Traffic Patterns Changing On SR 37 To Allow
Reconstruction Of Northbound Lanes
Single lane southbound from Liberty
Church to Chambers Pike;
Northbound crosses over to southbound
lanes at Bryant’s Creek
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– Beginning this week crews will prepare
the northern segment of the I-69 construction zone for closures and
restrictions that will begin as early as February 26 and remain in place until July. All work is dependent on both the weather and
availability of asphalt paving material.
Crews will be removing existing paint on southbound
SR 37 from Big Indian Creek to approximately Bryant’s Creek. New striping will be placed on the southbound
lanes in this stretch to accommodate one lane of southbound traffic, one lane
of northbound traffic and a center left turn lane for exiting SR 37 at
designated points. The asphalt crossover
at Bryant’s Creek will be improved to facilitate a northbound traffic shift
there. Once the preparations are
completed, traffic will be reconfigured to allow for bridge demolition and shoulder
reconstruction on northbound SR 37 from Fox Hollow Road to Big Indian Creek.
The northbound lanes of SR 37 will be reduced to a
single lane at Fox Hollow Road and will cross over to the current southbound
lanes at Bryant’s Creek. The southbound
lanes of SR 37 will be reduced to a single lane just north of the Liberty Creek
interchange and remain in single lane configuration to just south of Chambers
Pike.
Between Bryant’s Creek and Big Indian Creek, a distance
of approximately 4.8 miles, north and southbound traffic will use the existing southbound
lanes with a center left turn lane.
There will be no tubes or barrels separating the travel lanes, and
motorists are urged to pay attention to the yellow-line pavement markings. Left turn lanes to exit mainline SR 37 will
be indicated by signage and roadway markings.
In this configuration, there will a number of
access points at which motorists can enter and exit SR 37 between Big Indian
Creek and Bryant’s Creek:
- Legendary Hills west of SR 37 will be
open to both north and southbound SR 37.
- Godsey Road west of SR 37 will be open
to both north and southbound SR 37.
- Turkey Track Road west of SR 37 will be
open to both north and southbound traffic.
Turkey Track Road east of SR 37 will be closed.
- Old State Road 37 east of SR 37 will be
open to both north and southbound traffic.
- Paragon Road west of SR 37 will be open
to both north and southbound traffic.
Pine Boulevard to the east of SR 37 will be closed.
As construction and paving on local access roads
progresses, some of these access points may close as road connectivity is
completed. Public notice will be given
prior to any access road closure.
Motorists are urged to pay attention to changing
traffic conditions through the weekend.
The final traffic configuration is anticipated to be in place late
Sunday night or early Monday morning.
The posted speed limit remains 45 miles per hour throughout the entire
I-69 Section 5 construction zone, and drivers are encouraged to pay attention
to traffic conditions, put down phones and other devices, and leave plenty of
room between vehicles.
Motorists can learn about highway work zones and other traffic alerts at indot.carsprogram.org, 1-800-261-ROAD (7623) or 511 from a mobile phone. For highway information, monitor social media sites: www.Facebook.com/INDOTSoutheast and Twitter @INDOTSoutheast. Subscribe to receive text and email alerts at https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/INDOT/subscriber/new.
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