I-69 Section 5 construction update for week of March 26
Indiana Department of Transportation sent this bulletin at 03/25/2018 05:00 PM EDT
I-69 Section 5 construction update for week of March
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BLOOMINGTON,
Ind. (March 25, 2018) –INDOT reminds
motorists that online GPS mapping services may not have the most current
information about conditions within the I-69 Section 5 construction zone. Following instructions from mapping apps,
especially those pertaining to access roads and potential “short cuts,” could
direct motorists into areas that are still under construction and impassable. Following posted detours and paying attention
to existing signage is the best way to get through and around areas of active
construction.
The Walnut Street
interchange closure remains in place. The official detour is the SR 46
interchange approximately 3.5 miles to the south. North Old SR 37 north of the Liberty Church is
anticipated to reopen Friday at 5 p.m.
The following
restrictions will be in place for the week of March 26:
There will be daily lane closures of both
northbound and southbound SR 37 at Tapp Road for ongoing bridge work and paving
operations. Weather permitting, on Thursday there will be a traffic shift to
allow paving to continue on outside shoulders.
Work continues on the 2nd
Street Bridge (SR 45) with no changes in traffic configuration. Traffic on the bridge
deck is reduced to one lane eastbound and one lane westbound.
At the 3rd Street Bridge (SR
48) there will be no changes to eastbound traffic.There will be a daily lane closure on
westbound 3rd Street from Gates Drive to Liberty Drive to continue
work on signal and light pole foundations. The westbound right turn lane from 3rd
Street to northbound SR 37 will be closed daily to allow for work on the
northeast segment of the ramp system.
There will be daily lane closures on both
north and southbound SR 37 from 3rd Street (SR 48) to Vernal Pike
for drainage work adjacent to the median barrier wall.
Flagging operations will be in place
Monday and Tuesday at Industrial Drive west of SR 37 to allow for deep patching
and paving operations.
Ongoing median drainage work will continue
on SR 37 between Arlington Road to Kinser Pike.However, a traffic shift was completed last week to allow for two travel
lanes on both north and southbound SR 37 through this stretch.
Work
continues at the interchange of SR 37 and SR 46:
The
shoulder of southbound SR 37 to the westbound SR 46 ramp will be closed for
clean-up of concrete curb installation.
Eastbound
SR 46 traffic can now access SR 37 north, but will do so in a yielded merge
condition. Motorists are urged to exercise caution when merging on to SR 37,
and come to a complete stop if necessary until it is safe to proceed.
The intersection of
Acuff and Prow roads east of SR 37 is closed until on or around April 15 to
make intersection improvements.
There will be daily single lane
restrictions on both north and southbound SR 37 at Sample Road to allow for
continuing bridge work.
All week there will be
a daily lane closure of southbound SR 37 from Stone Belt Drive (approximately
on mile north of the interchange) to the Walnut Street interchange for pavement
milling and paving operations.
The right lane of northbound SR 37 will be
closed daily from Fox Hollow Road to Chambers Pike for shoulder improvements
and drainage work.
Tuesday through Thursday there will be
intermittent night-time closures of northbound SR 37 at Chambers Pike for
bridge beam placement.Law enforcement
will assist with 20-minute closures between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Motorists
traveling north from Bloomington and wishing to avoid potential delays on SR 37
are strongly encouraged to stay off of county roads and use the alternate
routes of SR 46 east to I-65 north and SR 46 west to SR 67 north.
As the volume of
construction activity increases, motorists are urged to reduce their speed, pay
attention to changing traffic conditions, and drive with no distractions.All construction activity is weather
dependent and the schedule is subject to change.
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