Interstate 69 in Indiana
The original plan (in a DEIS prepared by INDOT in 2004, but later dropped) was for I-69 to leave the now-former I-164 alignment somewhere just east of Green River Road (exit 3) and head south (instead of turning west with I-164) for approximately before crossing the Ohio at a point near the mouth of the Green River. This portion of the route had not then been funded, as construction of the new Ohio River crossing and its approaches in both states was expected to cost approximately $800 million. Indiana and Kentucky officials had said construction on the new Ohio River Bridge would not begin until at least 2020, after two new crossings near Louisville were completed. With Indiana then preparing to break ground on SIU 3, Kentucky officials indicated that collecting tolls might be the only feasible option for completing the I-69 bridge, as traditional federal and state funding for such projects were drying up. , neither Kentucky nor Indiana officials had yet come up with the money to plan and construct this I-69 bridge.
Interstate 69
Texas continues to actively pursue completing its portion of I-69 by upgrading existing US and state highways along the I-69 corridor to interstate standards. Several portions of the 15 SIUs in Texas are currently being worked on, with active construction in progress on US-59 from SH-99 to Kendleton (SIU 20), and on US-77 between Robstown and Kingsville (SIU 22). Four mainline SIUs outside of Texas are under construction; SIU 3 in Indiana (using $700 million from the 2006 Major Moves deal), SIU 7 and SIU 9 in Tennessee; also a small part of SIU 13 in Arkansas (Monticello Bypass). Portions of these SIUs are open to traffic. Most of the remaining parts of the mainline are in the environmental impact statement (EIS) stages; FHWA has signed records of decision approving the final EIS for SIUs 11, 12, and 13.