The Indiana Department of Transportation is announcing that beginning Monday, June 27, County Road 250 W (C.R. 250 W) in Pike County will close. 

C.R. 250 will be closed for construction of the I-69 corridor from the junction of County Road 50 S (C.R. 50 S) to the junction of County Road 125 S (C.R. 125 S).  Crews will begin work at approximately 7:00 a.m.

As construction season shifts into full gear, Gohmann Asphalt and Construction Company of Clarksville was recently named low bidder for the final segment of Section Two of the I-69 Corridor.    

This contract is for new road construction beginning at State Road 61 to County Road 650 in Pike County. 2.3 miles in length, this contract will be the last segment to go into construction in Sections 1 through 3.

From now through November, the Jasper County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor "The Jasper to French Lick Express" train rides.

The trains depart from the Jasper Depot at 5:00 each Saturday - and riders will travel 25 miles northeast to the French Lick Resort Casino.

Guests will travel in air-conditioned luxury cars complete with cash bar.  Cost is $29.95.

Dinner trips to Dubois, Indiana are also available.