Sunday, August 26, 2007

Borman Expressway Flooding Continues To Block Nation's Major East-West Route

Borman Expressway I-80 I-94 eastbound remains blocked.  View from INDOT traffic camera at Kennedy Avenue.
Flood waters still block
the eastbound Borman Expressway
-- I-80 & I-94 -- Sunday morning.

INDOT electronic traffic sign advising two lanes blocked because of flood on Borman Expressway I-80 I-94 westbound.
Two westbound Borman Expressway
lanes remain blocked by flood waters
this Sunday morning.


The nation's major east-west highway -- interstates I-80 and I-94 -- remains crippled as its eastbound lanes remain blocked by high water that has flooded the roadway. Cars and trucks are being diverted onto Ridge Road -- a roadway that wasn't designed to handle the heavy demands of all of the interstate commerce that passes through The Region in Northwest Indiana.

Traffic heading westward to Chicago is getting through, but two lanes remain flooded and impassible this Sunday morning.

About this time, I'm sure the Borman Expressway's eastbound drivers were wishing there was an Illiana Expressway bypass.

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Saturday, August 25, 2007

All Lanes Flooded On Borman Expressway At Kennedy Avenue in Northwest Indiana

Flood waters close all lanes on the Borman Expressway I-80 & I-94 in Northwest Indiana near Highland at Kennedy Avenue
Flood water blocks all lanes
of the Borman Expressway
at Kennedy Avenue in Northwest Indiana

Flooding continues to cause traffic nightmares for travelers in Northwest Indiana traveling on the Borman Expressway -- I-80 & I-94 -- this morning as INDOT crews seek ways to drain the interstate highway.


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