 Although in more recent years, Fort Wayne has been known primarily as the "Summit City," the city has been known by many other names. Originally near a portage, later a canal and the a rail center, then a stop on the first coast-to-coast paved highway, Fort Wayne was the "Gateway to the West." Located at the highest point on the continental divide between the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico watersheds, Fort Wayne is known as the "Summit City". A home of many and diverse denominations, and enough wealth to build facilities for them, Fort Wayne is the "City of Churches." Look Magazine called Fort Wayne the "America's happiest Town." (Information provided by Wikipedia .)
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Construction starts Aug 18 on Westbrook flood control and rain garden project |
Construction starts Aug. 18 on Westbrook flood control, rain garden project
Westbrook from State to Clinton to close permanently providing park-like setting
Following voluntary buyouts of homes along Westbrook Avenue south of State Boulevard, work is scheduled to begin Aug. 18 to transform that area into a park-like setting that will serve as part of the City’s flood control efforts.
All Star Construction and Excavation Inc. will barricade and close Westbrook from State Boulevard to Clinton Street. The street will be removed, but a new sidewalk will be installed to provide a walking path through a rain garden with native plants that will soak up and filter water.
Along the backyards on the east side of Edgehill on the City-owned property, the company will construct earthen levees to serve as permanent protection measures for 11 homes. The open land will also be able to hold some of the overflow during high-water events.
“The City of Fort Wayne continues to look for ways to protect homes and residents from high water. This means we don’t wait on immediate measures like sandbags, but look for innovative ways to mitigate the damage before it happens,” said Mayor Tom Henry. “This area will provide open space the vast majority of the time, but will also be a key part of our efforts to retain water during floods.”
The homeowners voluntarily sold their houses to the City as part of a buyout program for areas that have suffered chronic flooding. The affected homes often experienced floods two to three times year with flood-fighting costs of more than $100,000 per episode, followed by lengthy clean-ups of property damage. |
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Traffic restricted on Glencarin Monday in preparation for State Road 14 widening |
Traffic restricted on Glencarin Monday in preparation for State Road 14 widening
NIPSCO to cut trench for new gas line
Traffic on Glencarin Boulevard, just south of the Illinois Road/State Road 14 intersection, will be restricted Monday, Aug. 18, weather permitting.
NIPSCO will dig a trench in the roadway to lay a new gas line in preparation for the Indiana Department of Transportation’s plan to widen State Road 14 between Hadley and Scott roads.
Flaggers will maintain traffic in both directions during this one-day project.
Drivers can use Carnegie Boulevard as an alternate route. |
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