State Road 252 In Franklin Co. To Close Next Week For Pipe Replacement

The closure is only expected to last 24 hours.

(Franklin County, Ind.) – A pipe replacement project will require a road closure in Franklin County next week.

The Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews plan to close State Road 252 between Big Cedar Road and Johnson Fork Road near Mt. Carmel on Tuesday, September 29.

The 24-hour closure is scheduled to begin around 8:00 a.m. and is expected to be complete by 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 30.

Local access will be maintained, but through traffic will not be permitted.

INDOT says the official detour will follow State Road 252 to State Road 126 at Ross, Ohio to State Road 128 at Miamitown to I-74 to U.S. 52 at Brookville, back to SR 252.

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