INDIANAPOLIS (September 20, 2007) - Five additional counties in southwestern Indiana will be in the Eastern Time Zone beginning in November, according to the final rule issued today by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The time zone for Knox, Daviess, Martin, Pike and Dubois counties will be changed from Central to Eastern on November 4 when daylight saving time ends and standard time begins. The counties jointly petitioned for the change earlier this year. A sixth county, Perry, will remain in the Central Time Zone.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a proposed rule in July and provided for a comment period before issuing the final rule.

"We now have the highest number of Hoosiers ever on the same time year round. I was glad to support the local petitions and glad five of the six counties have been approved to move to the Eastern Time Zone," said Governor Mitch Daniels.

With the change, 80 of Indiana's 92 counties and more than 5 million of the state's 6.2 million citizens will observe Eastern Time. 

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The DOT's news release about the final rule is available here: http://www.dot.gov/affairs/dot10007.htm

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