Columbia and Summer intersection closed for reconstruction, utility relocation
The Indiana Department of Transportation will temporarily close the intersection of Columbia Avenue and Summer Street in Hammond for utility relocations and road reconstruction starting Monday for about two months as part of the Summer Street Reconstruction Project. Motorists should consider using Calumet Avenue or Indianapolis Boulevard when traveling north or south. Drivers traveling east and west should consider using Michigan Avenue or 165th Street. Summer Street westbound will be diverted to State Street at Grant Avenue.
The project is a $14 million reconstruction of Summer Street from Columbia Avenue to Indianapolis Blvd that includes new utilities, sidewalks, curb and gutter and funded through a grant from the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission and local match from the City of Hammond, Hammond Water Works Department and the Hammond Sanitary District. Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. said the work is the first step in improving storm sewer separation that will help the area known as Blackmun’s Addition — located east of Columbia between Summer Street and the Norfolk Southern railroad — that was severely impacted by the May 23, 2020 storm that dumped more than 4 inches of rain in one hour in Hammond.
Culvert replacement project to close Eagle Ridge Drive
A section of Eagle Ridge Drive in Schererville will be closed from Monday through September 22, for a culvert replacement project. The roadway will be closed to through traffic from Deer Creek Drive to Willowbrook Drive. Local businesses, including the Schererville Branch of the U.S. Post Office, will have access from Willowbrook Drive.
Detour signage will be posted.
All traffic is encouraged to plan ahead in using alternate roadways to avoid the work zone and closure areas whenever possible.
NIPSCO line work will close three roads in Schererville
Schererville will have a series of road closures starting next week as NIPSCO completes aerial electric line work.
On Aug. 29 and 30, 77th Avenue between St. John Road and Hart Street will be closed between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
On Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, Seberger Road between Austin Avenue and the Cline Avenue roundabout will be closed between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. The roundabout will remain open.
On Sept. 5, Cline Avenue between Joliet Street and Avenue H will be closed between 7 a.m. and 5 a.m. The roundabout will remain open.
All traffic is encouraged to plan ahead in using alternate roadways to avoid the work zone and closure areas whenever possible.
