“The interstate fence line will go right up against my property line and they are going to close off CR 800E,” Rollins said. “Which means, I live in Daviess County but I am going to be cut off from access to Daviess County.”

Gary Heshelman said he understood the need for the road but it would cut through his farm. He asked that CR 1550N or 1600N be left open with an overpass so he does not have to travel at least four miles around just to access the rest of his farm.

“Part of that travel is on SR 57 which is OK if you want a tractor on the highway,” Heshelman said. “We are being paid for our land, but we are not being paid for the inconvenience to travel the four-plus miles to get to the other side of the farm.”

The comment period for the study lasts until June 8. Equal weight is given to comments that are given at the hearing or sent to the project managers, according to INDOT.

Those comments will be addressed in the final impact statement and engineer’s report. The federal Highway Administration will review the final impact statement and issue a record of decision, setting the stage for the road to continue. Construction will begin on Section 3 in 2011, in stages.