Traffic shift for I-70 box culvert installation to start near Little Point

LITTLE POINT -- Lane restrictions start on or after Tuesday, Oct. 18 to prepare for Phase Two of the box culvert installation project on Interstate 70 near Little Point, the Indiana Department of Transportation has announced.

The location is between County Road S. 650 East and 1100 West. Crews will be closing the eastbound, left lane of I-70 in order to remove existing barrier walls and to place new ones.

The lane restrictions will be as follows, weather permitting:

-- Tuesday, Oct. 18: I-70 eastbound left lane will be restricted from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. for barrier wall removal.

-- Wednesday, Oct. 19: I-70 eastbound left lane will be restricted from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. for concrete barrier wall placement.

-- Thursday, Oct. 20: I-70 eastbound left lane will be restricted from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. for concrete barrier wall placement.

-- Friday, Oct. 21: I-70 eastbound left lane will be restricted from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. for concrete barrier wall placement.

Then, on or after Saturday, Oct. 22, crews will place temporary striping in the I-70 westbound lanes, and shift traffic into Phase Two.

That means westbound traffic will be shifted to the eastbound lanes. Eastbound traffic will be in the same configuration as Phase One. Two, 11-foot wide travel lanes will be maintained in both directions throughout Phase Two.

The project was awarded to Morphey Construction for $3.6 million. It is expected to be completed after late December, weather permitting.