News Release

FULTON COUNTY — Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews will be conducting seal-coating operations resulting in a road closure on State Road 14 beginning on or after Monday, July 10.

State Road 14 will be closed between State Road 25 and State Road 19 for approximately three days. The official detour for the closure will follow State Road 25, State Road 10 and State Road 19.

Through traffic should use the detour or seek an alternative route. Local traffic should exercise caution and follow traffic directions in the area where work is occurring. The work is dependent on the weather, and the schedule is subject to change.

About Seal Coating

When seal coating, work is most often completed under road closures to prevent damage to both vehicles and the roadway. If driving through a seal-coating work zone, drivers should take extra caution, drive slowly and allow additional space between vehicles to prevent stone chips from damaging windshields or paint.

During these operations, the existing pavement is coated with liquid asphalt, which seals cracks and provides waterproof protection. Aggregate is applied over the seal coat. Once the seal coat has cured, crews will sweep the highway clear of loose stone, apply a fog seal surface coat and paint pavement markings.

The treatment is designed to extend the life of the pavement below by three to five years and lower maintenance costs. Seal coating is a cost-effective pavement preservation technique used across the state of Indiana, saving an estimated $6 to $14 in taxpayer expenditures for every $1 invested in extending the life of a roadway.