The Indiana Department of Transportation will soon be accepting applications for transportation projects in rural communities. This round of funding is for design, development, and land purchase for projects that will be bid during the fiscal year starting July of 2020. Continue reading
INDOT Offers Opportunities for College Students
College students with an interest in civil engineering or transportation can take advantage of opportunities offered by the Indiana Department of Transportation. Applications for Governor’s Summer Internships and civil engineering scholarships are currently being accepted. Continue reading
INDOT Launches Interactive Project Map
The Indiana Department of Transportation is making it a little easier to keep track of its projects taking place in the near future. INDOT has launched an online, interactive tool featuring a map of the state. Continue reading
INDOT Suspends Road Construction for Christmas Travel
The Indiana Department of Transportation is suspending construction and maintenance work to make Christmas travel safer and a little easier, but some restrictions will remain where long-term projects are taking place. Continue reading
INDOT Suspends Road Construction for Thanksgiving Travel
More Hoosiers are hitting the roads this year for Thanksgiving, and the Indiana Department of Transportation is working to make holiday travel a little bit easier. Most maintenance and construction activities will be suspended starting at noon today and lasting until Monday morning. Continue reading
Culver Continues Work on Future Safe Routes Program
The Town of Culver may be looking to start construction on Safe Routes to School projects late next year.
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INDOT Repairing Cracks on Highways
With the winter season coming up, the Indiana Department of Transportation says to be on the lookout for crews sealing and filling cracks in the pavement on area highways. Continue reading
INDOT Recruits Snowplow Drivers
The Indiana Department of Transportation’s looking for snowplow drivers for this winter. Continue reading
ISP, INDOT Remind Drivers to Move Over, Slow Down
Indiana drivers are being reminded to move over when an emergency vehicle’s stopped on a road with its lights flashing. The Indiana State Police and the Indiana Department of Transportation are teaming up for the “Move Over, Slow Down” safety blitz happening Monday through Friday of next week. Continue reading
This Summer Give Your Blood to Something Other Than Just Mosquitoes
The Indiana Department of Transportation is hosting a drive and it surprisingly has nothing to do with cars. This particular event is the result of the INDOT Northwest Disrict teaming up with the American Red Cross for their 10th annual blood drive. On Wednesday, July 8 from 10 am until 3 pm (CST) citizens can come donate blood at the LaPorte District Office, located at 315 East Boyd Blvd. Continue reading
Declare Your Independence From Uncertainty and Accidents While Traveling this Holiday Weekend
The Indiana Department of Transportation has added travel times to seven dynamic roadside signs around the state just in time for the holiday weekend. The time estimates are based on information gathered from road sensors that measure a variety of factors, including average vehicle speed and traffic volumes. INDOT has developed algorithms to ensure the travel time information displayed is as accurate as possible. Continue reading
INDOT Pipe Replacement Project to Close State Highway
A pipe replacement project will require the temporary closure of a state highway in Fulton County.
The Indiana Department of Transportation announces that State Road 14, between County Road 775 W. and County Road 850 W., just west of Rochester, will be closed on Tuesday, April 14 through April 24.
State road detours must follow state maintained roadways only. Motorists traveling east on State Road 14 will be detoured south on State Road 17, east on State Road 114, north/east on State Road 25 and return to State Road 14. Drivers going west on State Road 14 will be detoured south/west on State Road 25, west on State Road 114, north on State Road 17 and back to State Road 14.
INDOT Halts Construction Over Holiday Weekend
Hoosier motorists will have a holiday from road construction this Thanksgiving weekend. INDOT spokesman Will Wingfield tells WKVI News remaining construction projects will pull back barrels and barricades to the greatest extent possible starting at noon today and continuing through sunrise on Monday. Continue reading
State Police Arrest Suspect in Battery of INDOT Worker
The man authorities say assaulted an Indiana Department of Transportation worker in Bourbon on Friday, Nov. 7 is behind bars tonight. Richard A. Roe, 56, of Rochester, is charged with battery. He’s jailed on a $25,000 bond in Marshall County in connection with that incident on State Road 331. Continue reading
Oversize Load to Travel Through Northern Indiana
An oversize load traveling through northern Indiana the next five nights may snarl traffic in Porter, LaPorte, Starke and Marshall Counties as it passes through. The slow-moving, oversize, overweight load will have a police escort from the Port of Indiana to the Ohio border. INDOT advises short-term road closures will be necessary as it moves through the area. Motorists are urged to avoid the routes during the scheduled travel times. Continue reading
