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Indiana Department of Transportation press release Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Milestone Contractors LP plans to close lanes and shift traffic next week at the I-74 bridges over the Whitewater River in Dearborn County. The bridges are located just under a mile west of U.S. 52 near the Ohio state line. Initial work took place …
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By John Estridge Brookville Town Council is going to pay the county $50,000 to knock down the former Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance building at the intersection of Ninth and Mill streets in Brookville. INDOT has moved its operation to Indiana 101 north of its intersection with Golden Road. BTC President Curtis Ward said there …
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By John Estridge Local voices apparently played a large part in delaying the closure of Indiana 101 in Union County. But Union County residents would like to keep the major highway open through the construction phases whenever they finally take place. Local business owner and farmer Terry Abernathy came to the Union County Commissioners Friday, …
INDOT press release Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews plan to begin chip seal operations next week on Indiana 229 between Batesville and Metamora in Franklin County. Work will begin as early as Tuesday, July 6, just north of Interstate-74 and continue to U.S. 52. Chip seal operations typically last around three to four days …
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Indiana Department of Transportation press release The Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University today announced plans to develop the world’s first contactless wireless-charging concrete pavement highway segment. The project will use innovative magnetizable concrete – developed by German startup Magment GmbH – enabling wireless charging of electric vehicles as they drive. “Indiana is known …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. …
From a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release Franklin County Sheriff’s Department announced the local detour route for the impending closure of Indiana 252 between Brookville and Smith Road. According to the FCSD, the shutdown will begin on Monday, January 25. The local detour for Ind. 252 will be Ind. 101 to Oxford Pike, to …
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