The Indiana Department of Transportation announces I-65 southbound will close Saturday night after 8 p.m. for 15 hours. This is for crews to remove and replace the pavement on the temporary bridge located over Lauramie Creek, located four miles south of State Road 38 in Lafayette. Motorists will be rerouted on S.R. 38 west to Veterans Memorial Parkway south to U.S. 52 eastbound to S.R. 28 and back to I-65 southbound.
During construction over Lauramie Creek motorists have been utilizing a temporary Bailey Bridge. The pavement has been slipping due to heat and traffic impacts. The plan is to remove the asphalt, add a membrane to the steel plate followed by 4” of highly polymer modified asphalt. This closure is necessary for no vibrations on the bridge during cure and cooling time. Work is expected to be completed and the interstate reopened by 11 a.m.
The Indiana State Police will be assisting INDOT and the contractor with this closure.
Superior Construction Co., Inc. was awarded the $8 million contract. The project on I-65 includes overlaying the deck on the Lauramie Creek and Little Potato Creek Bridges. The work also includes the bridge removal over the abandoned railroad tracks located just three tenths of one mile north of S.R. 28. This project is scheduled for completion in August of 2021.
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