The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-04
STORMS DAMAGE
STATE ROADS IN
SOUTHERN INDIANA
Paving and Repair Programs
HaIted-LOSS Reaches
Thousands of Dollars,

Heavy rains amounting to cloud
bursts this week damaged State
roads in southern Indiana 20 the
extent Of thousands Of dollars, John
D. Williams, State highway direc-
tor. said today.
Hundreds of tons of stone wero
washed of the surface of State Rd.
p. between Bedford and Blooming
ton. This was principally new con-
s%tructiOn and viii have to be re-
placed before fall.
Flood water partially destroyed a
culvert under a forty-foot fill and
carried away about half the fill and
road surface on No. Is, three miles
west of New Albany. Thousands of
cubic yards of earth must be re-
moved to make this portion of the
State road safe for traffic. Williams
declared.
While read work generally is far
behind, the usual spring schedule
paving contractors are making speed
between intervals of heavy rains.
However, highway officials admit
that if the seasons contemplated
pavement program is finished, it
will depend upon a late fall.
Traffic bulletin:
No. l New Albany. indianapolis. South
Bend. Michigan LneJ-Detour around
street pavement in Carmel. At two ana
Ole-half miles north of Westfeld there is
a detOur OF one mile east. thence one and
one-nalf miles northwest, back TO pave.
ment. due to bridge construction. Pave
mgnt can be followed to a point three
miles south OF the Tipton-Hamilton County
line. through traffic should detOur TO
le1tfat Bakers Corner. six miles north of
Westheld. thence north through Boxley and
Elkin TO Petersburg. thence back east to
pavement which is open to Kokomo. No.
L Is closed from kOkOmO TO Peru for con
struction North Of Kokomo follow
OF Indianapolis detour between Edinburg
and trankiln account emergency repair on
Sugar Creek bridge. Detour via Dudley
town between Seymour and Crothersville
account construction at upper Muscata-
tuck River. DetOur around construction
No 3 tIerre Haute. Indianapolis. Rich
mondl-Narrow bridge at Putnamville al
lows but One-way traffic. Narrow grade
at Glenn, three miles east of Terre Haute
should be driven carefully. (Side detours.)
No. 6 madison. Greensburg. Indian
apOlis. OXfOrd)-Closed for construction
from south edge of Lebanon to Traders
apOlis traffic use 80 and l. or 80 and Il
entering indianapolis via Springmill road
and y. Meridian ST. to avoid the detour at
Carmel. Close dior construction between
New Bethel and Shelbyville; detour via
Acton.
No. 10 ~(Vincennes, Spencer, Martins
vile, Observation-Disclosures Eagle
Creek bridge and tar surfacing between
Indianapolis city limits and Valley Mills.
If road is closed leave Indianapolis on
W. Washington St. TO Dandy Trail. thence
south TO Valley Mills and No. IL. New
culvert construction east of Spencer; take
run-around carefully. Traffic should
drive run-around at bridge construction
four miles southeast of Freedom
No % English. Paoli. Mitchell. Bed
ford. Martinsville. Indianapolis)-Use No.
IL (Note temporary rOuting) between In
dianapo'is and MaTtinsville as No. % is
closed for paving. Construction north of
Bloomington with detour marked, and
construction south of Paoli.
No. 81 indianapolis. Anderson, Mum
cie)-Detour around bridge construction
between Yorktown and Dalesville is fair
No. 80 indianapolis. Nashville. Brook
vile, Ohio Line)-Closed near Bulltown
Hill (between Rushville and Brookville)
to eliminate hazardous turn; detour is
marked.