The Indiana Department of Transportation is preparing for major traffic flow improvements on a 14-mile stretch from the I-80/I-94 interchange in Illinois east to the I-65 interchange in Merrillville, Indiana.
It is estimated that each day 160,000 vehicles travel that stretch, known as the Borman Expressway in honor of astronaut Frank Borman who was born in Gary, Indiana. According to InDOT numbers, about 30% of those vehicles are trucks.
Work also will include the stretch…
