State Road 240 reopened at Chadd Valley

Thursday, June 16, 2016

A pair of motorists cross smoothly on the Chadd Valley bridge over Deer Creek on State Road 240 Thursday morning. Deck work on the bridge east of Greencastle was slated to keep it closed through the end of July but finished six weeks ahead of schedule. (Banner Graphic/JARED JERNAGAN)

Road closed signs remain in place, but State Road 240 east of Greencastle has reopened.

Contractor Duncan Robertson Inc. reopened the road Wednesday evening, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced Thursday morning.

Even with signs still in place, barricades approaching the bridge were taken down or gone as of Thursday morning.

A number of motorists were crossing the bridge both eastbound and westbound, having discovered the reopened road before the official announcement.

The June 15 reopening is six weeks ahead of the planned July 31 reopingn.

The road had been closed since April for a $341,882 bridge project over Deer Creek at Chadd Valley.

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Alleluia!

-- Posted by mandp523 on Thu, Jun 16, 2016, at 9:41 AM
The re-opening may be ahead of schedule but it was still too long for this small job. $342K and 2 1/2 months of detours is a bit extreme. INDOT needs to streamline a few things.

-- Posted by Ben Dover on Thu, Jun 16, 2016, at 11:47 AM
can you get all the way to 75?

-- Posted by talkymom3 on Thu, Jun 16, 2016, at 12:50 PM

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