The 15th Street railroad crossing in Chesterton will remain closed until next week, according to the Town of Chesterton.

“The contracted traffic manager for Norfolk Southern is reporting that the re-opening of the North 15th Street grade-crossing has been delayed for approximately a week,” the Town of Chesterton said on its Facebook page Wednesday.

It is now anticipated that the grade-crossing will be re-opened to traffic on Tuesday, May 7.

The grade-crossing was closed on Wednesday, April 24, and at the time Norfolk Southern expected it would take crews approximately 10 days to complete the paving project.