The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-09
CLOSE FEDERAL
HIGHWAY 81 TO
PERMIT PAVING
Repair Started on Section
Of Road West From
Ohio Line.

Closing of U. S. Rd So was TEA
tured in the weekly traffic bulletin
of the State highway department
issued today. The road will be closed
Monda-2 from the Ohio-Indiana line
to a point near the Dearborn
Franklin County line, some five
miles from West Harrison, to per-
nit paving. This is the beginning
Of the 1928 paving on this road.
A detour will be marked for 10
cal traffic, but Indianapolis-C incin-
natl traffic is advised to route via
Richmond, Ind, and Hamilton,
Ohio, on pavement the entire way.
The bulletin further cited COM
pletion of new bridges on Rd. 90,
five miles north of Knox, and on Rd.
43, four miles north of Crawfords-
vile.
Road conditions are set forth in
the bulletin as follows:
No, 1m,cGood stone surface from Rid. so
No s-Detour around grading three
miles north of Muncie.
No. Drive carefully past workmen on
H,,nging Rock Hill end eight miles. ten
miles and fourteen miles north of Madison.
Ope-way traffic bridges eight and ten
miles north of Madison.
No. 9-Run-around via Mt. Etns for
water or Ice, a detour will be ma I'd
one-fourth mile west of Brimfeld.
No. -Three-and-one half-mile de II
at Culver due to construction.
east Of La La Grange Strange are s' SOFT and rutted
Narrow bridge run-around two and one
half miles east Of La Grange. Detour in
Elkhart while city is making improve
mentS.
U. S. No. 24-Detour just east Of Hunt
1ngton until city makes street connection
u !. sew s. No, 27MDetour from Fountain
City to Lynn; Bridge run-around three
fc? tic of Rds 20 ga ana d. 26. Good three
rlile detour while widening road for two
miles north of. Burlington. Detour from
two miles north of La Porte to Junction
u. S. No. so-short detour in Plymouth.
miles north of Kokomo is soft traffic use
the temporary run-around. Bridge run
around one mile north OF Peru.
half miles east of Shannnondale Use de-
tour five miles west of Anderson, If new
jamestown. Detour between Pittsborro
and Brownsburg. Through traffic, be-
should should use e 81 and 80 via Lebanon Run
around between Covington and Veeders-
burg account OF bridge, work. ,,o.
No. 35-Narrow road between Corydon
j. s. No. s6-short detour at Abuer's
Creek east of Danville o..-
burg, due to earth slides.
NO S9-Detour six miles south of Frank
U. 8. No. 41-Gravel approaches to sey-
ersl bridges between Vincennes and Sulli-
van: Bridge run around just south OF Ly-
ford. Bridge ruin .around two and one
half miles north of Kentland. Detour at
No. 43-Bridge run-around two and one
half miles north Of Romney
No. 45-Widening road between Dale and
Huntingburg; traffic drive carefully
No. 46-Bridge run-around three and
one-half miles east of Nashville.
No. 50-Bridge run around just west OF
u. S. No 52-Drive carefully northwest
of MorriStown as berms are not completed
alonS new pavement. Closed from Frank
lin-Dearborn County line to Indiana-Ohio
nati traffic route Via Richmond, Ind, and
~ No. SO 5s!ciosed for construction between
During thaw heavy loading is restricted
between Paoli and Salem. Earth surface
between Salem and Scottsburg, impossible
Madison and Vevay for one-way traffic.
No. 57-Ferry White River at Rogers,
with two miles earth road across river
bottoms between Rogers and Sandy Hook
impossible in wet weather. Traffic best
route via Monroe City and Wheatland
over. good gravel road.l Detour south of.
Washington account bridge construction
end bridge run-around at three miles
north of Washington.
No. 62-New pavement is open on Rd.
e. between Corydon and New Albany
Drive, slowly past Workmen between
Corydon and Edwardsville end watch for
blasting between these points.
No. 65-Bridge run-around five miles
north of Mt. Vernon.
No. 66-1mpassable between Newburg and
Hatfield with no detour Through traffic
avoid &c and Evansville Rockport traffic
route via Rds As and 81 until further
No. 67-Bridge run-around one and four
tenths miles south of Bruceville. Bridge
run-around four miles and four and one
half miles east of Gosport and one mile
west of Whitaker.
u S. No. l50-Under construction from
West Baden and French Lick to Paoli.
There is a local detour between West
best route over 81 and so via Mitchell.