The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-20
WIDENING JOBS
UNDER WAY ON
/ STATE ROADS
National Highway Project
Is Near Completion,
West of City.

llS u1Op-tlSbS IS vi y. =. w. eAAC va
tional road, west Of the city on west
Washington street. This is near
ing completion, Browns says.
The old eighteen-foot pavement IS
being widened to forty feet for four
and one-half miles by laying on an
eleven-foot strip on each side. The
forty-foot pavement will extend
from the Pennsylvania railroad I'M
derpass on West washington street
to the new municipal airport.
From there to west Of Bridgeport
one and one-quarter mics, the new
pavement is thirty feet wide.
other Roads Widened
other widening projects are on
o. S. 81. from South Bend to the
Indiana-Michigan state line; U. S.
81. north of Fl. Wayne to the juno
ton with State Road 3, and U. S.
"a and 30 for three miles out OF FL.
The department bulletin listed
general road conditions today as
follows:
poad MARROW. sharp turns between
1aatesviIIe and Metamora. Detour rom
connersville north is four and one-haH
miles. ,-.. sror,
voweu To Hebron is via Crown POINT
1rispe run-around at Benton. Run
around one and one-hah miles south OF
Iavonier. account Of paving gap
Road 3-Loose stone three miles north
~ c,reensburg. Detour five miles north
~ RInffton is seven miles. Detour four
miles south of TT. Wayne is four and one
half miles.
Road s-Detour east Of Road 40 is two
miles. Detour from Lgonier to Kendall
VILE is twenty-five and one-hah miles
Road 7-Closed between Writ and North
vernon. Through traffic detour over
state roads. Indianapolis-Madison traffic
kO -" DetOur on Road .
Road s-petour from Greenfield to juno
tim with Road 81 is fifteen miles Detour
for heavy traffic south of Columbia Clty
4. Ave and one-half miles. Light tranle
,sa run-around. Detour between Column
hia citv and Merriam is ten miles De-
tour from junction Of Roads ana
north Of Albion to Rome City Is nVe miles,
Road 11-Run around three and one
nalf miles east Of Richmond.
United States Road 12-Detour IN IN
diana Harbor is one mile.
Road 14-Bridge run-around fourteen
miles west of Winamac.
Road 15-Detour from warsaw to three
miles south Of Leesburg is five miles. De-
tour from Claypool to Warsaw is eleven
miles. Detour from Wabash to Urbana
is eight miles. Should be off by Satur-
dsyl Detour north of La Fontaine is six
miles.
Road 2l-Detour from Ohio line to one
and one-half miles north Of Boston is
eight miles.
United States Road 24-Detour four
teen miles east OF Monticello to old route
to Logansport is three and one-half
miles. Detour from Five Points to Ohio
line is seven miles.
Road 26-Bridge run-around four and
one-half miles east of Lafayette.
Run-Around on -
U. s. Road 27-Detour three and one
half miles north of Liberty is four and one
half miles. Detour from Winchester to
Deerheld is eight miles. Bridge run
around Just north of Deerheld. Detour
lust south of Geneva is six and one-haf
miles. Detour from TT. Wayne to De Kalb-
Allen county line is fifteen miles; twelve
miles of which is pavement. Temporary
bridge run-around two and one-half miles
west of Auburn.
Road 2s-one-way traffic one miles west
OF Q.
Road 2s-Bridge run-arounds one-half
mile SOUTH one mile north of Michigan
town. Drive carefully over two tenn
porary bridges eleven and fourteen miles
south of Logsnsport. Detour from winamac
eight miles north is thirteen miles.
U. S. Road 3O-Run-around at Erie rail-
road crossing two miles east of Scherer-
vile.
U. s. Road S1-Short detour in Green
wood. Bridge run-around north of Carmel,
over railroad tracks. should be driven care
fully.
Road s2-Drive slowly just west of
Noblesville. account bridge and grade con-
struction.
Road ss-Detour from seIlersburg to
New Albany is nine miles over pavement.
Part of Road Closed
Road 34-Parts of road closed during
the day between waynetown and Craw-
louisville.
Road 35-Detour from Salem to New Al
bany is thirty-six miles. Good country
roads for local traffic between Salem and
PALMYRA but not marked
Road s6-Detour from junction of roads
e6 and 50 to Dana is ten miles.
Road ST-Unhnished shoulders between
Eeedmore and BLOOMINGTON. and between
Sulphur and Paoli. necessitates careful
driving.
Road ss-Detour north of Frankfort
changes as work progresses.
U. S. Road s0-Dustless detour from one
fourth miles west of Bridgeport to paved
IS into Indianapolis is two and one-haIf
miles. One-wsy traffic in places between
Greenfield and Cumberland.
Road 43-Detour seven miles north of
Spencer is nine miles. Detour in Craw-
fordsville is one and half miles. Detour
from Charlottesville to Lafayette is thirty
two miles. Detour from i've miles north
OF Lafayette to BrookSton is eleven miles,
Detour just south Of Monon is five miles.
Detour three miles NORA Of Monon grade
construction Is four miles. Detour from
Francesville to Medaryville is nine and
half miles. Detour from Medaryville TO
San Pierre Is eighteen miles. Detour one
mile north Of wanatah is five miles.
Detour Is Listed
Road 46-Detour from Rushvine to four
and half miles west OF Connersville is
twelve and half miles.
Road 46-Run-around three and q half
miles east OF Columbus. Detour nine miles
vest Of Greensburg is four and half
miles.
Road 4s-Detour from Chesterton to
Dunes Park is five miles.
q. S. Road 50-Detour from Washington
east is eight miles. Detour three miles
east OF Seymour is seven and half miles.
Detour from one mile east of Hayden to
North Vernon is seven miles. Detour from
one and q half miles east Of Holton 70
Versailles is six and half miles. tCin-
cinnati-Louisville traffic use Road SOL