INDOT Announces Plans For Chip Seal Operations

NORTHEAST INDIANA – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced its 2026 chip sealing schedule.
Starting on or after June 1, crews will chip seal more than 300 lane miles across northeast Indiana.
During chip seal operations, existing pavement is coated with liquid asphalt, which seals cracks and provides waterproof protection. This extends the service life of the roadway and lowers maintenance costs, according to a news release from INDOT. Once the roadway is coated with liquid asphalt, aggregate is applied and excess material is swept from the roadway. After a curing period, crews will return to fog seal the new driving surface and apply pavement markings.
This year’s schedule includes:
June
Ind. 120 from 0.51 miles east of Ind. 827 to 7.12 miles east of Ind. 827
Ind. 327 from Ind. 4 to U.S. 20
Ind. 120 from Ind. 5 to Ind. 9
Ind. 4 from 1.31 miles east of Ind. 15 to Ind. 13
Ind. 119 from Ind. 19 to Ind. 15
Ind. 8 from 0.74 miles east of Ind. 9 to Ind. 3
Ind. 9 from U.S. 33 to 0.52 miles south of Ind. 8
July
Ind. 9 from 0.81 miles north of U.S. 30 to U.S. 33
Ind. 205 from Ind. 5 to Ind. 9 south junction
Ind. 5 from 0.25 miles north of Ind. 205 to 0.35 miles south of U.S. 30
Ind. 14 from Ind. 13 to 0.81 miles west of Ind. 5 north junction
Ind. 16 from Ind. 15 to Ind. 13
Ind. 16 from Ind. 19 north junction to Ind. 15
Ind. 124 from Ind. 15 to Ind. 9
Ind. 18 from Ind. 19 to 2.80 miles east of Ind. 19
August
Ind. 67 from U.S. 27 to 8.51 miles east of U.S. 27
Ind. 116 from Ind. 218 to U.S. 27
U.S. 224 from 0.56 miles east of Ind. 3 to Ind. 1
U.S. 224 from Ind. 1 to 0.62 miles west of U.S. 27
Ind. 101 from 2.54 miles south of U.S. 30 to U.S. 30
Ind. 1 from 6.68 miles east of I-69 to 11.38 miles east of I-69
Crews will close each section of road to through traffic for approximately four days at a time and drivers will need to seek alternate routes. Local traffic will still have access to these areas and will be guided by a pilot car while crews are working.
Chip sealing work is weather-dependent and schedules are subject to change.
INDOT encourages drivers to consider safety for all by slowing down, using extra caution and driving distraction-free when travelling in and around all work zones.
Motorists in Northeast Indiana can monitor road closures, road conditions, and traffic alerts any time via:
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