INDOT ANNOUNCES OVERPASS CLOSURE

Local Sources- The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced that County Road 1100 W. (Little Point Rd.) will close over I-70 on or after Monday, August 21 for bridge work near Little Point.

There will be restrictions on eastbound and westbound I-70. Eastbound and westbound traffic will be diverted utilizing the entrance and exit ramps weekly between Monday and Thursday, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., weather permitting. Traffic will be controlled by temporary traffic signals at the intersection of Co. Rd. 1100 W. and the ramps.

There will also be intermittent, single-lane restrictions as well on I-70 eastbound and westbound weekly, between Monday and Friday, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Co. Rd. 1100 W. will remain closed for the duration of the contract. The road is expected to reopen in June of 2024.

A detour will utilize State Road 42 to Wellman Rd. to Appaloosa Rd. The Indiana State Police Post Bloomington requests that Hoosier motorists who use this route of travel expect delays or utilize the prescribed detour.

Crews will replace the bridge’s superstructure, and the entire contract is expected to be completed in November 2024.