People driving on State Road 48 may need to plan for a half hour detour due to bridge construction starting Monday.
The Indiana Department of Transportation expects the bridge between West Vernal Pike and South Garrison Chapel Road to reopen in late November.
INDOT’s official detour takes State Road 43 to State Road 46 and down Interstate 69 back to State Road 48. Google Maps estimates the detour from State Road 48 to West Third Street in Bloomington takes about 40 minutes. That’s about 30 minutes longer than normal.
Other routes could reduce travel time but involve driving on smaller roads not built for S.R. 48’s traffic.
Ragle, Inc., a bridge contractor, was awarded $3.2 million July 2023 to work on the bridge as part of a larger contract.