The Indiana Department of Transportation announce plans for a road rehabilitation project on State Road 28 from U.S. 231 in Romney to the U.S. 52 west junction.
INDOT will hold a public hearing for the proposed project beginning at 6 p.m. and the doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 9 at James Cole Elementary School in the cafeteria located at 6418 E. 900 S. Lafayette.
The intent of the public hearing is to offer all interested persons an opportunity to comment on the environmental document and preliminary plans for the proposed road rehabilitation. The purpose of the project is to address current pavement conditions by means of full depth reclamation while also addressing the sub-standard sight distances by slightly reducing (flatten) the tops of the small hills that occur along the project length.
The project also proposes to widen the travel lanes from 11-ft to 12-ft, widen each shoulder by approximately 4 ft. and grade recoverable ditches to improve roadside safety. Approximately 26 culvert pipes will be replaced or extended as required. No work will occur at the bridge over the Big Wea Creek. An estimated 50 acres of new right-of-way (generally 40 feet on each side from the center-line of the roadway) is proposed to be acquired; no property displacements or relocations.
Project team members will be available prior to and immediately following the presentation to address questions in the project display area. Information regarding this project will be posted on INDOT’s Crawfordsville District webpage at https://www.in.gov/indot/2701.htm.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), persons with disabilities requiring accommodations related to accessibility to project documents and participation at the public meeting venue, are encouraged to contact INDOT’s Office of Public Involvement at (317) 232-6601 or [email protected]. Persons of Limited English Proficiency (LEP) requiring assistance related to accessing project documents and participation at the public meeting venue are also encouraged to contact the Office of Public Involvement. Persons representing an ADA and/or LEP population are encouraged to contact the project team with regard to coordinating services such as audio interpretation and language services. We respectfully request advance notice should ADA and/or LEP services be required.