LaPORTE COUNTY – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces that U.S. 421 will close Monday, Oct. 7, in LaPorte County for approximately one week as part of a resurfacing project.

The road will close at the railroad bridge in Otis, between I-94 and the Indiana toll Road.

State road detours must use state-maintained roads only. Southbound motorists on U.S. 421 will detour west on I-94, south on SR 49 and east on U.S. 6 back to U.S. 421. Northbound motorists on U.S. 421 will detour west on U.S. 6, north on SR 49 and east on I-94 back to U.S. 421.