(La Porte County, IN) - A local stretch of state highway will be closed for bridge work starting next week.

The Indiana Department of Transportation reports contractor Dunnet Bay Construction Company will close Indiana 39 between C.R. West 1800 South and Indiana 8 beginning on or after April 9th through early June for a bridge deck overlay project over the Kankakee River.

The official detour will follow Indiana 8, U.S. 35, and U.S. 30.

According to INDOT, the project was originally scheduled for last fall but was pushed back due to weather conditions.