The Indiana Department of Transportation notified motorists Friday of upcoming road construction closures for Interstate 65, U.S. 41/Indianapolis Boulevard and Indiana 53/Broadway in Lake County.
The southbound I-65 exit ramp to eastbound and westbound Ridge Road will be closed Wednesday through the end of October. The U.S. 30 eastbound entrance ramp to southbound I-65 will be closed on Monday through the middle of October.
During the closure, drivers traveling southbound on I-65 seeking access to Ridge Road will be detoured to the 61st Avenue eastbound exit, north on I-65, and back to Ridge Road. Those traveling east or westbound on U.S. 30 seeking access to I-65 will be detoured south on Indiana 53/Broadway and east on U.S. 231 to I-65.
In addition, the northbound and southbound lanes of U.S. 41/Indianapolis Boulevard, between Hart Farm Road and U.S. 30, will be closed Monday through Wednesday. Road crews will close one lane at a time to pave and repair areas of the road.
The northbound and southbound lanes of Indiana 53/Broadway, between 11th Avenue and 21st Avenue in Gary, will be closed Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 7. One northbound and one southbound lane will be closed at a time.
Motorists can monitor road closures, road conditions and traffic alerts via INDOT’s social media channels, www.Facebook.com/INDOTNorthwest and Twitter @INDOTNorthwest, or by visiting trafficwise.in.gov for INDOT’s TrafficWise Traveler Information Service.
Jim Masters is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.