POSEY COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a complete closure on State Road 165 near Poseyville for a culvert pipe replacement.

Beginning on or around Monday, July 12, INDOT maintenance crews will close S.R. 165, just south of the Poseyville city limits. The operation requires a full pavement cut for excavation and replacement of a drainage culvert.

Work is scheduled to last for about a day depending upon weather conditions. Typically, crews will begin the project after morning peak traffic hours and will complete the process before the evening peak traffic hours. Once workers fill the pavement cut, fill material is compacted under normal traffic conditions and resurfaced following compaction.

Local traffic will have access up to the point of closure, but all through traffic should use the official detour following S.R. 66, S.R. 69 and S.R. 68. INDOT urges drivers to slow down and stay alert near crews.