By HOLLY GASKILL
Construction on Ind. 116 will begin in the near future.
The Indiana Department of Transportation stated construction is expected to start on or after May 24 and will be completed by Sept. 1.
INDOT will shift a portion of the roadway — a half-mile located approximately 4 miles east of Ind. 1 — 75 feet south of its current path. The outlined area was the site of a fatal car accident in 2017.
Preparation for the construction began earlier this year when crews cleared trees and moved utility poles to account for the new pathway.
During this closure, a detour will take travelers around construction via CR 600E, CR 350S, CR 300E and Church Road, adding roughly 10 miles to travel.
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