U.S. 36 bridge over Wabash River will close this weekend

ROCKVILLE – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has announced that the U.S. 36 bridge over the Wabash River will close next weekend for the contractor to pour the deck.

The closure will begin at 11:59 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25 and is scheduled to reopen by Sunday, Aug. 27 at 6 p.m.

The contractor will have periodic 20-minute lane closures after 9 p.m. under flagging for preparation work prior to the complete closure at midnight.

The bridge work is scheduled to be completed by the first week in October of this year.

The remainder of the project, stretching into 2018, will include paving and bridge deck overlays. U.S. 36 will be resurfaced from Rockville to the Indiana-Illinois state line in a portion of the project scheduled for completion by Sept. 30, 2018.

The project was awarded to Wabash Valley Asphalt for $10.2 million.