U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) traveled to Noblesville today after a shooting this morning at Noblesville West Middle School. Senator Young met with law enforcement, state and local officials, and first responders to receive an update on the situation, and offer his gratitude to all of those involved in the response. Senator Young issued the following statement: 

“As someone who grew up in this county, who attended public schools here in Indiana, and who still has young students in my own family attending schools here — I’m saddened and deeply troubled by this tragedy. My prayers of course are with the victims and their families, and with all of the students and teachers who witnessed this horrific attack and had their lives turned upside down. My gratitude goes out to the heroic teacher, our community leaders, and our brave first responders for all they have done — and all that they will continue to do in the days and weeks to come. It is unclear what motivates a young person to engage in such senseless violence, but we owe it to our children to find out. We must resolve to work together on this, to better understand this tragedy so that we can take lawful and effective measures to prevent this from happening again. Our children deserve no less.”

The Indiana Department of Transportation plans to chip and fog seal 44 lane-miles of pavement on State Road 56 and S.R. 60 in Washington County—beginning next Tuesday, May 29.   

S.R. 56        On Tuesday and Wednesday, May 29-30, INDOT maintenance crews are scheduled to chip seal S.R. 56 from S.R. 60 at the west side of Salem to S.R. 337 at Livonia. The route will be fog sealed on June 5.

S.R. 60        On Thursday, May 31, and Monday, June 1, maintenance personnel from INDOT’s Salem unit are scheduled to chip seal S.R. 60 from S.R. 56 on the west side of Salem to the  Washington-Orange County line west of Campbellsburg.  The route is slated to be fog sealed on June 6 and 7.

Chip seals coat the highway with liquid asphalt to seal pavement cracks and protecting the roadbed from ultraviolet rays.  The application extends service life of the roadway, lowers maintenance costs and helps prevent potholes.  Limestone chips cover the fresh asphalt—choking its stickiness and restoring a proper coefficient of friction for motorists’ safety.

Fog seals further overcoat the roadway and lock the aggregate chips in place.

Weather delays would push back these application dates.

Chip seal/fog seal surface treatments are cost-effective ways of preserving pavement and extending service life.  

Every $1 spent saves $6 to $14 “down the road.”     

The Indiana Department of Transportation is lifting all lane restrictions on Interstate 64 at its bridge over Captain Frank Road in advance of the Memorial Day weekend (MAY 25).   

Next Tuesday (MAY 29), eastbound I-64’s right lane will close for patching, widening and deck overlay installation—while the center and left lanes remain open to traffic.  Those open lanes—located 0.29 miles east of I-265 near New Albany—will be 11 feet in width. 

Ragle Inc, Indiana’s prime contractor for this $3.9 million 4-bridge project, plans to move operations to I-64’s westbound bridge over Captain Frank Road and the nearby westbound bridge over Quarry Road once eastbound repairs and deck work have been completed.