Major Moves project busy on State Road 57

Thursday, July 24, 2008
Photo and Text by Nick Schneider, Assistant Editor

Work is progressing on the $4.1 million State Road 57 Major Moves project in Greene County. Here, workmen from Dave O'Mara Construction\ of North Vernon are engaged in shoulder work near the County Road 200W intersection on Thursday. The Indiana Department of Transportation\ (INDOT) project encompasses the area between the town of Newberry and the State Road 54/U.S. Route 231 intersection (Lighthouse Junction). Contractor's crews will mill the existing roadway, reconstruct and widen the stone shoulders an average of four additional feet, place approximately three inches of new pavement, improve several sections of guard rail, replace drainage pipes under the roadway and replace signs and mailboxes throughout the project. Expected completion date is June 2009.

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What part of 57 is closed anyone know?

-- Posted by Dtown on Thu, Jul 24, 2008, at 6:50 PM

Response by Greene County Daily World:

SR. 57 is closed between CR. 200 and CR. 300 due to the wash out on the Simpson Ditch -- not because of the Major Moves construction project. The closed part of the road is expected to be open some time in August, according to INDOT officials.