Transportation

INDOT begins highway cleanup; you can help

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer

Monday, April 8th, 2013, 4:48pm

INDOT begins highway cleanup; you can help

Workers for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) are focusing their efforts on patching potholes and removing litter from along highways throughout the area. The Annual Trash Bash takes place from April 6-28, 2013 and coincides with National Earth Day to aid in raising awareness of litter.

INDOT crews along with crews from the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC) and Adopt-A-Highway remove hundreds of tons of rubbish and debris from the roadway edges in time for spring each year. In 2012, 15,812 bags of trash were collected from state highways and right-of-way areas.

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Traffic Alert for Lloyd Expressway

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer

Monday, April 8th, 2013, 2:22pm

The Indiana Department of Transportation is advising motorists there will be temporary lane restrictions on Lloyd Expressway.

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City seeks your comments at road meetings

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013, 5:46pm

City seeks your comments at road meetings

The City of Evansville will hold a series of three public road meetings to share information about 2013 road paving projects and receive input from local citizens. The first meeting is set for the Oaklyn Branch Library, 3001 Oak Hill Road on Wednesday, February 13 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Other meetings are slated for the C.K. Newsome Center on February 21 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and at Holy Rosary Catholic Church on March 1 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

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Waterworks Road back open

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer

Monday, February 11th, 2013, 10:51am

Waterworks Road from US 41 to Marina Pointe is back open again, according to the Vanderburgh County Highway Department.

It had been closed because of high water.

South Weinbach from levee to Waterworks Road is also open.

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Waterworks Road, others open again

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer

Thursday, January 24th, 2013, 3:58pm

Water has subsided and the Vanderburgh County Highway Department has announced some of the roads closed earlier this week are now open. They include:

Waterworks Rd from Highway 41 to Marina Pointe

Cypress Dale Rd from Seminary Rd to West Franklin Rd

West Franklin Rd from Old Mt. Vernon to Smith Diamond Rd

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Roads near river closed due to high water

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013, 5:01pm

Roads near river closed due to high water

Several roads near the Ohio River have been closed due to high water according to the Vanderburgh County Highway Department. They include:

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Watch for pot holes as temperatures rise

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013, 10:06am

Watch for pot holes as temperatures rise

Temperatures are forecasted to rise above freezing for Southwest Indiana later this week, increasing the likelihood that potholes will form. When the Indiana Department of Transportation is not clearing snow, ice or storm debris, crews are focused on maintaining and preserving the state’s roads and bridges.

Potholes begin when water seeps into the cracks in a road and freezes, expanding the layers of pavement, stone and soil beneath the surface. As the ice melts and contracts, heavy highway traffic further loosens the pavement, forming potholes.

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