Infrastructure News Summary
For April 15, 2008

WORK BEGINS TODAY ON SR 9
The Shelbyville News
4/14/08

GREENFIELD - Construction crews will work around the clock on State Road 9 in Hancock and Shelby counties this week. The first crew will continue overnight patching between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. along southbound and northbound lanes of State Street from Interstate 70 to Davis Road. A second crew is assigned to curb and ramp work along the same route during daytime hours of from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., when traffic volume is less. A third crew will mill off surface pavement south of Davis Road to U.S. 52 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Midweek, mainline milling is scheduled to begin along the same section of roadway. This $1.6 million Indiana Department of Transportation patching and resurfacing project is intended to forestall future potholes while prolonging pavement life. http://www.shelbynews.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=93&ArticleID=54999&TM=61651.89

SR 32 TO GET $10M RENOVATION
WTHR-TV
4/14/08

Westfield - State Road 32 is slated for an overhaul, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced Monday. Money for the project comes from Major Moves. The project involves overhauling 1.7 miles of State Road 32 between U.S. 31 and Spring Mill Road. Rieth Riley Construction of Goshen submitted the lowest bid among six Indiana contractors, and will perform the work for $10 million. INDOT says traffic on the two-lane section of S.R. 32 has grown over 50 percent in the past ten years and is projected to jump another 66 percent within 20 years. INDOT plans to rebuild and widen the road to two lanes in each direction, separated by center turn lanes or medians. http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=8163165&nav=9Tai

MCCAIN CALLS FOR SUMMER-LONG SUSPENSION OF GAS TAX
Associated Press
Liz Sidoti
4/15/08

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Republican Sen. John McCain on Tuesday called for a summer-long suspension of the federal gasoline tax and several tax cuts as the likely presidential nominee sought to stem the public's pain from a troubled economy. Timed for the day millions of Americans filed their tax returns, McCain offered some immediate steps as well as long-term proposals in a broad economic speech. The nation's financial woes have replaced the Iraq war as the top concern for voters, and McCain, who has said economics is not his strongest suit, felt compelled to address the problems as he looks ahead to the November general election. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D902EAP01&show_article=1

INDIANA 8 CLOSURE BEGINS TUESDAY
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
4/14/08

Indiana 8 will be closed at Noble County Road 500 East, east of Albion, for a sight-distance improvement project beginning Tuesday. The scheduled re-opening is set for the middle of August, weather permitting. The County Road 500 East approaches at 4.2 miles west of Indiana 3 will also be closed for the project's duration, said Monday's announcement from the Indiana Department of Transportation. The official detour for Indiana 8, via Indiana 9, U.S. 6 and Indiana 3, adds about seven miles for through traffic. Crews will level the road to improve sight distance for drivers on Indiana 8, the announcement said. http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080414/LOCAL/494818334/1002/LOCAL