Posted on April 4, 2017
Author Anita Goodan, WKVI
April marks the beginning of the highway construction season. The Indiana Department of Transportation urges motorists to slow down in construction zones.
This will be a busy road construction season. INDOT will oversee more than 300 construction contracts totaling more than $1 billion in capital investment. Pavement resurfacing will encompass 3,047 miles. Work will focus on improving traffic mobility and safety. Dozens of interchanges and intersections will be improved across the state. INDOT and its contractors will also rehabilitate or construct 486 bridges and small structures.
Since 2014, at least 12 people are killed each year in INDOT work zone crashes. Eighty percent of those killed are motorists or their passengers.
With this being Work Zone Awareness week, INDOT officials urge motorists to look for signs for reduced speed limits and narrow driving lanes and highway workers. Merge early. If drivers merge as soon as they see signs, traffic will flow much more smoothly. Maintain a safe distance on all sides of the vehicle and adhere to posted speed limits. Drivers should minimize distractions and plan ahead. Expect travel delays during construction season and allow extra travel time.
For an interactive online map to keep up to date on current road construction projects, click on this link for more details.
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Monday, March 27, 2017
INDOT Seeks Input on Selection of Future Highway Projects
Reminder: INDOT staff hosting regional open houses starting this week
The Indiana Department of Transportation is inviting its customers and the public to provide input on the selection of future state-highway construction projects.
To use federal funds, a transportation project must be listed in a four-year budget document known as the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. In urban areas, Metropolitan Planning Organizations produce and collect public input on their own Transportation Improvement Programs.
Provide input
INDOT’s draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program is available for public review at www.in.gov/indot/3132.htm. The document lists construction projects planned from July 2017 through June 2021 and the funds available for transportation projects and programs including highways, transit, bicycles and pedestrians.
The public may submit comments through:
Regional open houses
Open houses hosted by INDOT’s regional district staff offer an informal setting for the public to ask questions and discuss a variety of transportation programs including planning, multimodal, public involvement, Title VI and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The open houses will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time at the dates and locations listed below.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017: INDOT Seymour District, 185 Agrico Lane, Seymour, IN 47274
Wednesday, March 29, 2017: INDOT Sub-District Office, 3650 S. U.S. 41, Vincennes, IN 47591
Thursday, March 30, 2017: Crawfordsville Public Library, 205 S. Washington St., Crawfordsville, IN 47933
Tuesday, April 11, 2017: INDOT District Office, 315 E. Boyd Blvd., LaPorte, IN 46350*
Wednesday, April 12, 2017: INDOT District Office, 5333 Hatfield Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 46808
Thursday, April 13, 2017: INDOT Traffic Management Center, 8620 E. 21st St., Indianapolis, IN 46219
*Please note that INDOT’s LaPorte District office is located in the Central time zone, where local time for the open house is 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Special accommodations
With advance notice, special accommodations will be made for individuals needing auxiliary aids or services of interpreters, signers, readers, or large print. Anyone with such needs should contact Rickie Clark with INDOT's Office of Public Involvement at 317-232-6601 or rclark@indot.in.gov.
#INDOTDrivesIndiana
Submit written comments
Michael McNeil
INDOT STIP Director
100 N. Senate Ave., IGCN 955
Indianapolis, IN 46204
draftstip@indot.in.gov
www.in.gov/indot/3132.htm
The Indiana Department of Transportation is inviting its customers and the public to provide input on the selection of future state-highway construction projects.
To use federal funds, a transportation project must be listed in a four-year budget document known as the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. In urban areas, Metropolitan Planning Organizations produce and collect public input on their own Transportation Improvement Programs.
Provide input
INDOT’s draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program is available for public review at www.in.gov/indot/3132.htm. The document lists construction projects planned from July 2017 through June 2021 and the funds available for transportation projects and programs including highways, transit, bicycles and pedestrians.
The public may submit comments through:
- The web comment form at www.in.gov/indot/3132.htm,
- Email addressed to draftstip@indot.in.gov,
- Postal mail addressed to
Michael McNeil, INDOT STIP Director
100 N. Senate Ave.
IGCN 955
Indianapolis, IN 46204
- Paper comment forms at one of six regional open houses.
- INDOT respectfully requests that all comments be submitted or postmarked by Monday, May 1. INDOT will then collate and respond to comments and questions on the record as an appendix to the final document.
Regional open houses
Open houses hosted by INDOT’s regional district staff offer an informal setting for the public to ask questions and discuss a variety of transportation programs including planning, multimodal, public involvement, Title VI and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The open houses will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time at the dates and locations listed below.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017: INDOT Seymour District, 185 Agrico Lane, Seymour, IN 47274
Wednesday, March 29, 2017: INDOT Sub-District Office, 3650 S. U.S. 41, Vincennes, IN 47591
Thursday, March 30, 2017: Crawfordsville Public Library, 205 S. Washington St., Crawfordsville, IN 47933
Tuesday, April 11, 2017: INDOT District Office, 315 E. Boyd Blvd., LaPorte, IN 46350*
Wednesday, April 12, 2017: INDOT District Office, 5333 Hatfield Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 46808
Thursday, April 13, 2017: INDOT Traffic Management Center, 8620 E. 21st St., Indianapolis, IN 46219
*Please note that INDOT’s LaPorte District office is located in the Central time zone, where local time for the open house is 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Special accommodations
With advance notice, special accommodations will be made for individuals needing auxiliary aids or services of interpreters, signers, readers, or large print. Anyone with such needs should contact Rickie Clark with INDOT's Office of Public Involvement at 317-232-6601 or rclark@indot.in.gov.
#INDOTDrivesIndiana
Submit written comments
Michael McNeil
INDOT STIP Director
100 N. Senate Ave., IGCN 955
Indianapolis, IN 46204
draftstip@indot.in.gov
www.in.gov/indot/3132.htm
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