Editing Interstate 69 (section)

===Current progress and plans===
Texas, Kentucky, and Indiana have been slowly advancing construction of I-69 within each state through traditional funding sources when available and innovative financing methods, such as [[public–private partnership]]s. In December&nbsp;2018, the I-69 River Crossing project team for Kentucky and Indiana announced a preferred plan to build a new toll bridge across the Ohio River as part of I-69.<ref>{{cite news |title = I-69 ORX project team announces preferred route for new Evansville-Henderson bridge |date = December 14, 2018 |last = Martin |first = John |work = Evansville Courier & Press |url = https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/2018/12/14/preferred-route-named-69-bridge-connecting-evansville-henderson/2310681002/ |access-date = January 11, 2019 |archive-date = December 14, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181214201612/https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/2018/12/14/preferred-route-named-69-bridge-connecting-evansville-henderson/2310681002/ |url-status = live }}</ref> In January 2023, contracts were awarded for work on the Kentucky approach to the new bridge (section 1).<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.roadsbridges.com/highway-construction/news/10654531/contract-awarded-for-i-69-ohio-river-crossing-section-1-in-kentucky |title = Contract awarded for I-69 Ohio River Crossing Section 1 in Kentucky |date = January 4, 2022 |website = Roads & Bridges |access-date = April 4, 2023 |archive-date = April 4, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230404061734/https://www.roadsbridges.com/highway-construction/news/10654531/contract-awarded-for-i-69-ohio-river-crossing-section-1-in-kentucky |url-status = live }}</ref> In March 2023, Kentucky and Indiana signed an initial memorandum of agreement to allow preliminary development and financial planning to move forward.<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://www.wxbc1043.com/2023/03/29/kentucky-indiana-officials-sign-agreement-for-i-69-bridge/ |title = Kentucky, Indiana Officials Sign Agreement For I-69 Bridge |website = 104.3 The River |publisher = WXBC-FM |date = March 28, 2023 |access-date = April 4, 2023 |archive-date = April 4, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230404061734/http://www.wxbc1043.com/2023/03/29/kentucky-indiana-officials-sign-agreement-for-i-69-bridge/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The Indiana approach (section 3) began construction in summer of 2024 with the widening and increasing of support for the inside shoulders to serve as temporary travel lanes on the final 1.5 mile stretch of I-69 eastward from its temporary end at the US 41 interchange.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Craig |first=Berry |date=2024-06-26 |title=Lane Restriction Needed on I-69 for ORX Section 3 Work |url=https://i69ohiorivercrossing.com/news/section-3-lane-restriction/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=I-69 Ohio River Crossing |language=en-US}}</ref> Construction of the bridge (section 2) is currently scheduled to begin in 2027 and be completed in 2031, although efforts to speed up the timeframe are being explored.<ref>{{Cite news |first = Kathy |last = Bottorff |url = https://www.am1050.com/2023/03/31/bi-state-agreement-paves-the-way-for-new-ohio-river-bridge/ |title = Bi-State Agreement Paves the Way for New Ohio River Bridge |publisher = WTCA-AM |date = April 1, 2023 |access-date = April 4, 2023 |archive-date = April 3, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230403124223/https://www.am1050.com/2023/03/31/bi-state-agreement-paves-the-way-for-new-ohio-river-bridge/ |url-status = live }}</ref>

In 2021, Tennessee announced it was reviving construction of segment&nbsp;7 of I-69 in northwestern Tennessee to link it to I-55 on the west side of the Mississippi River. This will provide an interim direct freeway link to Memphis that will bypass the suspended segment&nbsp;8 pending its eventual completion to take I-69 even more directly into Memphis. The [[Tennessee Department of Transportation]] (TDOT) halted the Interstate work about four years earlier because they lacked federal funding for the project. The revived portion of I-69 will run from the Kentucky state line to [[Dyersburg, Tennessee|Dyersburg]] where it will connect with [[Interstate 155 (Missouri–Tennessee)|I-155]], a spur that crosses the Mississippi River and extends to I-55 in southeastern Missouri. From there, I-55 extends south running parallel to the [[Mississippi River]] on the Missouri–Arkansas side then crosses the river into Memphis.<ref name="I-69">{{cite web |publisher = Obion County |title = I-69 Project Revived |year = 2021 |author = Obion County News |url = https://www.obioncounty.org/index.php/discover-obion-county/obion-county-news/339-i-69-project-revived.html |access-date = March 4, 2021 |archive-date = July 29, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210729090505/https://www.obioncounty.org/index.php/discover-obion-county/obion-county-news/339-i-69-project-revived.html |url-status = live }}</ref> A bypass around [[Union City, Tennessee]] has been completed to open to traffic on February 21, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=David |title=Section of SR 690—Future Interstate 69—Opens in Obion County, Wednesday |url=https://wnws.com/section-of-interstate-69-opens-in-obion-county-wednesday/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |publisher=WNWS |location = Jackson, Tennessee |date=February 20, 2024}}</ref>