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Last updated on Wednesday, November 21, 2018
(BROWN CO.) - Indiana Department of Transportation and Indiana Department of Natural Resources personnel will come together with Brown County officials to cut a ceremonial ribbon Friday, November 30, marking the conclusion of a 2-year $9 million road, bridge, and flood control project at Yellowwood Forest.
Area residents and other interested parties are invited to attend the 2:30 p.m. ceremony that will take place at the parking lot on the north end of Yellowwood Lake.
Milestone is the state's prime contractor.
Last year, Bloomington-based crews paved 1.5 miles of state-recreational-site roads south of Yellowwood Lake's parking lot while constructing a 300-foot-long bridge on Yellowwood Road over Salt Creek.
This year, Milestone rebuilt a 1.3-mile gravel section of Yellowwood Lake Road--raising the elevation and improving drainage--from the lake north to Lanam Ridge Road. 2018 operations also included bridge/culvert work and 2000 feet of full-depth pavement reclamation (FDR) on Yellowwood Road north of S.R. 46.
Yellowwood Forest is a 23,200-acre state recreational site located west of Nashville. It offers hiking, camping, fishing and other lake activities to Brown County visitors. INDOT's road/bridge projects there have greatly improved accessibility for visitors and area residents while responding to flooding and other environmental concerns.
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