Brookville, IN—The section of U.S. 52 between New Trenton and Cedar Grove in Franklin County will reopen by the end of October, following completion of the upper portion of a slide repair project that began in early June. INDOT crews will repave the area, install guardrail and apply pavement markings before the road is opened to traffic.
The road was originally scheduled to reopen as one lane with a temporary signal by the end of September, but due to safety concerns and the project schedule, it was decided to reopen the road as two lanes without a signal after crews are able to move to the lower section of the repair.
Intermittent closures will be necessary for material delivery, loading and unloading until the project is completed in mid-December. Flaggers will be utilized to close the roadway to traffic for up to 20 minutes at a time. Dates and times for the closures will be communicated as much in advance as possible via message boards and communications from INDOT.
The official detour for the closure remains S.R. 46 to S.R. 1 north of Cedar Grove until the road reopens. An official date will be announced prior to the roadway opening to traffic in October.
