Indiana and other states are observing National Work Zone Awareness Week. It marks the ceremonial start to highway construction season and aims to bring awareness to motorist and worker safety in highway work zones. The theme is "Safe work zones for all: Protect workers. Protect road users." In 2019, nearly 30 people were killed in [...]
Cutting Indiana's interstate travel by about half will save state taxpayers $5 million and several months of inconvenience during a project to repair and maintain 26 bridges along I-70 from downtown to I-465 on Indianapolis' east side. "We were going to be out here for the entire construction season, April to about November," said INDOT [...]
The Indiana Department of Transportation and Gov. Eric Holcomb recently announced that local government agencies have received a combined $126.5 million in state matching funds to support infrastructure construction projects. The funding, which was made possible through the Next Level Roads: Community Crossings Initiative, will be dispersed across 214 cities, towns and counties. Community Crossings, [...]
Governor Holcomb and Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe McGuinness announced that 214 cities, towns, and counties have received over $126.5 million in state matching funds for local road projects through the Next Level Roads: Community Crossings Initiative. Over $3 million will be put towards local road projects in seven different communities. The Community Crossings [...]
Drivers will be banned from using handheld cellphones on Indiana roads starting in July under legislation Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed into law to combat distracted driving. Holcomb signed the measure Wednesday, making Indiana the 22nd state to prohibit drivers from holding or using a handheld mobile device while operating a moving vehicle. People violating [...]
Some Harrison County farmland and forested areas could be in jeopardy with plans for a new highway connector. Now, some neighbors are trying to put a stop to those plans and protect their property. The Watson Road Connector would join Highways 11 and 135 at Highway 337. Harrison County commissioners approved the Watson Road Connector [...]
Eight south central Indiana cities, towns or counties are among 52 recipients sharing $120.8 million in federal transportation funds. These monies will mostly be used for road and bridge improvements, although some funds can be utilized for infrastructure improvements such as sidewalk projects. Nearly $87 million of the total money being received by the state [...]
Bids will go out soon for an estimated $1.3 million in street repairs in Kendallville, fueled by a state Community Crossings grant worth nearly $1 million. City engineer Scott Derby gave a short presentation to the Board of Works and Public Safety recapping the 15 city streets that will be repaired with the $997,378.27 grant [...]
Since last winter, the Indiana Department of Transportation has invested nearly $140 million statewide to address roadway damage from previous winters. "We've spent $90 million dollars in Marion County just this summer, and it's the most construction we've ever done in Marion County," Mallory Duncan, communications director for the INDOT East Central District, said. "Every [...]
A project nearly four years in the making is now a reality after city, state and railroad officials broke ground for an estimated $35 million railroad overpass on Columbus' west side. The overpass is being built at the State Road 46 and State Road 11 intersection. Construction for the railroad overpass is scheduled to begin [...]