(Starke County, IN) - SR 39 South of La Porte is getting lots of attention from the Indiana Department of Transportation.

Starting today crews are sealing a stretch of 39 south of U.S. 30 and also just south of North Judson. That work will take place for most of the week. INDOT is encouraging local traffic only.

Right in between those work zones, SR 39 in Starke County will be closed for nearly two months starting today. The closure is between SR 8 and C.R. 50 S. That’s a couple-mile stretch west of Knox.

Work will be ongoing through late September for a bridge deck overlay maintenance project over the Yellow River. The official detour will follow SR 8, U.S. 35 and SR 10.