INDOT says “now is the time” to make economic plans around the proposed final section of the I-69 extension. Public Affairs Manager Andy Dietrick says, although construction is not likely to begin until 2020, there is “a lot of economic development thought to be given” to the planned $1.5 billion, 26-mile route between Martinsville and Indianapolis. His progress report comes on the heels of last week’s I-69 summit.