Please note that updates will be added to this newsflash during the course of construction. Updates are underlined below.  

The Town of Burns Harbor has been upgrading roadway infrastructure over the past few years, and the Town has received grant approval from INDOT’s Community Crossing Matching Grant Program for roadway reconstruction or repaving this season that may affect your neighborhood.

As part of the upcoming roadway improvements, Rieth-Riley has begun sidewalk removal & replacement work.  Concrete sidewalks will be poured June 15 and 16, 2023 starting on S. Boo Road and Salt Creek Road, and then progressing eastward.

 Please do not remove utility locate flags and be on the lookout for concrete trucks.  Do not step in our touch fresh concrete.

The sidewalk location order is as follows:

• Intersection of S. Boo Road and Salt Creek Rd.
• Intersection of S. Boo Road and Whitney St.
• Intersection of S. Boo Road and Tanya St.
• Intersection of S. Boo Road and Carol St.
• Intersection of Chesterfield Ave. and Clifford Way
• Intersection of Chesterfield Ave. and Harbor Way
• Intersection of Sherman Ave. and Harbor Way
• Intersection of Sherman Ave. and Burns Blvd.
• Intersection of Harbor Way and Village Square North
• Intersection of Harbor Way and Village Square South

During the summer (timeline TBD), the following roads will be paved:

• Oak Leaf Lane from Shadyside Road to McCool Road
• Old Porter Road from SR 149 to Babcock Road
• South Boo Road from Salt Creek Road to Carol Street
• Chesterfield Ave from South Boo Road to Harbor Way
• Harbor Way from South End to Chesterfield Ave
• Sherman Ave from Burns Blvd. to Harbor Way
• Castle Street from Haglund Road to North End
• Navajo Trail from SR 149 to West End

You can stay up to date on the construction activity by opting in for SMS text message alerts as well.

To opt-in, please text: “BurnsHarbor2023” (no spaces)  to  (833)236-7421
*Note your number will be removed from the database and no longer receive updates at the end of construction.

Also, the Town of Burns Harbor Facebook page will regularly post construction updates. Visit: https://www.facebook.com/burnsharborindiana

We look forward to the completion of these improvements in your neighborhood, and we appreciate your patience and cooperation with the project.