Road closures planned for chip and seal road maintence work in INDOT Southwest district

The Indiana Department of Transportation has begun its spring schedule of chip and seal road maintenance. The following roadways will be closed for chip and seal projects:
  • May 11-13 - State Road 165 in Posey County between S.R. 66 and S.R. 68.
  • May 18-21 – State Road 69 in Posey County on asphalt section of the roadway south of S.R. 62.
  • May 25 – State Road 269 in Posey County from S.R. 69 to Harmonie State Park entrance.
  • May 26-29 – State Road 68 in Posey/Gibson County from S.R. 65 to U.S. 41.
  • June 1-4 – State Road 237 in Perry County from S.R. 66 to S.R. 37.
  • June 8-11 – State Road 545 in Spencer County from S.R. 66 to S.R. 62.
  • June 15-18 – State Road 545 in Dubois County from S.R. 164 to S.R. 56.
  • June 22-30 – State Road 145 in Crawford/Orange County between S.R. 64 to S.R. 56.
  •  July 6-9 – U.S. 150 in Orange/Washington County between S.R. 37 and S.R. 66.
  • July 13-15 – U.S. 50 in Lawrence County between S.R. 37 to S.R. 446.
  • July 16-21 – State Road 158 in Martin County between S.R. 158 to S.R. 450.
All work is weather dependent and all schedules are subject to change.

Local traffic will retain access during these closures. Traffic flow will be controlled with a flagger. INDOT reminds drivers to slow down, use extra caution, and avoid distractions when traveling in and near work zones.

During operations, existing pavement is coated with liquid asphalt, which seals cracks and provides waterproof protection. This extends the service life of the roadway and lowers maintenance costs. Once the roadway is coated with liquid asphalt, aggregate is applied and excess material is swept from the roadway.

After a curing period, crews will return to fog seal the new driving surface and apply pavement markings under flagging operations. For more information on this process click here.