joseph valley parkway freeway states indiana michigan serving bypass route indiana michigan freeway runs south west south bend consists segments highway designations run concurrently southwestern rim metropolitan area continues north run valley freeway built indiana 1960s plans michigan date 1950s indiana completed portion freeway michigan opened segment plans completed extend freeway current end north ultimate end interchange interstate originally planned interchange immediately southwest environmental issues forced evaluation original plans northern end freeway route description parkway begins expands divided highway southeast east indiana freeway feeds undivided segment county road runs westward south sides south south bend joins parkway parkway turns northward west segment turns west leaves parkway parkway meets carries crossing state line michigan west parkway meets continues northwesterly running west runs northward end avenue east ends avenue continues lane highway west connect rest routing north michigan_department_of_transportation mdot maintain sections respective states additionally departments listed freeway segments national_highway_system system roads important nation economy defense mobility departments conduct surveys measure traffic levels roadways measurement expressed terms annual average daily traffic aadt calculation traffic volume stretch roadway average day year figures showed vehicles freeway near western end traffic volume drops vehicles near indiana toll road michigan levels drop low vehicles near road interchange history joseph valley parkway chosen local chambers commerce fall result local contest held group local businesses officially adopted michigan dedicated late indiana dedicated indiana section section completed state road freeway extended construction started extend freeway given designation time extension completed mid-1970s exit west toll road finished designation replaced designation construction early 1990s extended freeway sections business bus current end portion bus bremen highway paved ramps parkway completed portion named dean mock expressway march michigan section plan relocate michigan existed early planning extend south bend bypass northward michigan bypass began report issued detailed routing corridors spawning lawsuit bypassed construction begin michigan state highways department delayed construction plans pushing start section completed ran state line north routed east bus north bus routing final plans routing north approved construction bypass finished bringing freeway north road northwest bus created routing road rebuilt state trunkline connection northern end freeway lane routing opened late mdot built mile freeway segment north avenue opened august cost million equivalent million future east michigan extension study environmental economical historical site issues environmental concerns relates habitat endangered species mitchell butterfly habitat area freeway extension acre habitat home second largest population rare butterfly freeway connection originally approved final environmental impact study included freeway built northward approval butterfly discovered late 1980s listed endangered species listing stalled construction freeway north issued opinion years later freeway project species mdot given permission modify previously approved freeway cross longer bridges required construction elevated platforms restrictions interim mdot proceeded construction southern portion freeway segment completing freeway northward interchange august revised environmental impact study account butterfly habitat approved study compared original proposal extension involved connecting directly pair alternate routines involved connecting directly near auxiliary lanes recommendation use version alternative connection avoid blue creek time freeway segment opened mdot expected remaining segment longer complete funding available years construction extension included reason subsequent mdot year highway projects plans design work land acquisition identified having finished funding project listed plan draft released july split remaining work phases freeway complete follows stretch upgraded conjunction opening point westward interchange converted cloverleaf interchange connection completed future applied section exit list
St. Joseph Valley Parkway