(La Porte, IN) - A stretch of a busy road in La Porte is closed for the time being. Boyd Boulevard is being resurfaced from Jefferson Avenue to Ohio Street.

The existing asphalt started to be removed this morning, said La Porte Code Enforcement Director Jeff Batchelor.

The stretch of Boyd Boulevard near Walmart is closed until probably sometime during the afternoon Friday when a new asphalt surface is supposed to be down.

The Indiana Department of Transportation is the lead agency in the street repaving project.