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TRAFFIC ALERT: Downtown road closures for home show

TRAFFIC ALERT:  Downtown road closures for home show

One block of Locust Street, from Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. to Ninth Street, will be closed starting at 10 a.m. today through noon on Monday, March 19, for the 65th annual Heritage Federal Credit Union Home Show this weekend at the Ford Center and The Centre.  The road is being closed in front of The Centre to accommodate outdoor displays.

Four roads now open again after high water close

Four roads now open again after high water close

The following roads are now open according to the Vanderburgh Co. Highway Dept: South Weinbach from Levee to Waterworks Rd., Waterworks Rd from Highway 41 to  Veterans Memorial Pkwy; Cypress Dale Rd from Seminary Rd to West Franklin Rd. and Lyle  Rd from Bayou Creek Rd to Nurrenbern Rd.

City sets public road meetings

City sets public road meetings

The City of Evansville will host a series of public road meetings for the purpose of sharing information about 2012 road projects and receiving comments from local citizens. The meetings will be attended by Mayor Lloyd Winnecke, City Engineer Pat Keepes and officials from the Transportation and Services Department. Each meeting will begin with a PowerPoint presentation followed by a question and answer session.

The meetings are set for:

Waterworks Road, others open again

Waterworks Road, others open again

High water that had closed Waterworks Rd from Highway 41 to Veterans Memorial Pkwy has receded and the Vanderburgh County Highway Department says the road is back open.  Other roads back open include:

Roth Rd from Seminary Rd to Cypress Dale Rd

Cypress Dale Rd from Seminary Rd to West Franklin Rd

West Franklin Rd from Seminary Rd to Smith Diamond Rd

Pothole Patrol: Your reports

Pothole Patrol:  Your reports

We asked for readers to submit pothole reports so your friends and neighbors might be on the lookout.  Here's what you told us.  As always, though, contact your local street or highway department and let them know so they can actually go out and fix the problem at some point!  Click 'Read More' to check out the list and feel free to add to it.

Pothole patrol: Know of a bad pothole? Let us know

Pothole patrol:  Know of a bad pothole?  Let us know

We haven't had a bad winter, but that doesn't mean there aren't bad potholes to avoid. Report a bad pothole in your area and save someone the trouble of dishing out hundreds of dollars for new tires!

Here's how to report a pothole:

Email the following information to newsdesk@14news.com and we'll put it on our list and post them online as soon as we have several to report.

  • Your Name
  • Pothole's Location (City, Exact Location and or Nearest intersection)

If you live near one and can snap a photo...even better.

Temporary lane restrictions tomorrow on Lloyd at Fulton

Temporary lane restrictions tomorrow on Lloyd at Fulton

INDOT is advising motorists there will be temporary lane restrictions on Lloyd Expressway at Fulton Avenue.

On Tuesday, January 24, INDOT maintenance crews will be performing repairs on Lloyd Expressway at Fulton Avenue.  Crews will be working on the east bound driving lane at the interchange.  The exit ramp WILL be open to traffic. 

It is anticipated all work will begin at approximately 7:30 a.m. local time and complete by 3:00 p.m. weather permitting.