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Homan Avenue to close Sept. 11–16 for water-main connection; city and contractor outline detours and business notifications
Summary
City staff and the contractor described a full closure of Homan Avenue Sept. 11–16 for a new-main tie-in, with planned detours, advance signage, and coordination with the courthouse and nearby businesses; police will be notified and a status schedule will be shared with courthouse staff.
Haman Avenue will be fully closed for a short period Sept. 11–16 to allow contractor crews to connect a newly installed water main to the existing line, city staff and the contractor told the Hammond City Council at its meeting.
The closure schedule presented by Justin Molina, project representative for American Structure Point, calls for a road closure and line-stop preparation on Thursday, Sept. 11, connection of the new main on Friday, Sept. 12, and additional work on the Clinton approach the following week. Molina said Saturday work will include extending some water services and that the road will be reopened at the end of each workday when feasible.
The city and contractor said there will be a posted detour before the closure begins. “There’ll be a detour that gets put up before the closure gets put up,” Molina said. Council members asked that the detour messaging make clear that nearby businesses will remain open; the contractor has ordered “businesses open” signs but staff said they were not yet installed.
Council members also raised concerns about courthouse-bound traffic. One board member asked for signage or routing to help drivers reach the courthouse on Russell Street and requested language indicating “courthouse traffic” on detour signs, as the courthouse generates considerable daily traffic. Staff said the planned detour will use State Line and extend to Sibley where it meets a signal; additional signage will direct drivers to turn onto Russell for courthouse access.
Police coordination was requested; staff said they would forward the closure schedule to the police department and that officers could assist at State Line and Russell during busy periods. Molina said the contractor will coordinate directly with property owners — including a bank across the street — to maintain access during the closure.
The board approved the request to allow the traffic alterations associated with the project to proceed. Board members asked staff to deliver the closure schedule to courthouse staff and confirmed the contractor would install message boards and post detour and business-access signs.
The council’s discussion clarified that the closure is a short, targeted shutdown to make the water-main tie-in, and that the contractor and city will work to minimize disruption through signage and police coordination.
