Dubois County Highway Department Brings Repair Projects to a Close

County Highway Engineer Levi Leffert provided some updates on the department’s active projects. 

The Dubois County Highway Department is finishing up their scheduled maintenance before winter weather rolls in. Club Road is the last paving project scheduled for this year. Crews began work last week, but were delayed by weather. The road is now being paved with expected completion by the end of the week. 

The 4-way stop proposed in Ireland at the intersection of Main Street and 450 North should be implemented by the end of this week. The engineering study has been completed and the department is now waiting for installation of signs. Flags will alert drivers to the new traffic pattern. 

Leffert also provided an update on the section of 900 East from State Road 56 up to the Martin/Dubois County Line, where a resident had made a request for chip seal. There are small sections of gravel road that alternate with other areas of the roadway that are chip seal. Paving is complicated by the fact that a continuous 60 feet of right of way in that section of road could not be found. The residents have been notified, and the department suggested that they begin going through the right of way dedication process. The Highway Department will be available to guide them through the process. 

Crews completed protective measures for a small bridge at 400 East by underpinning its concrete footers. A concrete box culvert was installed at Cuzco Norton Road, closing the roadway for much of last week. The work has been completed and the road is reopened. This week, repairs will be made on a small bridge at 900 East, a half mile south of State Road 164. Beginning October 26, crews will move to Hillham Road South, just north of 750 North. A culvert in disrepair will be replaced, which will take about 4-5 weeks to complete and will require a full road closure. Leffert said this timeframe was selected because local farmers do not have crops coming in and no local construction projects are in progress. The railroad tunnel to the east of the location is very narrow and cannot accommodate large trucks or equipment. 

For more information on these and other updates, visit duboiscountyin.org/government


- By Drew Hasselbring