Officials including Gov. Eric Holcomb gathered Tuesday at the site on southbound Interstate 65 just before the Indiana 10 interchange in Demotte to dedicate the newly renovated $38.4 million welcome center. All except for about $4 million of the project was federally funded, Holcomb said. He touted the Welcome Center and other quality of place investments the state has been able to make in its infrastructure. Abel Powers of INDOT explains the size of a wind turbine blade.
Colorful butterflies hang from the ceiling as the Indiana Department of Transportation representatives, public officials, and contracting partners held a ceremonial ribbon cutting and tour of the newly constructed Kankakee Welcome Center on southbound I-65 near mile marker 231 on October 24, 2023. There are now 150 truck parking spots on the southbound side Welcome Center and 75 at the northbound side.