FRANKLIN, Ind. – Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) contractors plan to close lanes this week on U.S. 31 at the Youngs Creek bridge in Franklin. A $164,000 project will overlay the deck of the bridge, located just south of Jefferson Street and State Road. 144.
On or after Thursday, June 9, the outside lanes of U.S. 31 northbound and southbound will close, moving traffic to the inside lanes for travel. The northbound lane closure will begin south of Jefferson Street, and southbound will begin south of South Street.
Additionally, traffic from Hospital Road will be restricted to right-turns only onto southbound U.S. 31. There will be no access to northbound U.S. 31 for the duration of the project.
The contract was awarded in April and INDOT says it should be completed by the end of June.