Important Area Updates

BLUFFTON ROAD BRIDGE

Our friends over at Historic Foster Park Neighborhood Association provided an excellent summary of the January 16, 2025, informational meeting regarding the Bluffton Road Bridge.

“Based on the public meeting held last night, we wanted to share the key takeaways in regards to the construction that just began on the Bluffton Rd bridge.

  • This federally funded project is expected to take approx 18 months to finish (completion by summer 2026).

  • Half of the bridge will be replaced at a time. Construction on the south side of the bridge has already began and should last 8 or 9 months. Once complete, they will move to working on the north side (phase 2) of the bridge and divert traffic to the south side of the bridge which will take an additional 8 or 9 months. The final phase (phase 3) will include work on the trails.

  • Traffic is expected to remain open (1 lane each direction) for the duration of construction EXCEPT for when the new beams are set, which will close the entire bridge for approx 1 week.

  • The finished product will include:

  • Expanded sidewalks on both sides of the bridge with a protective barrier between vehicles and pedestrians!

  • Ornamental lighting

  • Improved intersection of Broadway & Bluffton Rd

  • Eight overlook areas

  • A stable & safe bridge that should last for decades to come.

  • Traffic signal modifications are currently being made to keep traffic flowing as smoothly as possible.

  • Additional details can be found at the dedicated Engage Fort Wayne Page.

FOSTER PARK ENTRANCE

January 17, 2025 Press Release from the City of Fort Wayne.

“Following feedback from two open house meetings in July 2024, Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation is prepared to present two conceptual design options for the reimagined Foster Park Entrance. The public is invited to review the designs and provide additional input on the project at an open house meeting on January 29, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the Indian Village Park Sears Pavilion, 1701 Bluffton Road.

The new design will seek to address not only the infrastructure and maintenance needs following the culmination of the Three Rivers Protection and Overflow Reduction Tunnel (3RPORT), but will also consider recreational amenities, landscape enhancements, pedestrian and vehicular circulation as well as the interface of a new plan with the existing beauty of Foster Park and its surroundings.

The redesign planning process is expected to be complete in late spring to early summer of 2025.”

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