The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-02
STATE
HIGHWAYS FOR
DERBY TRAFFIC
Maintenance Forces Are
Completing Check of
Road Conditions.

State roads will be conditioned
specially to meet the heavy demand
during the week Of the annual Ken
lucky derby at Churchill Downs,
Nav II. and already maintenance
forces rapidly are completing a
careful check in order to have this
work out Of the way, it was an
nounced today by Director John J..
Brown of the state highway depart
ment.
Signs are being painted and re-
placed. berms renewed and dragged
and watchmen will be stationed as
guards at the dangerous curves, he
said.
The highway bulletin lists general
conditions as follows:
Road Marrow sharp turns between
Batesvi1e and Metamora. Traffic to
BrookvilIe turn vest on 50 to Laurel and
follow regular detour. Detour from Con-
nersvlle north is four and one-haf miles.
Road 2-Twenty-hve mile detour from
Lowell to Hebron is via Crown Point. Run
around at Benton account bridge con-
struction.
Stones On Highway
Road swatch for loose stones three
miles north of Greensburg. Detour four
miles north Of Greensburg is five miles
Bridge run-around one-hslf mile north
Of Reiffsburg.
Road Closed between Writ and North
Vernon. Through traffic detour over state
roads. Indianapolis-Madi traffic go
via %.
Road o-Watch for grading gangs be-
tween Greenfield and Pendleton. Detour
south Of Columbia CITY is five and one
half miles. Detour from junction Of Roads
Q and north OF Albion to Rome City Is
I'VE miles.
Road 1f-Run-around three and one
half miles east Of Richmond.
Road 15-Detour from LaFountaine TO
six miles south of Wabash is six miles.
Detour from Warsaw to three miles south
Of Leesburg is five miles.
Road 2i-Detour from Ohio line to one
and one-half miles north of Boston is
eight miles.
u. s. Road 27-Detour three and one
half miles north Of Liberty is four and
one-half miles. Detour from TT. Wayne
to DeKalb-Alen county line is fifteen
miles: twelve miles of which is pavement
Temporary bridge run-arounds two and
two and one-half miles west OF Auburn
Road 2s-Detour just west Of Upton is
one and one-haH miles.
Traffic Is Warned
- Road 29-Bridge un-arounds one-nali
and 1 mile north Of Bryantsburg. Bridge
run-around one-half mile south of Michi-
gantown. Traffic drive carefully over two
temporary bridges eleven and fourteen
miles south of Logansport. Detour from
winamac to eight miles north is thirteen
miles.
U. S. Road 31-Drive slowly near White
land.
Road 37-Drive carefully between Need
more and bloomington and between Sui
phur and Paoli.
Road 39-Detour three miles south oi
Delphi Is four miles.
U. 8. Road 40-Detour from county line
road to two and one-half miles west Of
indianapolis is five miles.
Detours Are Listed
Road AZ Detour from five miles north
OF LAFAYETTE to Brookston is eleven miles
Detour Just south of Monon is five miles
Detour over earth road one and one-hali
miles north of Lacrosse IS one mile. IN
suitable for heavy loads in wet weather
Detour one mile north of Wanatah is five
miles.
Road 44-Detour from Rushville east is
five and one-half miles.
Road 46-Detour one mile east OF Bloom
ington is three miles. Bridge run-arounc
three and one-half miles east of Columbu;
and Just east of Petersville.
west of Metamoro TO Brookville is eight
cen and one-half miles. part over /
Cincinnati-Indianapoli traffic use l from
Brookville to U. S. 40 thence on 40 Il
Indianapolis. Bridge run-around neal
Julietta.
Road 67-Detour from three miles north
Of Lyons to junction Of 81 and 81 is si1
miles. Short detour at north edge o.
Albany. Short detour in Red Key