(Wayne County, IN)--INDOT has now set the date for an extended closure of U.S. 35 in Wayne County to begin.  That date is February 23.  The closure will be on 35 between Economy and State Road 1 and will allow crews to replace a bridge deck over the Whitewater River.  The closure is expected to last about six months, which would put the reopening of 35 sometime in mid-August.  INDOT says the repairs on the bridge will extend its life by 75 years.