The Indiana Department of Transportation announced State Road 39 is now closed to trucks, commercial vehicles or vehicles with a gross weight above 10,000 pounds. This is for paving operations between S.R. 236, one-mile north of Danville, and W. Co. Rd. 825 N., near Lizton.

The road will be open to local and emergency traffic only. This closure is expected to last through the end of September, weather permitting.

The official detour for trucks, commercial vehicles and vehicles with a gross weight above 10,000 pounds follows U.S. 36 to S.R. 75 north to U.S. 136 and back to S.R. 39. 

Starting on or after Tuesday, September 6, S.R. 39 will be restricted between Walnut Grove Ct. and W. Co. Rd. 825, near Lizton for bridge resurfacing work. It will be down to one lane over Ross Ditch. Traffic will be maintained by a temporary signal. These restrictions are expected to last through the end of November, weather permitting.

This project was awarded to Milestone Contractors, L.P. for $9.6 million. This project will complete a cold in-place recycle treatment on S.R. 39 and resurfacing of the bridge over Ross Ditch.

According to INDOT, cold in-place recycle treatment, a type of resurface similar to a full-depth reclamation, is an environmentally friendly method of removing and reusing the existing asphalt surface. It involves grinding off the top 2 to 5 inches of asphalt surface and mixing the crushed asphalt with an asphalt recycling agent, and placing it back down with a paver. This results in a much stronger, stable base for the new road. It also results in less hauling away of materials.