NEW ALBANY, Ind. (WDRB) — A busy stretch of road in southern Indiana will close for railroad repairs soon, raising concerns about traffic delays just as Kentucky Derby week begins.
State Road 111 in New Albany — a main route to Caesars Southern Indiana — is scheduled to shut down between Corydon Pike and Scott Street on Monday as crews replace railroad tracks along the corridor. That’s just under a mile west of Interstate 64.
The project, coordinated by the Indiana Department of Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railroad, comes at a time when traffic in the area is already expected to increase due to Kentucky Derby festivities and events at the nearby casino…