Construction closing Moyer Road east of S.R. 46

Indiana Department of Transportation

Three day closure expected

VIGO COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces Moyer Road will close on or after Thursday, August 13.  Moyer Road will close east of State Road 46 (S.R. 46).  The closure will only allow access for the two homes located at 5650 and 5698 Moyer Road from the west, all other homes and businesses including Rose-Hulman Ventures will only have access from the east side of the closure.  This work includes placing a sanitary sewer line underneath the road.  Moyer Road is scheduled to reopen on Saturday, August 15.

The S.R. 641 contract was awarded to Beaty Construction, Inc. from Boggstown for $46.8 million.  This is the last section of the bypass to be constructed and it runs from just south of Moyer Road to the I-70 interchange. The S.R. 641 project includes the construction of a new four-lane, full access control roadway connecting U.S. 41 southeast of Terre Haute to I-70 east of the city.  The entire bypass should be open to traffic by the fall of 2016.  The first section of the S.R. 641 bypass opened in October of 2010, it takes motorists from U.S. 41 to McDaniel Road.

INDOT reminds drivers to use caution and consider worker safety when driving through a construction zone.  For the latest news and information about INDOT, please visit www.in.gov/indot or www.trafficwise.IN.gov . For social media updates, follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/INDOT_WCentral and like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/INDOTWestCentral.