Indiana leveraged more than $1 billion in federal funds to advance over $1.9 billion in highway improvements during fiscal year (FY) 2018, according to an interactive tool that for the first time provides the public and elected officials a clear look at how and where the state invests its transportation tax dollars. Obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) [...]
No more talking on the phone in the car in Indiana -- a hands-free law goes into effect July 1. US-20 in La Porte County is often referred to as “Bloody 20” because of the number of wrecks. State Representative Jim Pressel says many of those crashes are the result of distracted driving. He wants [...]
Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews will begin chip seal operations as early as Monday, June 8, on S.R. 46 in Ripley and Dearborn Counties. Work will take place between S.R. 101 at Penntown and S.R. 1 near St. Leon. Crews plan to start work on U.S. 421 mid-week in Ripley and Decatur Counties from [...]
The Indiana Department of Transportation on Thursday announced a patch and resurfacing project will begin on State Road 63 on or after Monday, June 15, weather permitting. This project will patch and resurface the roadway from nearly one mile north of State Road 234 to just south of State Road 32. The contractor will have [...]
On July 1, 2020, a new law will take effect in Indiana that prohibits the operator of a motor vehicle from holding or operating cell phones or other similar electronic devices while the vehicle is in motion. The new law states that “a person may not hold or use a telecommunications device while operating a [...]
Roads always seem to need repairs. Luna Lu is giving concrete the ability to "talk" and even heal itself. Her lab at Purdue University is developing technology that would allow concrete-paved bridges and highways to reveal more accurately when they need repairs and to come equipped with materials that respond to potential damage. More than [...]
Work continues on a U.S. 150 bridge over the Wabash River near Terre Haute. Currently construction of a bridge overlay is underway on one 10-foot-wide lane for eastbound traffic, expected to last through May 31, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation. When completed, the westbound 10-foot-wide lane will be restricted from June 1 through [...]
Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Three Star Painting Inc. is scheduled to begin painting the S.R. 7 bridge over Middle Fork Creek, south of Dupont in Jefferson County next week. The project is part of a $1.7 million bridge painting contract in Jackson, Jennings and Jefferson counties. The contractor is expected to be on site [...]
The project to build a new I-69 bridge over the Ohio River has an extra $15 million to work with. The Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization approved the funding Thursday for preliminary engineering work. The funding was approved after a request from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to begin the work. The Indiana Department of Transportation also [...]
Elkhart County has hit the brakes on the summer road paving program while facing a roadblock in the form of an anticipated revenue shortfall stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, a detour is in the works to launch some other paving projects with funding help from a timely awarded state grant. This year's paving program [...]