Is 94 into Michigan City flooded?

SMP21

DH & I are thinking of going to Serenity Springs Resort in Michigan City this Saturday, but concerned about which highways & roads are closed due to the flooding.  These are the directions on their website:

 

Serenity Springs is just minutes from Michigan City and LaPorte off of Interstate 94. For additional information or to make reservations, call 219-861-0000.

From the West - Take I-94 to Exit 40A (US 20 East). Turn Right onto US 35 at the stop light. Take the first available Right (approximately 50 feet) and follow the curves to Serenity Springs.

FormerCityGirl

From the west, the Litttle Calumet River has flooded again and I believe 94 is still closed because of that, but there are detours.  I have a lot of family in the area and the Michigan City people seem to be having no issues since school was never even cancelled there.  The people in Munster and Merrillville are having a lot of issues with detours and road closings.  The traffic has been unbearable there because of congestion from the detours.  I had a meeting cancelled in Merrillville tonight because of 94 and 65.  I pasted everything to give you an idea of what you are facing.  The local paper is www.nwi.com and the INDOT website are updating as often as possible.  Here is the INDOT info from The Times:

According to INDOT, as 1:30 p.m. the following local highways are closed:

-- Northbound I-65 between U.S. 24 in Jasper County and the Borman Expressway (I-80/94) in Lake County. All traffic is being detoured to take U.S. 24, west to Interstate 57 in Illinois. Motorists traveling to Northwest Indiana can continue west on U.S. 24, north on U.S. 41 to U.S. 30. Traffic on I-65 can travel only as far north as U.S. 24 before being diverted to U.S. 24 westbound to either I-57 in Illinois or take northbound U.S. 41 to U.S. 30.

-- Eastbound I-80/94 between the Illinois state line and Ind. 51. Motorists traveling from Illinois are being directed south on Ill. 394 to U.S. 30, east to Ind. 49 and north to I-94. Motorists can access eastbound I-80/94 and the Indiana Toll Road at Ind. 51. Traffic from Chicago can take the Chicago Skyway east with no tolls at Hammond's Westpoint Toll Plaza to Ind. 51 to eastbound Interstate 94; or south on Ill. 394 to eastbound U.S. 30.

-- Westbound I-80/94 between Ind. 51 in Lake County and the Illinois state line. Motorists traveling from Michigan are being directed west to I-90 or Ind. 49, then south to U.S. 30 and west. Traffic can access westbound I-80/94 at Indianapolis Blvd. Westbound traffic wanting to go to Chicago can continue west on I-94 to I-90 with no tolls to at Hammond's Westpoint Toll Plaza. Westbound I-94 traffic wanting to access I-65 can take Ind. 49 south to U.S. 30 and west to I-65.

-- Ind. 51, between U.S. 6 and Fairview in Lake Station.

-- Ind. 53, between 101st Avenue and 93rd Avenue in Crown Point.

-- Ind. 55, between the towns of Thayer in Newton County and Shelby in Lake County. Northbound motorists are being directed to Ind. 10, west to U.S. 41, north to Ind. 2 east and back to Ind. 55. Westbound traffic is being directed to Ind. 2, west to U.S. 41, south to Ind. 10 east and back to Ind. 55.

The following is a partial list of local road closures and openings:

Crown Point: East Greenview Place between Driftwood Trail and Stillwater Parkway is closed because of storm-related damage, and will be closed for an undetermined amount of time.

Dyer: All roads open.

Lansing: Burnham Avenue open, Wentworth Avenue closed from Bernice Road to 171st Street.

Hammond: Calumet,  Kennedy and Cline avenues remained closed. Indianapolis Boulevard is open in both directions as was Hohman Avenue. All other previous closures remain in effect.

Highland: Indianapolis Boulevard and Cline Avenue are open. 45th Street from Kennedy Avenue to Indianapolis Boulevard and Kennedy Avenue to Main Street are closed.

Hobart: 73rd Street is open except at DeKalb Street. County Line Road is open and Liverpool Road is open. Ind. 51 at U.S. 30 remains the best way to enter and exit the city from the south. Ind. 51 at U.S. 6 remains closed. Most of the roads in the flooded downtown area remained closed.

Lake County highways: 

-- Ind. 2 between I-65 and U.S. 231 is closed. Eastbound motorists are being directed to take Ind. 2 to I-65 south to Ind. 10 east to U.S. 231 north and back to Ind. 2. Westbound motorists are being directed to take Ind. 2 southbound U.S. 231 to Ind. 10 west to I-65 north and back to Ind. 2.

-- Ind. 51 between U.S. 6 and Fairview in Lake Station remains closed as does Ind. 53 between 101st and 93rd in Crown Point.

-- Lake County highways that have reopened are Bleshaw from Cline Avenue to Colfax Street, 153rd Street from Colfax Street to Clark Street, 161st Street from Clark Road to Holtz Road, 151st Street from U.S. 41 to Parrish; Austin from Belshaw to 205th, 205th from Austin to U.S. 41, 117th Street from Hawthorne to White Oak Avenue and White Oak Avenue from W. 125th Street to W. 133rd Avenue.

Merrillville: 61st Street is passable. 57th Street at Cleveland Street is closed, Broadway is closed near the Purdue Technology Center at 98th Street is closed and 83rd Street at Clay Street is closed.

Newton County highways: Ind. 55 between the towns of Thayer in Newton County and Shelby in Lake County is closed. Northbound motorists are being directed to take Ind. 10 west to U.S. 41 north to Ind. 2 east and back to Ind. 55. Westbound traffic is being directed to take Ind. 2 west to U.S. 41 south to Ind. 10 east back to Ind. 55.

Porter County highways that remain closed Tuesday morning due to high water:

-- County Road 600 West, from Division to Hollywood.

-- County Road 450 North, from County Road 475 West to County Road 625 West.

-- County Road 400 North, from County Road 375 West to Ind. 130.

-- County Road 1400 North, from County Road 200 East to County Road 250 East.

-- County Road 500 West and County Road 1000 South, from County Road 900 South to U.S. 231.

-- County Road 100 North, from County Road 600 West to County Road 725 West.

-- County Road 1300 North, from County Road 375 East to County Road 450 East.

-- Division Road, from Ind. 49 to Sager Road.

-- County Road 675 West, from County Road 1000 South to the Kankakee River.

-- County Road 250 West, from County Road 900 South to the Kankakee River.

-- County Road 1100 North, from County Road 400 East to County Road 450 East.

-- County Road 300 South, from Phillips Road to County Road 350 West.

-- Intersection of County Road 600 South and County Road 400 West.

-- Intersection of County Road 950 North and County Road 50 West.

-- County Road 400 West south of County Road 900 South.

Schererville: Kennedy Avenue is passable.