Installation of new bridge to start June 2 on State Road 234 in Fountain County

THE FOLLOWING IS AN INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RELEASE

FOUNTAIN COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces State Road 234 will be closed between State Road 63 and U.S. 41 starting Thursday, June 2. The closure, through Kingman, will allow crews to remove an existing culvert and install a new bridge. This section of S.R. 243 will be open to local traffic only. There is a full closure 3.7 miles west of U.S. 41. The official detour follows S.R. 63 to S.R. 32 to U.S. 41 to back to S.R. 234. It’s expected to reopen on July 12. This project was awarded to Milestone Contractors LP for $1.5 million. The project is also connected to work on small culverts on U.S. 136 and S.R. 341. The entire project is expected to be completed by the end of 2023. Stay Informed Motorists in West Central Indiana can monitor road closures, road conditions, and traffic alerts any time via: Facebook: facebook.com/INDOTWestCentral Twitter: @INDOT_WCentral TrafficWise: 511in.org Mobile App: iTunes App Store and the Google Play store for Android About the Indiana Department of Transportation Over the past 100 years, INDOT has transformed the state of Indiana into the Crossroads of America we know today. With six district offices and 3,500 employees, the agency is responsible for constructing and maintaining more than 29,000 lane miles of highways, more than 5,700 bridges, and supporting 4,500 rail miles and 117 airports across the state. Indiana once again ranked #1 in the U.S. for infrastructure in CNBC’s 2019 “America’s Top States for Business” ranking. Learn more about INDOT at in.gov/indot. About the Indiana Hands-Free Law On July 1, 2020, Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed the Indiana Hands-Free Law to reduce distracted driving across the state. Since then, drivers have been prohibited from holding a mobile device while their vehicles are in motion. With help from the Indiana State Police and other law enforcement agencies, over 5,400 citations and more than 10,500 warnings have been issued. For more information on Indiana’s Hands-Free Law, visit www.HandsFreeIndiana.com.