Indiana 3 will be closed from I-74 to Ind. 244

Indiana Department of Transportation press release The Indiana Department of Transportation will close Indiana 3 from I-74 to IN 244 for bridge work.   IN 3 will be closed from I-74 near Greensburg to IN 244 in Rush County, seven miles south of Rushville. The road will close at the end of the April. It …

Paving begins on Ind. 252 through October

Indiana Department of Transportation press release Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Paul H. Rohe Company plans to begin work this week on an asphalt resurface contract along Indiana 252 in Franklin County. The road will be patched, milled and repaved from the Whitewater River bridge east of Brookville to the Ohio state line. Lane closures …

Indiana 1 between St. Leon and Lawrenceburg being resurfaced through October

Indiana Department of Transportation press release Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Dave O’Mara Contractor Inc. plans to begin work in early April on a $5.6 million resurface contract along Indiana 1 in Dearborn County. Patching, milling and paving will take place between Ind. 46 near St. Leon and U.S. 50 near Greendale. Crews will start …

Bridge work along I-74 will cause road closures in Ripley and Franklin counties

An Indiana Department of Transportation press release Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Great Lakes Construction Company is expected to begin work next month on a $2.6 million bridge rehabilitation contract along I-74 in Ripley and Dearborn Counties. Work will take place on Lammer’s Pike (C.R. 1500 N.) over I-74 and I-74 over Stout Road. On …

Not an April Fool’s joke: 46 will be closed east of 1 beginning April 1

Indiana Department of Transportation press release  Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Sunesis Construction plans to close S.R. 46 between S.R. 1 and U.S. 52 on or after Thursday, April 1, to start work on a series of bridge and small structure replacement projects over Logan Creek in Dearborn County.  Work will take place at three locations …

Indiana 252 is open ahead of schedule

Indiana Department of Transportation press release Indiana Department of Transportation contractor GeoStabilization International has completed slide repair work on Indiana 252 east of Brookville in Franklin County. The road is now open between the Whitewater River Bridge and Smith Road. Under the closure, crews constructed a soil nail wall to repair and stabilize a 920-foot …

Hate them or love them: Zipper merges coming to a Hoosier highway construction site near you

Indiana Department of Transportation press release The Indiana Department of Transportation will be transitioning from merging early to merging late with more widespread use of zipper merges in work zones this construction season.  What is a zipper merge? Zipper merges are used when a lane is closed ahead due to road construction or maintenance work. …

INDOT is taking oncoming storm very seriously

Indiana Department of Transportation press release The Indiana Department of Transportation is deploying more than 1,100 plow trucks over the next 48 hours to plow and treat interstates, U.S. routes and state roads as nearly all of Indiana is expected to receive significant snow accumulation from a major winter storm. The National Weather Service is …

INDOT makes Indiana 252 planned shutdown official

By John Estridge from an INDOT press release In a press release, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) made it official Tuesday, January 19, regarding the closure of Indiana 252 for slide repair. According to the press release, INDOT contractor GeoStabilization International plans to close a section Ind. 252 in Franklin County on or after …