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 Locally Funded Projects
 
  • » Broadway & Taylor Corridor Improvements
      • A public meeting will be held on Wednesdey June 7th, 6pm-7pm.
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      • Click the links below to view the plans/drawings.

        pdfRoundabout Public Presentation Overall

      • pdfRoundabout Public Presentation Close-up

      • If there are any comments, ideas or suggestions please email them to Patrick Zaharako @ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  •   » Coldwater Road Improvements - Dupont to Union Chapel
    • The project is planned to be constructed in two phases and bid through the Board of Public Works with construction in 2023/24 and 2025/26.
     
  •   » Goshen Road - Cambridge to W. Coliseum (Ph. II & III)
    • DLZ is completing the design for the next phases of corridor improvements along Goshen Road.
    • The project will pick up near Gateway Plaza at Cambridge Blvd and will end at W. Coliseum Boulevard.
    • The project consists of road reconstruction, additional driving lanes, pedestrian facilities, adding green infrastructure and landscaping within the corridor.
    • The realignment of the Butler and Harris intersection will also be a major improvement that is a part of this project.
    • This project will be split into two phases, with the first phase anticipated to be bid through the Board of Public Works at the end of 2024 and construction in 2025.
    • A public meeting was held on March 30, 2023.  Click links below to view plan drawings and/or presentation. 

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    » Leesburg Road Extension 
    • American Structurepoint is completing the design of a new roundabout at the intersection of Leesburg Road and Main Street.
    • Leesburg Road will be extended to the south, down to Jefferson Boulevard with a new signalized T- intersection next to the SweetCars dealership.
    • The new road will be a combination of both 2-lane and 3-lane sections. The project will include new sidewalks, street lighting, storm sewers and detention along with a new small structure crossing the Junk Ditch.
    • The project addresses intersection safety issues for both Main St. and Jefferson Blvd.
    • A public meeting was held on June 30, 2022, and another meeting is anticipated to be held before design is completed.
    • Click links below to view plan view drawings, rendering of the new roundabout and/or presentation.
     

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    » Ludwig Road Relocation 
    • This project involves the relocation of Ludwig Road between Oakbrook Parkway and Coldwater Road.
    • The project will include a new roundabout at the intersection of Oakbrook Parkway and Ludwig Road with a new signalized intersection at Coldwater Rd and the new section of roadway.
    • The new road is a 2-lane section except where turn lanes are required.
    • The roadway improvements will be a conventional street but with curb and gutters, new storm sewer system with a detention basin, sidewalk and trail infrastructure, green infrastructure, and street lighting.
    • The project addresses intersection safety issues for Ludwig Road and Coldwater Road.

    • This project is currently in construction with Milestone as the prime contractor. 

    • This project is estimated to be completed in June 2023. 

    • Click links to view plans and renderings:

 

 Federally Funded Projects
 

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    » Hillegas Road Widening - State to W. Coliseum Blvd.
    • GAI Consultants is completing the design of additional travel lanes on Hillegas Road between W. State Boulevard and W. Coliseum Boulevard.
    • This project will include sidewalk and a multi-use path within the corridor that meet ADA compliance, urban street design with curb and gutter, drainage improvements with new storm sewers, green infrastructure, street lighting and urban landscaping.
    • The project public input meeting was held on April 21, 2022 click the links below to view the video and/or pdf presentation.
    • Click the links below to view the project plans
    • The project is planned to be constructed in two phases and let through INDOT in 2025 and 2027.

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    » North Clinton Widening - Auburn Rd. to Mayhew Rd.

 

• Click the project links (») below to view project details.
  • » Bluffton Road Bridge over St. Mary's River
    • USI Consultants is completing the bridge superstructure design for the Bluffton Road Bridge over the St. Mary’s River. 
    • The project will remove the current load postings for the bridge, rehabilitate the bridge to lengthen its life span, widen sidewalks on the bridge for accessibility to the Rivergreenway and Foster Park and improve scour protection.  
    • This is a federal project with the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) that has cost sharing of 80/20 with the City of Fort Wayne.
    • A public meeting was held on 02/09/2022 and another meeting is anticipated to be held before design is completed.

    • Bluffton Road Bridge Project will be let through INDOT, and construction is estimated to begin in the fall of 2024 or spring of 2025.

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      Click links to view plans and renderings:

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    » Goeglein Road Bridge over Bullerman Drain
    • Beam, Longest and Neff L.L.C. is completing the bridge superstructure design for Goeglein Road Bridge over the Bullerman Ditch.
    • The project will remove the current load postings for the bridge, rehabilitate the bridge to lengthen its life span, widen sidewalks on the bridge for pedestrians, and to improve scour protection.
    • This is a federal project with the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) that has cost sharing of 80/20 with the City of Fort Wayne.
    • Goeglein Road Bridge Project will be let through INDOT, and construction is estimated to begin in the fall of 2024 or spring of 2025. 
    • pdfGeoglein Road - Stage 2

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NOTICE OF A SPECIAL HEARING OF THE FORT WAYNE COMMON COUNCIL

ADAMS CENTER EAST-SUPER VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION  

Called by Mayor Tom Henry in accordance with Fort Wayne City Code 32.32 Special Meetings and Indiana State Code 5-14-1.5-5 Public Meetings 

When: Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Where: Council Chambers Courtroom, Room 035 Garden Level at Citizens Square (200 E. Berry St. Fort Wayne, IN 46802)

Why: To hold a Public Hearing on Ordinance X-32-010-22

The agenda for this special meeting and ordinance can be review at https://cityoffortwayne.org/city-council-documents 


Thank you all for joining us at Electric Works for the 2023 Inspire Neighborhood Conference -an event that was created to energize and equip Fort Wayne’s neighborhood residents and leaders! Details for our upcoming 2024 conference will be posted soon. For now, please check out our highlights from 2023 below.

 

The 2023 Inspire Conference Agenda included 15 breakout sessions led by 40+ speakers from Fort Wayne and Indianapolis, including representatives of AARP Indiana, Amp Lab, AWS, the City of Fort Wayne, Citilink, Fort Wayne Open Walls, the Fort Wayne Public Art Commission, MKM Architecture, the Fort Wayne Urban League, and various nonprofits and community leaders.  Bree Jones, the Founder and CEO of Parity Homes delivered an outstanding keynote address entitled “Using social capital to build momentum for systems change, and a plenary about neighborhood conflict management was presented by Sharon Logan and Terry Brooks Allen of the Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center.9

The event closed with neighborhood leader of the year and neighborhood association of the years certificates being awarded in 6 categories to 4 individuals and 2 neighborhoods associations and was capped off by a musical of the Mad Scatter (Trinell Armor) featuring Michael Patterson. 

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