The problematic stretch of highway extends between mile markers 219 in Pendleton and 234 in Daleville.

The recommendation by the I-69 Ohio River Crossing Project Team calls for tearing down one bridge.

Initial work on the highway's final 26 miles to Interstate 465 in Indianapolis is planned through Martinsville outside the current Indiana 37 lanes.

In a report released Friday, officials recommend the easternmost of the three routes that were under consideration.

Permanent speed limit signs are in place and uncovered, but the Indiana Department of Transportation says flashing work zone speed limit signs will indicate when drivers need to slow down.

When the state took I-69 construction over, it hoped to finish mainline construction by August of this year.

The Indiana Department of Transportation wants to close the stretch of State Road 37 for one construction season in order to expedite I-69 construction.

State officials say $600 million of the investment will be used to speed up construction of Interstate 69 between Martinsville and Indianapolis.

The Transportation Department is trying to finish work on two overpasses in Bloomington that are considered choke points for traffic.

With Section 5 of Interstate 69 coming through Monroe County, a new frontage road cuts right through the middle of the farm -- horse barn on one side, pasture on the other.