Concrete falling from Raymond St. bridge at Madison Ave. forces road closures

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Raymond Street bridge over Madison Avenue is structurally sound and will reopen to traffic, according to the Indianapolis Department of Public Works.

Police closed the bridge just after 6 a.m. Friday after learning that chunks of concrete were falling from the bridge onto the northbound lanes of Madison Avenue. Police also shut down Raymond Street on either side of the bridge as well as the northbound lanes of Madison Avenue.

“Crews will work with IMPD to reopen Raymond Street to traffic,” Imani Keith, media relations public information officer for Indy DPW, told News 8 in a statement.

The southbound lanes of Madison Avenue will remain open, but the northbound lanes will stay closed to allow crews to clean up and secure the overhead concrete, Keith says.

The Raymond Street bridge was scheduled for rehabilitation beginning next week. The concrete will be repaired as part of the project.