SR 56 To Close Near Hazleton

         State Road 56 will close for repairs around two miles east of Hazleton in northern Gibson County.  INDOT crews have planned the closure to start on August 5th.

         That stretch of 56 will close for a culvert replacement.  That work is set to start dependent on a separate closure of State Road 65.  The work on State Road 56 will take around a week to complete.

         The detour for the closure will use U.S. 41 to State Road 168 to State Road  57 to State Road 56.  Local traffic will have access to the point of closure.