INDOT warns of Muscatatuck traffic increases

The Indiana Department of Transportation is warning of heavy traffic next week near Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Jennings County.

Crews from INDOT’s LaPorte and Fort Wayne districts will be at the base along with Ohio Department of Transportation personnel training to respond to simultaneous earthquakes on the New Madrid and Wabash Valley fault lines.

They will be performing road and bridge assessments as if there had been a 7.0 earthquake and they will also be practicing clearing roadways for emergency responders.

There will be increased traffic around the base all week, but especially on Tuesday and Thursday INDOT officials say.