(La Porte County, IN) - A stretch of state highway in La Porte County will be temporarily closed beginning next weeks.

According to the Indiana Department of Transportation, Milestone Contractors North, Inc. will close Indiana 4 between 500 East and Taylor Road on or after June 2nd.

The highway will be closed through mid-July for a culvert replacement over the Leroy arm of the Williams Travis Ditch.

Motorists should seek an alternate route during the construction period.  The official detour will follow State Road 104 and State Road 23, INDOT said.