LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING   DES. NO. 2201662 The Posey County Commissioners will host a public hearing on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 330 Walnut Street, Mount Vernon, IN 47620. The hearing will begin at 6:00 pm. The purpose of the public hearing is to offer all interested persons an opportunity to comment on current preliminary design plans for the Posey County Bridge No. 351 Improvement Project (Des. No. 2201662) in Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana. The purpose of the project is to improve the bridge deck, superstructure, and wearing surface condition ratings of Bridge No. 351 to at least a 7 (good) out of 9 (excellent), to improve the vertical clearance of the bridge over the railroad, to increase the inventory load rating to allow emergency vehicle crossings, and to improve pedestrian mobility. As proposed, the project will replace the existing Posey County Bridge No. 351 and construct a three-span continuous composite prestressed concrete box beam bridge on the same alignment, but with an increased vertical clearance of 23 feet that meets the minimum bridges over railways requirement. The vertical alignment of Mulberry Street would also be raised by a maximum of 6 feet in order to improve the sight distance for vehicles approaching the bridge. The typical section of the bridge will consist of two 10-foot-wide travel lanes (one northbound, one southbound) bordered by a 2-foot-8-inch-wide paved shoulder on the west side, a 2-foot-wide paved shoulder on the east side, and 1-foot 4-inch-wide concrete railings. Additionally, a 6-foot-7-inch-wide sidewalk will be constructed on the east side of the bridge between the shoulder and railing. The new bridge would have a total length of 109 feet, an out-to-out width of 34 feet, 3 inches, and a clear roadway width of approximately 24 feet, 8 inches. The Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) plan for the project will include a full closure of the bridge with a detour utilizing E Tenth Street, Locust Street, and E Grant Street. The detour will be in place for the duration of construction. Access to all properties will be maintained throughout construction. The project will require 0.788 acre of new permanent right-of-way and 0.142 acre of temporary right-of-way. One residential property will be relocated for the project. Federal and local funds are proposed to be used for construction of this project. INDOT and the Federal Highway Administration have agreed that this project poses minimal impact to natural environment. A Categorial Exclusion (CE) environmental document has been prepared for the project. This document and project information can be mailed upon request. The environmental documentation and preliminary design information is available to view prior at the following locations: 1. County Auditor’s Office, 126 East 3rd Street, Room 220, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 2. Alexandrian Public Library, 115 W 5th Street, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 3. Online at the Project Website: https://www.structurepointpublic.com/poseycobridge351 Prior to the public hearing, project information, including the hearing presentation, will be available on-line on the project website (https://www.structurepointpublic.com/poseycobridge351). The public hearing will be streamed live for public viewing and instructions for accessing the live stream will be posted to the project website. A recording of the livestream will be posted on the project website following the hearing. Public statements for the records will be taken as part of the public hearing procedure. All verbal statements recorded during the public hearing and all written comments submitted prior to, during, and for a period of two (2) weeks following the hearing date, will be evaluated, considered, and addressed in subsequent environmental documentation. Written comments may be submitted prior to the public hearing and within the comment period to: Alyssa Kern, at American Structurepoint, Inc., 9025 River Road, Suite 200, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240. E-mail: akern@structurepoint.com.The Posey County Commissioners respectfully requests comments be submitted by April 2, 2026. With advance notice, the Posey County Commissioners will provide accommodations for persons with disabilities with regards to participation and access to project information as part of the hearings process, including arranging auxiliary aids, interpretation services for the hearing impaired, services for the sight impaired, and other services as needed. In addition, the Posey County Commissioners will provide accommodations for persons of Limited English Proficiency (LEP) requiring auxiliary aids, including language interpretation services and document conversion. Should accommodation be required please contact Alyssa Kern, American Structurepoint, Inc., 9025 River Road, Suite 200, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46240 or e-mail: akern@structurepoint.com. This notice is published in compliance with: 1) Code of Federal Regulations, Title 23, Section 771 (CFR 771.111(h)(1)) stating, “Each State must have procedures approved by the FHWA to carry out a public involvement/public hearing program.”; 2) 23 CFR 450.210(a)(1)(ix) stating, “Provide for the periodic review of the effectiveness of the public involvement process to ensure that the process provides full and open access to all interested parties and revise the process, as appropriate.”; and 3) The INDOT Project Development Public Involvement Procedures approved by the Federal Highway Administration on July 7, 2021.