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$3.7M patch, resurface project to begin in Vermillion County
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 [...]
Distracted Driving Law to start on July 1
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 [...]
Enabling Highways And Bridges To Prevent Their Own Damage
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 [...]
Bridge overlay work continues on U.S. 150 through mid-June
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 [...]
Several area roads targeted for upgrades
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 [...]
$15M approved for I-69 bridge project
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 [...]
Pandemic leaves county short of funds for road projects
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 [...]
Beam me up: Railroad overpass beams placed in bridge project
Construction crews are completing the tricky process of placing large bridge beams over State Road 11 and the Louisville Indiana railroad tracks that will form the base of a railroad overpass on Columbus' west [...]
State pulls funding for US 31, Division Rd interchange
Elected officials and businesses in Tipton are fighting to convince the state to build a full interchange on U.S. 31 and Division Road after learning funding for the project had been pulled, raising concerns [...]
Safety upgrades planned on Veteran’s Parkway near I-65 in Clarksville
The Indiana Department of Transportation will begin work Friday (April 24) to implement safety upgrades in the form of lane re-alignments and delineators on three sections of Veteran's Parkway near Interstate-65 in Clarksville. INDOT [...]