Indiana Transportation Insight

Competing for the corridor

New checkpoint for INDOT projects targets Mid-States? A small paragraph quietly added to SEA 27 – the high-profile, “must-pass” package pitched as Indiana’s attempt to lure the Chicago Bears to Hammond – is now drawing nearly as much attention [...]

2026-03-24T10:55:27-05:00March 24th, 2026|Indiana Transportation Insight|

BMV data deal discussion

Lawmakers probe what the BMV does with your data What exactly does the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles do with driver data? That’s been the burning question from the general public and some legislators for years now. In what [...]

2026-02-20T13:48:37-05:00February 20th, 2026|Indiana Transportation Insight|

Rough road ahead for MSC?

Guv prioritizes MSC while locals, lawmakers question financing Conversations on the Mid-States Corridor highway project proposed in Southern Indiana continue to get increasingly interesting – and louder – as Governor Mike Braun (R) wants to press forward on the [...]

2026-01-23T13:51:49-05:00January 23rd, 2026|Indiana Transportation Insight|

Mid-States money

Questions loom on how locals, state can fund growing MSC cost The Mid-States Corridor highway project has long been pitched by the state as a transformative economic project for Southern Indiana. But as the price climbs and the state [...]

2026-01-16T11:42:44-05:00January 9th, 2026|Indiana Transportation Insight|

Cry me a River(Link)

RiverLink ends toll provider’s contract after repeat issues Indiana and Kentucky decide to search for a new toll service provider for the RiverLink tolling system in Southern Indiana, as frustrations continue to mount over billing errors, long wait times, [...]

2025-11-14T13:13:33-05:00November 14th, 2025|Indiana Transportation Insight|

Wheel-y tough votes

Cities, counties deal with angry locals over road funding tax ask Indiana’s new transportation funding law is leaving local governments with a choice: pass a wheel tax or potentially lose access to one of the state’s most lucrative road [...]

2025-10-13T14:24:44-05:00October 10th, 2025|Indiana Transportation Insight|

Rail merger impacts IN freight

Union Pacific to acquire Norfolk Southern in $85B deal Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announce plans to merge, forming the first transcontinental freight railroad in the United States – a move expected to have sweeping implications for the national [...]

2025-08-29T09:02:00-05:00August 29th, 2025|Indiana Transportation Insight|

Just how big and beautiful?

What Trump win might mean for Indiana transportation On July 4, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act received the signature of the President, codifying its controversial provisions into law. While most discussion and information about the bill, spearheaded by [...]

2025-08-05T08:54:45-05:00August 5th, 2025|Indiana Transportation Insight|

When the bough breaks . . .

Mid-States Corridor discourse heats up once again More than four decades of escalating tensions surrounding the Mid-States Corridor resulted in a local implosion that shows no signs of de-escalation. Back in May, 121 angry property owners legally faced off [...]

2025-07-07T10:26:39-05:00July 7th, 2025|Indiana Transportation Insight|
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