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Overnight lane and ramp closures on I-80/94 later this week
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. – Overnight lane and ramp closures are scheduled late this week on I-80/94 between Kennedy Avenue and the I-65 interchange. Crews will remove overhead signage as part of ongoing fiber optic upgrades to support new digital gantries along the corridor. Drivers can…
Off-duty Gary fireman flees crash scene after hitting state trooper
LAKE COUNTY– This morning at approximately 12:00 a.m. (CST), an Indiana State Police trooper was injured after his fully marked ISP Dodge Durango was struck by...
Axe-wielding driver arrested after attacking two semis on I‑80
HAMMOND – On Friday, September 11, 2026, at approximately 4:30 p.m, an Indiana State Police Troopers were dispatched to the 1.9-mile-marker on I‑80 eastbound in Hammond...
I-65 lane and ramp closures between U.S. 30 and U.S. 231
In Lake County, there are lane and ramp closures on I-65 between U.S. 30 and U.S. 231. A contractor has closed the right lane of northbound I-65 near U.S. 30 and the ramp from westbound U.S. 30 to northbound I-65 through approximately Friday for road repairs. The ramp detour is…
2026 Road Work
This is a current list of road projects/closures in the City of Crown Point corporate limits.
Wheeler Middle School • Downtown Interceptor Project
Wheeler Middle School families should be aware of an upcoming traffic change related to a large-scale sewer interceptor project taking place along Harrington Avenue.
Erie Lackawanna Trail Closed
As our Downtown Interceptor project progresses, the work area has shifted to the Erie Lackawanna Trail.