Binford Boulevard ramp onto I-465 in northeast Indianapolis to close for 3 years

After the Fourth of July weekend, a major ramp onto the I-465/I-69 interchange in northeast Indianapolis will close for about three years.

The northbound Binford Boulevard ramp onto westbound I-465 will close the morning of July 5 as part of a years-long state project to reconstruct the interchange and widen the interstates, dubbed the "Clear Path" project by the Indiana Department of Transportation.

Work on the $435 million project began earlier this year and is expected to wrap up by the end of 2025.

The long-term closure of Binford Boulevard is needed, INDOT officials say, to help keep traffic flowing on I-465 and make room for construction of temporary ramps onto the interchange.

Read: What INDOT spent to take land for I-465/I-69 revamp

Later in the summer, two more longterm ramp closures are expected to begin and last until early 2024: the Allisonville Road ramp to eastbound I-465 and the Shadeland Avenue/56th Street ramp to northbound I-465.

What's been done so far?

The landmark Carvana Tower next to I-69 and 82nd Street is gone. Mounds of earth rest inside the I-465-I-69 interchange, to be made into temporary ramps. On I-465 south of I-69, crews removed the medians and shifted traffic so that they can work on widening the interstate down to Fall Creek Road.

In that section, crews are now removing noise barriers and within a year's time will replace them on the wider road.

On July 1, Allisonville Road is expected to reopen, as crews finish resurfacing the I-465 bridge there.

This work, primarily on I-465, is part of the first of two phases in the overall project, . The second phase, beginning in 2024, will focus on the interchanges on I-69 and Binford Boulevard.

More: The construction schedule for INDOT's Clear Path project

The speed limit continues to be 45 mph throughout the work zone.

Contact IndyStar transportation reporter Kayla Dwyer at kdwyer@indystar.com or follow her on Twitter @kayla_dwyer17.