Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Beaty Construction Inc. plans to resume work next week on the new approach for the Madison-Milton Bridge in Madison. The new alignment opened to traffic last June and is expected to be complete this spring.

Starting on or after Monday, April 12, crews will return to the area to begin moving dirt and placing sod throughout project limits. Traffic impacts should be minimal with the possibility of lane closures and flagging as needed.

In early May, crews will begin placing the final asphalt surface between Walnut Street and the bridge. This work will take place under lane closures with flagging. Following paving, a section of Main Street from Walnut Street to St. Michaels Avenue will be restriped to match the configuration of the bridge approach. Crosswalk markings at East Street will be enhanced and parking will remain available on the north side of Main Street.

Motorists should slow down, use caution, and drive distraction-free in and near work zones. All work is weather-dependent and schedules are subject to change.

Motorists are reminded to slow down, use extra caution, and drive distraction-free in and near all work zones. All work is weather-dependent and schedules are subject to change.

Indiana Department of Transportation contractor E&B Paving Inc. plans to begin work later this month on a $7.1 million asphalt resurface contract along a 13-mile stretch of I-64 in Crawford and Harrison Counties.

Lane closures and restrictions are expected to begin in mid-to-late April between S.R. 66 (Exit 92) and just west of S.R. 135 (Exit 105).

The contract also includes resurfacing of the S.R. 66 interchange (Marengo/Leavenworth). Ramps will be restricted at the interchange later in the project for milling and paving to take place.

Motorists are reminded to slow down, use extra caution, and drive distraction-free in and near all work zones.

The contract was awarded in November 2020 and is expected to be complete by October 1, 2021. All work is weather-dependent and schedules are subject to change.

Tuesday morning at approximately 7:20, Detective Wes Kuykendall observed a silver 2016 Hyundai traveling through a yard and a ditch in a residential area near Jackson and Stevens Road, which is located north of Mt. Vernon.

Arrested and Charged was William M. Clanton, 51, Golden, CO

1. Resisting Law Enforcement, Level 6 Felony
2. Reckless Driving, Class C Misdemeanor

Clanton left the residential area and drove south on SR69 passing several vehicles on the shoulder before making an unsafe U-turn at Main and Lincoln in Mt. Vernon.

Detective Kuykendall attempted to stop the vehicle for reckless driving, but Clanton fled north on SR 69 reaching speeds over 90 mph.

The vehicle continued east on SR 68 where Indiana State Police deployed stop sticks near SR 165.

The vehicle struck the stop sticks, which disabled two of its tires.

Clanton continued south on SR 165 before losing control, leaving the roadway on the east side, and overturning just north of High School Road.

Clanton was transported to Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville where he was treated and released for minor injuries.

Clanton is currently being held on bond in the Posey County Jail.

Assisting Agency: Posey County Sheriff’s Office.

At 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, Indiana Conservation Officers recovered the body of Kevin Josue Flores Rodriguez, 17, from the White River near where he was last seen.

His family has been notified.

An exact cause of death is pending autopsy results.

Indiana Conservation Officers had joined the search for a teenager who went missing after a water emergency in the White River on March 31 in Indianapolis.

Searchers believe that Rodriguez went missing near the area of the 16^th Street dam.

Carlos Rameriz, 45, and Rodriguez were at the river working on a canoe when waters swept over the dam, causing the canoe to capsize. Life jackets were not being worn at the time.

Witnesses helped Rameriz to shore. Rodriguez was last seen by witnesses floating down the river. Responders with the Indianapolis Fire Department and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department searched for Rodriquez until calling off the search last night because of darkness.

Efforts to find Rodriguez resumed this morning. Conservation officers and IFD searched upstream and downstream of the area, he was last spotted. Shore-based searches on foot, water-based searches by boat, and drone searches by air were used.

Anyone who may have observed Rodriguez exiting the water or in the area should contact DNR Law Enforcement Central Dispatch at 812-837-9536.