A major route to Hamlet could be getting an upgrade, but not for another five years. The town council recently agreed to team up with the Starke County Highway Department to apply for funding to widen and resurface County Road 500 North/Indiana Avenue from U.S. 35 to County Road 750 East.
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Drivers are asked to avoid parts of Downtown LaPorte tomorrow, as Northwest Health – LaPorte hospital moves to its new location. INDOT says the right westbound lane of State Road 2 will be closed from Madison to Teegarden streets starting at 5:00 a.m. The hospital will be transferring its patients to the new facility.
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U.S. 30 will once again be down to one lane in each direction east of Valparaiso starting tomorrow. INDOT says the left lanes will be closed between Porter County Roads 400 and 450 East for an underground infrastructure rebuild project. They’re scheduled to remain closed through Friday.
Continue readingLane restrictions start tomorrow on U.S. 30 in Porter County and U.S. 20 in LaPorte County. INDOT says U.S. 30 will down to one lane in each direction east of Valparaiso, between Porter County Roads 400 and 450 East for “an underground infrastructure rebuild project.” That’s expected to last through this Friday, but shoulder closures may continue through October 16.
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The Indiana Department of Transportation will be closing State Road 8 between County Road 100 W. and County Road 100 E. on September 21.
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Efforts to make some of Winamac’s sidewalks more accessible to those with disabilities may have instead made it more difficult for everyone to get around. An increase in flooding on the newly repaved portions of U.S. 35 was noted during Monday’s town council meeting.
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State Road 14 will be closed just west of U.S. 421 starting Monday. INDOT says the road will be closed between U.S. 421 and Jasper County Road 600 East for a small structure replacement over the Mosely Branch Ditch. The work is expected to wrap up in late September.
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Motorists driving through Downtown LaPorte may encounter some lane closures Wednesday. INDOT says the left turn lanes from northbound U.S. 35 to westbound State Road 2 and from westbound State Road 2 to southbound U.S. 35 will be closed between 6:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Drivers will still be able to turn left from the next lane over, but INDOT says motorists should expect delays.
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Drivers on U.S. 421 are slowly getting used to the new stop signs at State Road 14 near the West Central Schools campus. The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office has been keeping an eye on the intersection since INDOT changed it to a four-way stop back in June.
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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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