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INDIANA UNIVERSITY AND LIE 

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HELLO AND WELCOME TO INSIDE 

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INDIANA BUSINESS I'M GARY DAY 

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>> 13 YEARS AFTER THEN 

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GOVERNOR MITCH HOPPED ON HIS 

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MOTORCYCLE TO HELP OPEN THE 

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FIRST LEG OF THE I-69 

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EXTENSION I REMEMBER I WAS 

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THERE TO WITNESS IT THE 

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LONG-AWAITED HIGHWAY 

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CONNECTING THE OF EVANSVILLE 

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TO INDIANAPOLIS IS ENTERING 

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ITS FINAL STAGE 2 YEARS AGO 

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THEN GOVERNOR ERIC HOLCOMB 

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BROKE GROUND ON THE I-69 

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BRIDGE THAT WILL CONNECT 

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EVANSVILLE TO KENTUCKY WELL 

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THIS WEEK US TRANSPORTATION 

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SECRETARY SEAN DUFFY JOINED 

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STATE LEADERS AND LOCAL 

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LEADERS AS WELL AT THE OHIO 

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RIVER CROSSING SITE THE 

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CRITICAL PIECE OF THE PROJECT 

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THAT'S BEEN ENVISION FOR 

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DECADES 

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>> IT IS THE LAST MISSING LINK 

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IN THE I-69 CORRIDOR PROJECT 

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DECADES IN THE MAKING THAT'S 

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NOW WITHIN SIGHT OF COMPLETION 

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THE 1.4 BILLION DOLLAR OHIO 

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RIVER CROSSING IS THE REGION'S 

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LARGEST MOST CRITICAL 

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INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT 

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CONNECTING EVANSVILLE AND 

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HENDERSON KENTUCKY AND BEYOND 

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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE 

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PROJECT UNDERSCORED THIS WEEK 

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DURING A VISIT TO THE 

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CONSTRUCTION SITE BY US 

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TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SEAN 

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DUFFY I-69 IS NOT JUST 

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IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO STATES I 

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THINK THIS PLAY WAS A VERY 

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WELL MADE 

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>> IMPORTANT FOR AMERICA IT'S 

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IMPORTANT FOR MOVING AMERICAN 

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PRODUCTS FROM FROM NORTH TO 

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SOUTH AND TO NORTH AND IT'S ME 

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AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT 

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WE FIND THOSE CRITICAL 

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ARTERIES AND MAKE SURE WE MAKE 

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THOSE INVESTMENTS THAT'S WHAT 

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THAT'S WHAT FOCUSED ON DUFFY 

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GOVERNOR MIKE BRAUN AND 

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SENATOR TODD YOUNG AMONG 

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OFFICIALS RECEIVING A BRIEFING 

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>> AND HELICOPTER TOUR OF THE 

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BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION SITE ALL 

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PLEDGING SUPPORT TO GET IT 

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THROUGH THE FINISH LINE 

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COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT INDIANA 

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AND WESTERN KENTUCKY MAKING 

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANS 

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BASED ITS COMPLETION BUT THINK 

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OF IT THIS WAY CARRY ON A 

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BROADER SCALE THINK ABOUT 

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FEDEX AND MEMPHIS 

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>> THINK ABOUT THE FEDEX 

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PRESENCE IN INDIANAPOLIS 

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FEDEX'S EXPRESS SHARED SUPPORT 

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FOR THIS PROJECT BECAUSE THEY 

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UNDERSTAND THE CONNECTION 

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BETWEEN MEMPHIS AND 

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INDIANAPOLIS SO THIS JUST IS A 

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HUGE PROJECT FOR AGAIN THE 

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REGION BUT ALSO FOR THE ENTIRE 

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COUNTRY SO AS FOR THE TIMELINE 

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KENTUCKY SIX-MILE APPROACH TO 

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THE BRIDGE NOW UNDER 

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CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE 

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COMPLETED IN THE FALL SO VERY 

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SOON THAT SIX-MILE APPROACH ON 

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THE KENTUCKY SIDE IS EXPECTED 

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TO BE FINISHED 

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>> INDIANA'S 2 MILE APPROACH 

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TO THE BRIDGE SITE IS EXPECTED 

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TO BE COMPLETED NEXT YEAR WITH 

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CONSTRUCTION ON THE ACTUAL 

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BRIDGE DECK TO BEGIN IN 2027 

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TRAFFIC ON THE BRIDGE RIGHT 

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NOW SCHEDULED FOR 20 31 BUT 

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THERE'S A 466 MILLION DOLLAR 

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GRANT AT THE INDIANA 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

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HOPES TO GET THAT COULD SPEED 

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THAT TIMELINE UP A BIT THERE 

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IS HOPE THIS WEEK'S VISIT