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

According to the Indiana Department of Transportation, Indiana 39 between 1800 S and Indiana 8 will be closed beginning on or after November 1st.  The road closure will be for about 20 days for a bridge deck overlay project over the Kankakee River, INDOT said.

INDOT advises motorists to seek an alternate route.

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