Published: July 3, 2015
By: Jacque Ryan, WKVI
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.
Signs featuring estimated travel times to help travelers
make informed routing decisions while on the move will be in the following
locations:I-80/94 Borman Expressway eastbound at mile 12 in Gary;
I-70 eastbound at mile 92 in Indianapolis; I-70 westbound at
mile 68 in Plainfield; I-65 northbound at mile 2 in Clarksville; I-65
southbound at mile 104 in Indianapolis; I-65 northbound at mile 131 in Boone
County and I-65 southbound at mile 256 in Lake County.
When the signs are not displaying estimated travel times,
they are used to alert motorists of upcoming incidents, congestion or road
conditions. INDOT’s Hoosier Helpers freeway service patrol sponsored by State
Farm will assist law enforcement in clearing crashes and stalled vehicles to
maximize mobility during the Independence Day holiday weekend. INDOT also
directs its contractors to pull back barrels and barricades in highway work
zones to the safest extent possible. When entering a work zone, drivers should always
be scanning the roadway ahead for slow or stopped traffic.
The following roadways in Northwest Indiana have lane
closures for various projects: I-94 between SR 249;exit 19 and SR 149 in Porter
County is reduced to two lanes in each direction due to bridge rehabilitation
and U.S. 31 at 7A Road near Plymouth is reduced to one lane in each direction
for interchange construction.
Recent weather conditions have rendered these state highways
dangerous to drive on: the I-74 westbound exit 8 ramp near Covington in
Fountain County; State Road 225 at the Wabash River near Battle Ground in
Tippecanoe County; State Road 101 between U.S. 33 and State Road 224 in Adams
County; State Road 1 between State Roads 67 and 26 north of Redkey in Jay
County and State Road 235 east of Medora in Jackson County. Travelers should
never try to drive through a flooded roadway, the average automobile can be swept
off the road by merely 12 inches of moving water.
In order to help reduce the amount of severe and fatal
crashes around Independence Day, the Indiana State Police is teaming up with
local law enforcement agencies in the federally-funded “Operation C.A.R.E”, the
combined accident reduction effort and the Driving Under the Influence
Enforcement Project.
INDOT and the ISP urge all motors to observe safety tips
such as buckling up, leaving early to allow yourself to reach your desired
destination on time and in one piece, never drive drunk, drowsy or distracted,
double check and use signaling when turning or transferring lanes and obey all
traffic laws and posted speed limits. Police will be on the lookout for
motorists who speed, drive impaired, make unsafe lane changes, follow too
closely or fail to buckle up. To avoid ruining your weekend with a run in with
law, or even worse an accident, remain alert and aware on the roadways this
Fourth of July holiday weekend.
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