Change lanes. Detour. Change lanes again. Swerve to avoid a car that's swerving to avoid a pothole. Pray for your shocks and struts as you scuttle along the patchworked pavement.

For months, that's been the daily experience for people who depend on East Washington Street for their commutes.

The city is re-engineering one of the east side's major arteries to make way for the Blue Line , a 24-mile bus line between Cumberland and the Indianapolis International Airport. More than half of the route will make use of new bus-only lanes being installed on Washington Street.

The city's east side is currently feeling the brunt of the construction, but work will eventually stretch all the way to the airport.

"It's not just a transportation project. It's an infrastructure project," said Lisa So

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