According to officials with the Indiana Department of Transportation, chip and seal operations are slated to begin on U.S. 231 on July 26. 

As a result, U.S. 231 will be closed for a little over a mile north of I-70 to about a quarter mile south of State Road 240 and the closure is slated to last for at least a week.

INDOT will post signage at each end of the project and asks motorists to use State Road 243 through Putnamville during the duration of the project. 

As part of the chip-and-seal process, existing pavement is coated with liquid asphalt, extending the service life of the road. Upon completion of the seal coat, loose aggregate is applied and removed from the road. Once cured, workers will fog seal the surface. 

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