The planned project would add a lane for both northbound and southbound traffic on a 7-mile section between Pendleton and Anderson.

The state reached an agreement last month with private developer I-69 Development Partners and its bondholders to take over construction of Section 5.

The Indiana Department of Transportation says crews will begin work this weekend to repair and resurface various Interstate 69 ramps at the I-465 and 82nd Street interchanges.

The action finalizes an agreement the state announced two weeks ago. Under the arrangement, the IFA will reimburse the developer's bondholders for $246 million and the Indiana Department of Transportation will take the project over by the end of July.

INDOT will assume primary control of Section 5 construction, between Bloomington and Martinsville, by the end of July.

The Indiana Finance Authority sold $244 million worth of tax-exempt private activity bonds in 2014 on behalf of I-69 Development Partners, the 21-mile section's private developer.

Mayor John Hamilton says he's "exceedingly frustrated" by the conflicting information about the project's time-table for completion.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's office says the state is holding a private developer accountable following a work stoppage on the Interstate 69 extension project.

Bloomington's mayor says at least one subcontractor walked off the job Friday because of an ongoing pay dispute.

The state estimates it may need to buy up to 279 homes and 96 businesses to complete the Intestate 69 extension.