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Indiana's nickname will soon be reinforced with the addition of 26 miles of new interstate highway. By the end of 2024, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will complete the nation's newest interstate: 1-69 in southwest Indiana. Realizing this 75-year dream will give Indiana the nation's newest interstate. The final 26 miles of 1-69, branded as "1-69 Finish Line" to replicate the state's rich history in auto racing, is the northern-most section of the new interstate project. The 1-69 Finish Line traverses three counties and will complete a 142-mile network that linking southwest Indiana to Indianapolis. Since breaking ground in Evansville, Indiana in 2008, construction has progressed north toward Indianapolis. By the end of 2018, over 116 miles of new I-69 had been designed and constructed north of Evansville. In 2019, construction began on the Finish Line segment of the project. |