Times Staff Report
Sewer reconstruction will close 165th Street in Hammond to through traffic from Indianapolis Boulevard to Summer Street beginning today.
The work on the city's longest east-west artery is expected to last through August and will include storm sewer, sanitary sewer, waterlines and resurfacing of the street.
Local access for businesses on the west end of the project area will remain open through the construction period, said Stanley Dostatni, Hammond city engineer.
In addition, Summer Street will be closed to eastbound traffic at 165th Street until April 13, though westbound lanes will remain open, according to Dostatni.
Posted detours will direct eastbound 165th Street traffic to Indianapolis Boulevard south to 169th Street east to Kennedy Avenue and north back to 165th Street.
Westbound 165th traffic will be detoured to Kennedy Avenue south to 169th Street west to Indianapolis Boulevard and north back to 165th Street. Posted detours will direct eastbound Summer Street traffic to Indianapolis Boulevard south to 169th Street east to Kennedy Avenue north to 165th Street.
In East Chicago, INDOT will temporarily restrict traffic on Chicago Avenue between White Oak Avenue and Huish Drive this week through mid-June during removal and replacement of pavement and concrete work, as well as intersection reconstruction.
Tod Avenue, Short Street and Baring Avenue also will be closed to the north of Chicago Avenue during the construction of decorative crosswalks and sidewalk improvements.
Chicago Avenue is a four-lane road with two lanes of through traffic in each direction. During construction, traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction.
At the start of construction, eastbound and westbound traffic will be directed to the two southern lanes of Chicago Avenue while work is performed on the westbound lanes. Near the intersection with Chicago Avenue, northbound and southbound traffic along Indianapolis Boulevard will be shifted to the two eastern lanes while work is performed on the southbound lanes.
Times correspondent Steve Zabroski contributed to this report.
