Nighttime lane closures on I-70 this week under State Road 39

MONROVIA -- The Indiana Department of Transportation announced that work on the new State Road 39 bridge will have lane closures on Interstate 70 to construct form work and safety railings for the bridge copings.

The left lane on I-70 westbound under the SR. 39 bridge will be closed beginning at 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 11. Once the work over the left lane is complete the contractor will close the right lane.

On Thursday, March 12 the same work will occur in the eastbound lanes of I-70. Work should be wrapped up by 6 a.m. the following morning.

Milestone Contractors LP was awarded the $16.2 million contract. The project will redesign the interchange to a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI). The interchange modification project is being built to add traffic capacity and relieve congestion for the current and future needs as development expands in this area.

The interchange is scheduled to open to traffic in the fall of 2021.