Major downtown I-65 closure scheduled for the same time as 3-day Taylor Swift concert

Indianapolis, Indiana – Swifties are expected to arrive in Indianapolis in large numbers, but they may find themselves stuck in a traffic snarl because of a significant freeway closure.

The Indiana Department of Transportation declared that beginning on October 18, Interstate 65 southbound will be totally closed close to downtown Indianapolis for 16 days in a row.

This implies that the planned closure in downtown Indianapolis would remain in place when tens of thousands of Swifties arrive in the Circle City for Taylor Swift’s three-night concert phenomenon, the Eras Tour, which is anticipated to bring in enormous crowds of over 70,000 people to Lucas Oil Stadium on November 1, 2, and 3.

According to INDOT, the main highway between West Street and Alabama Street will be entirely closed to commuters traveling south. Vehicles will be compelled to turn off at West Street and directed onto city streets in the downtown area.

As part of the closure, a number of entrance and exit ramps will be closed to facilitate joint and deck repairs and patching.

The following entry ramps will be closed for 16 days starting on October 18:

38th Street eastbound to I-65 southbound

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street southbound to I-65 southbound
• 29th Street eastbound and 30th Street westbound to I-65 southbound
• 21st Street eastbound and westbound to I-65 southbound
• West Street northbound to I-65 southbound

Exit ramps scheduled to be closed as part of the construction project include:

• I-65 southbound to Meridian Street
• I-65 southbound to Michigan Street, Ohio Street, and Fletcher Avenue
• I-65 southbound to I-70 eastbound and westbound

INDOT said more information will be released about the closure next week.