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Fort to Port Project Moves Step Forward
The gap between Fort Wayne, Ind., and the Port of Toledo, Ohio, will soon get smaller thanks to Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels' ambitious Major Moves construction program. Major Moves, which has funded many critical highway projects in the Hoosier state, is funding a section of the Fort to Port project -- a project designed to improve access between Indiana and Ohio on U.S. 24.
A groundbreaking ceremony on April 30 marked the start of the first of four phases on the Indiana project. According to the Indiana Department of Transportation, the U.S. 24 project in Indiana will stretch 13.1 miles from Interstate 469 just east of Fort Wayne to the Ohio border. This section, scheduled for completion in late 2012, represents a major step forward in the Fort to Port corridor. Ohio already has proceeded with several contracts to expand U.S. 24 through Paulding, Defiance and Henry counties.
Studies on improvements to U.S. 24 were initiated many years ago for safety reasons. When completed, the Fort to Port project will ultimately transform U.S. 24 from two to four lanes all the way from Fort Wayne to Toledo. This upgrade will create a safer, more efficient route, alleviating concerns about the high mixture of truck traffic and residential traffic on this busy route.
Even more than improving safety and mobility, the Fort to Port project will contribute greatly to economic development and job creation in the two states.
Fort to Port Project Moves Step Forward
May 5, 2008
The gap between Fort Wayne, Ind., and the Port of Toledo, Ohio, will soon get smaller thanks to Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels' ambitious Major Moves construction program. Major Moves, which has funded many critical highway projects in the Hoosier state, is funding a section of the Fort to Port project -- a project designed to improve access between Indiana and Ohio on U.S. 24.A groundbreaking ceremony on April 30 marked the start of the first of four phases on the Indiana project. According to the Indiana Department of Transportation, the U.S. 24 project in Indiana will stretch 13.1 miles from Interstate 469 just east of Fort Wayne to the Ohio border. This section, scheduled for completion in late 2012, represents a major step forward in the Fort to Port corridor. Ohio already has proceeded with several contracts to expand U.S. 24 through Paulding, Defiance and Henry counties.
Studies on improvements to U.S. 24 were initiated many years ago for safety reasons. When completed, the Fort to Port project will ultimately transform U.S. 24 from two to four lanes all the way from Fort Wayne to Toledo. This upgrade will create a safer, more efficient route, alleviating concerns about the high mixture of truck traffic and residential traffic on this busy route.
Even more than improving safety and mobility, the Fort to Port project will contribute greatly to economic development and job creation in the two states.
Posted by Tom Hale on May 5, 2008 | Comments (0)
Industries: Building Construction
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