Hammond Begins Kennedy Avenue ‘Road Diet’ Project

In Hammond, the city begins road modifications to Kennedy Avenue between the Indiana Toll Road and 164th Place starting Monday March 3, 2025. The project is in cooperation with the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC). The project converts the existing four-lane roadway to one lane in each direction, a center turn lane, parking lane, bike lane, and pedestrian facilities. The ‘road diet’ project will reduce travel lanes from four to three. During construction, one lane will remain open in each direction between 165th Street and Gibson Transfer Road just south of the Kennedy Bridge over the Indiana Harbor Belt (IHB) railroad tracks. North of Gibson Transfer Road the roadway will be restricted to one lane northbound only for the duration of the project, expected to be completed in September 2025. The one-way restriction allows Lake County Highway Department to complete bridge repairs to the Kennedy Avenue Bridge over the IHB railroad.