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.

Scarecrow Festival Gets Underway in Wanatah

Published: September 25, 2015 By: Tyler Maffitt, WKVI 

Fall is officially here, and that means it’s time for the annual Scarecrow Festival in Wanatah. Activities get under way today with the harvest contest from 3 until 6 p.m. Awards will be handed out for the tallest sunflower, heaviest pumpkin, largest ear of corn, largest zinnia, soybean stalk with the most pods, largest tomato, largest watermelon and most unusual gourd or squash. Bring your entries to Scarecrow Square between 3 and 6 p.m. for judging. Winners will be announced tonight at 8.

All of the food and vendor booths will be open from 4 until 7 this evening, and a pork chop dinner will be served at Wanatah School. Round out the evening with entertainment from Elvis and the Sweet Sensations.

The festival continues through Sunday in Wanatah. Parking is free, and shuttle service will be available. Visit http://www.scarecrowfest.org/home.html for more information.