Major Projects

INDOT US Rt. 30 Project

Updated July 24, 2024

INDOT PRESS RELEASE:

• A reduced speed limit of 35 mph for the work zone on US 30 between the Illinois State Line and US 41 beginning Wednesday, May, 15th through the Fall.
• Completed: There is currently a concrete restoration project taking place through this area, with full depth patching and joint repairs.
• Completed: There is also a preventative maintenance bridge deck overlay being done on the Plum Creek bridge between Hart Street and Moeller Street. This work is expected to wrap up on or around May 24th. 
• Underway: US 30 will then have alternating lane closures between Castlewood Drive and St. John Road beginning on or after Tuesday, May 28th through late October for a bridge replacement project over Dyer Ditch. The reduced speed limit will remain in place through the duration of this project. 

• Underway: US 30 over Hart Ditch Bridge: There will be only one lane in each direction. The eastbound (EB) lane on US 30 will reduce to one lane (right lane) at Lake St., and the westbound (WB) lane will reduce to one lane (right lane) just west of Clark Rd. in Dyer, Indiana, and transition into the Left Lane closures on EB and WB US-30 between Lake Street and Keilman St.

  A truck route for the 11-foot width limit will be as follows:

• Eastbound (EB) US 30 to Northbound (NB) 394 to Eastbound (EB) 80/94 to Southbound (SB) US 41 to Eastbound (EB) US 30.

• Westbound (WB) US 30 to Northbound (NB) US 41 to Westbound (WB) 80/94 to Southbound (SB) 394 to Westbound (WB) US 30.

INDOT encourages drivers to allow extra time when driving through this area and to follow traffic directions carefully. Motorists should slow down, exercise caution and drive distraction-free through all work zones.