Drivers on State Road 39 can expect some lane closures through Pulaski County starting Monday. Resurfacing work will be taking place between state roads 14 and 16 between now and mid-November.
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A number of road projects may have motorists adjusting their routes in the coming weeks. In LaPorte County, U.S. 6 will be closed between U.S. 35 and State Road 39 starting Monday until mid-August. INDOT says one lane in each direction will remain open for local traffic only. Through traffic is asked to use U.S. 35, U.S. 30, and State Road 39 as a detour.
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Eastbound U.S. 30 was closed for about five hours Monday, after a crash that reportedly spilled rocks and paint onto the roadway. Indiana State Police say INDOT crews were repainting the fog line just west of U.S. 35.
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State Road 2 in downtown La Porte will be closed for a short period of time on Monday, July 6 for a La Porte High School Class of 2020 caravan.
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Crews from the Indiana Department of Transportation will begin a project on Monday, July 6 that will prompt the closure of State Road 14.
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U.S. 35 will be closed north of LaPorte for utility work starting Thursday. The Indiana Department of Transportation says the road will be closed for about three weeks between State Road 39 and the Indiana Toll Road.
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A stretch of State Road 39 will officially be dedicated in memory of a fallen Pulaski County sheriff’s deputy tomorrow. Shadron K. Bassett was killed in a single-vehicle crash on State Road 39 near Pulaski County Road 300 North while responding to a call on October 7, 2005.
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Traffic on U.S. 421 will now have to stop at the south intersection with State Road 14, near the West Central School campus. The Indiana Department of Transportation says it’s changed the intersection to a four-way stop.
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Hoosiers are gradually getting back on the roads after the coronavirus shutdown. INDOT Commissioner Joe McGuinness gave an update on traffic volumes during state officials’ COVID-19 press conference Wednesday.
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The highway leading to the Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife area will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday for paving work. INDOT says State Road 143 will be closed between U.S. 421 and Pulaski County Road 1650 West for a chip and fog seal project.
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U.S. 421 will be closed south of Wanatah next week for railroad crossing repairs. INDOT says Norfolk Southern will be rebuilding its grade crossing between LaPorte County Roads 1350 South and 1400 South.
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Paving work on Franklin and Main streets in North Judson could be complete by the end of the month. The town council last week chose Town & Country Paving to do the work at a cost of just under $186,000.
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Starke County Road 50 S. from State Road 39 to the Knox City Limits will be upgraded to hot mix asphalt beginning Monday, May 11. Officials from the Starke County Highway Department say it is a major route for the Knox Industrial Park and will benefit both employers and employees.
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The Indiana Department of Transportation plans to close U.S. 35 just south of U.S. 30 in Hamlet for a thin bridge deck overlay.
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Those driving through LaPorte will encounter lane closures on State Road 2 next week. The Indiana Department of Transportation says the right westbound lane will be closed between Boston and Madison streets, due to a telecommunications installation.
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Local communities will be able to complete a number of road projects, thanks to the latest round of Community Crossings matching grants. The Indiana Department of Transportation officially released the list of grant recipients in the January 2020 call for projects Tuesday.
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The potential sale of North Judson’s short line railroad could complicate efforts to extend the North Judson Erie Trail. The Prairie Trails Club wants to extend the trail to the northwest, alongside the railroad tracks. Starke County Economic Development Foundation Executive Director Larry Wickert told the town council Monday that in order to get a Next Level Trails grant from the state, it would help to have a permanent easement from the town.
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The Indiana Department of Transportation has awarded almost $121 million in federal transportation funding to rural communities across the state. INDOT announced the funding recipients for a recent call for projects Wednesday.
Continue readingThe Winamac Town Council has picked a contractor for upcoming paving work. Central Paving was awarded the bid for just over $195,000 Monday.
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A North Judson woman is dead, following a crash on State Road 39. The Starke County Sheriff’s Office says that just after 6:30 Saturday morning, it got a report of a Honda Civic submerged upside-down in a drainage ditch in the 1500 south block of the highway. When emergency responders arrived, they reportedly found Shari Lynn Zimmerman, 53, dead inside the car.
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