The Indiana Department of Transportation began rehabilitation work Wednesday at Edinburgh on State Road 252 between U.S. Highway 31 and Interstate 65.

INDOT officials say the workers spent the day saw cutting areas to be patched under a $317,500 pavement preservation contract. Full-depth pavement repairs, including a lengthy one in State Road 252’s eastbound lane just west of Big Blue River, is scheduled to begin next week. Partial-depth asphalt patching will follow. Crack sealing operations are slated to begin May 12.

Through all operational phases, flaggers will direct motorists around moving worksites. Dave O’Mara is the state’s prime contractor. Subcontractor Reece Seal Coating of Indianapolis is responsible for crack and joint sealing.

INDOT says that all work along this 2.5 mile section of State Road 252 in Johnson and Shelby Counties should be completed prior to the Memorial Day weekend.