INDOT Closes U.S. 421 for Bridge Deck Replacement

Posted on March 6, 2017
Author Mary Perren, WKVI

Motorists traveling north on U.S. 421 through LaPorte County will need to find a new route for the next few months. The Indiana Department of Transportation is replacing the entire bridge deck over the Bailey Road railroad tracks in Wanatah, just south of U.S. 30.

Work on the project starts today and will wrap up in mid-June. Until then the marked detour route around the closure uses State Road 8 to State Road 39 to U.S. 30.

Drivers in Northwest Indiana can monitor road closures, road conditions, and traffic alerts at any time via the District’s social media channels, www.Facebook.com/INDOTNorthwest or Twitter @INDOTNorthwest or online at http://www.trafficwise.in.gov.

INDOT Announces State Road 39 Closure

Published: September 8, 2015 By: Mary Perren

A stretch of State Road 39 in LaPorte County will be closed through mid-November. Crews will resurface the highway between U.S. 30 and U.S. 6 south of LaPorte and replace guardrails. Residents and emergency responders will have access to the highway throughout the project’s duration.

State road detours must be along state-maintained roadways. INDOT’s marked detour will use U.S. 30, U.S. 421 and U.S. 6 to get around the closure.