Daniels Favors I-69 Toll Road Calls for Sweeping Changes in Plan

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Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said construction of the Interstate 69 Evansville-to-Indianapolis extension could begin in 2008 and finish by 2018 if lawmakers agree to a massive rewrite of the state transportation plan that would include building the extension as a toll road and possibly leasing it to private companies to run.

Daniels pitched the idea at a Monday unveiling of the revamped 10- year highway construction plan. He said some projects, including only a handful in Southwestern Indiana, could be done with current funding levels.

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Daniels Favors I-69 Toll Road Calls for Sweeping Changes in Plan

But if the state wanted to capitalize on its position as the crossroads of America, more money would be needed.

"Very little of this will happen in a business as usual basis," Daniels said. "The more creative and aggressive we ar...

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