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 is in motion. The new law states that “a person may not hold or use a telecommunications device while operating a [...]
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 to reveal more accurately when they need repairs and to come equipped with materials that respond to potential damage. More than [...]
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 31, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation. When completed, the westbound 10-foot-wide lane will be restricted from June 1 through [...]
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 of a $1.7 million bridge painting contract in Jackson, Jennings and Jefferson counties. The contractor is expected to be on site [...]
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 funding was approved after a request from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to begin the work. The Indiana Department of Transportation also [...]
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 the works to launch some other paving projects with funding help from a timely awarded state grant. This year's paving program [...]
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 side. The $35 million project, which is jointly funded by the Indiana Department of Transportation, city of Columbus, Bartholomew County, Cummins [...]
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 the county could end up with only one access point to its largest highway. Tipton County Commissioner Jim Mullins said officials [...]
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 has partnered with the Town of Clarksville and City of Jeffersonville to provide solutions to alleviate concerns in the area such [...]
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 [...]