Courtesy of the Indiana Department of Transportation
WHITE/TIPPECANOE COUNTIES, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces U.S. 231 will close on or after Monday, October 3 for culvert work. U.S. 231 will close from just south of I-65 to approximately 0.09 miles south of County Road W. 600 S. The closure, near Wolcott, is expected to last through the end of October, weather permitting.
The official detour follows I-65 south to S.R. 18 east.
Also on Monday, October 3, S.R. 26 will close for culvert work near Lafayette, in Tippecanoe County. This closure is approximately 5.75 miles west of U.S. 231, between Co. Rd. N. 650 W. and Co. Rd. N. 750 W. This closure is also expected to last through the end of October, weather permitting.
The official detour follows S.R. 55 north to S.R. 352 east to U.S. 52 east to U.S. 231 south.
This project was awarded to Milestone Contractors, L.P. for $1.7 million. It also involves culvert work on S.R. 18 Benton County. The entire contract is expected to be finished at the end of October, weather permitting.
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About the Indiana Department of TransportationINDOT continues to solidify the Hoosier State as the Crossroads of America by implementing Gov. Eric J. Holcomb’s $30 billion Next Level Roads plan. With six district offices and 3,500 employees, the agency is responsible for constructing and maintaining more than 29,000 lane miles of highways, more than 5,700 bridges, and supporting 4,500 rail miles and 117 airports across the state. INDOT was recently ranked #1 in the United States for infrastructure in CNBC’s 2022 “America’s Top States for Business” ranking. Learn more about INDOT at in.gov/indot.