloomington, Ind.

Holcomb called the completion of the extension’s 26-mile Martinsville-to-Indianapolis segment a “historic milestone.” It’s the final stretch of the 142-mile I-69 extension from Evansville to Indianapolis whose construction began in 2008. Some work on pavement and bridges will continue through the rest of the year in the Indianapolis area.

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