April 20, 2018 - When the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo opens this weekend, visitors may notice something a little different with the flashing lights at the intersection of Sherman Boulevard and Franke Park Drive. The Public Works Division worked with zoo officials to enhance the light cases with animal stripes.

The City’s Traffic Operations staff designed, painted and installed the new zoo themed signal flashers that complement a new trail connection built by the City.

Opening day is always a busy time and motorists should slow down and yield to pedestrians crossing the road to visit the Zoo. 

April 18, 2018 - The City of Fort Wayne today announced that Patrick Zaharako has been appointed as City Engineer. 

Zaharako has served the City of Fort Wayne as Assistant City Engineer and Flood Control Manager since 2013. 

April 17, 2018 - The City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division is looking for volunteers to support the City’s newly created Public Art Program. Anyone interested in information about volunteering should visit www.fwcommunitydevelopment.org/publicart.

Volunteers are needed to fill a number of roles, including sitting on the Public Art Commission, a 13-member board that will oversee the Public Art Program to review and select art to be displayed in public spaces throughout the city. Volunteers are also needed for Public Art Selection Committees. For each public art project, a committee will be formed to oversee the artistic selection and installation of the art. Non-voting volunteers are also needed to provide counsel in specific fields, such as art, design, community development, construction, engineering or architecture.

April 16, 2018 -  The sewer project that will protect the St. Marys River moves into a new phase on Monday, April 16, 2018, when the installation of two 60-inch-diameter pipes begins at the intersection of Harrison and Superior Streets. 

To accommodate the improvements the intersection at Harrison and Superior will be closed. The closure is expected to continue through late June while two 60-inch-diameter pipes, one for stormwater and the other for combined sewage, are installed under the intersection.

April 12, 2018 - This month, Mayor Henry is reminding Fort Wayne area residents to contact 811 before starting any outdoor digging projects.

April marks the start of spring digging season, and data shows that many Fort Wayne area diggers do not call 811 before they dig to have their underground utility lines marked. Hitting an underground gas or electric line can results in injuries, property damage and inconvenient outages. To help reverse this trend, the Mayor partnered with Fort Wayne’s natural gas provider, Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), to help get the word out on the importance of safe digging.