It May Be September Before I-65 Reopens Near Lafayette

WEST LAFAYETTE -- Indiana Department of Transportation officials say it'll be at least September before I-65 northbound reopens.

Friday morning, during a State Budget Committee meeting in West Lafayette, INDOT officials estimated it'll take 4-to-6 more weeks before the road can be made safe for traffic again.

INDOT Deputy Commissioner Bob Alderman says the agency may announce its tentative fix yet this week.

Alderman says the damage to the bridge could've been caused by erosion and by construction workers puncturing a high pressure artesian well under the bridge.

During a Monday press conference, numerous INDOT officials indirectly pointed fingers at contractor Walsh Construction, which was working to widen I-65 in Tippecanoe County at the time of the road closure.