NORTH VERNON, Ind.—The new roundabout near the intersection of U.S. Highway 50, Walnut Street, and County Road 400W, just west of North Vernon is undergoing paving operations. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says it will smooth out traffic flow at the oval junction. If the weather gives crews the green light to proceed, flaggers will direct motorists around the construction sites and the workers on Thursday and Friday.
The new U.S. 50 roundabout is a single-lane configuration measuring 166 feet in diameter. INDOT says the roundabout’s 16-foot-wide lane encircles a center hub designed to accommodate semi-trailers on a 14-foot truck apron.