April 11, 2009

Next round of public open houses next week

The project team will return to St. Joseph County April 15 and 16 to discuss design and construction plans and answer questions from residents. Meeting times and locations are:

Wednesday, April 15
4 to 7 p.m.
LaVille Jr.-Sr. High School
69969 US 31 South
Lakeville, IN 46526

Thursday, April 16
4 to 7 p.m.
Jackson Intermediate Center
5001 S. Miami Rd.
South Bend, IN 46614

The project team will have design and construction plans available for residents to review. Land acquisition specialists also will be there to answer questions about land purchasing and relocation.

Updated maps presented at the open houses will be loaded on the project Web site. Visit www.us31plysb.com and click on “Maps” to access them.
 

Lilac/Tyler Road contract awarded, construction to begin

The contract to construct the Lilac/Tyler Road bridge over US 31 has been awarded to Primco, Inc., the same contractor performing the grading work, for $2.27 million. Construction is scheduled to begin in approximately six weeks and will be complete in fall 2009.

Click the “Construction/Closure Info” button on the Web site for up-to-date information about the road closures.
 

Speakers, information available for community meetings

If your small group or organization would like a brief presentation or Q&A session about the US 31 Plymouth to South Bend project, please contact the project facilitator, Rickie Clark, at rclark@indot.in.gov or 317.232.6601. While availability is somewhat limited, all efforts will be made to work around your schedule.

Please also let us know if your small group, church or organization would like to receive copies of the handouts that will be presented at the April open houses.

Did you know?

Now that construction is underway, a "Construction/Closure Info" page has been added to the Web site. On it you will find the latest information about road closures and restrictions, and detours.