Groundbreaking to be held for Fort to Port project

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will host a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 30, for the initial phase of the Fort to Port project.

As part of Governor Mitch Daniels’ Major Moves program, The Fort to Port Corridor is now a four-phase, $210 million Major Moves construction project that includes added capacity for a 13.1-mile section of US 24 from Fort Wayne to the Ohio state line. Currently US 24 is a two-lane rural road with inadequate capacity, with trucks and freight haulers making up 50 percent of traffic.
Major Moves fully funds a decade of critical highway projects in Indiana.

WHO:
Governor Mitch Daniels, area legislators, Allen County officials, the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, representatives from the Fort to Port Coalition and the Hoosier Heartland Corridor, project contractors, and The Indiana Department of Transportation
WHAT:
Fort to Port groundbreaking
WHEN:
11 a.m. Wednesday, April 30
WHERE:
State Line Road, about one half mile south of US 24
Directions: From I-469, take US 24 east about 13 miles to Ohio State Line, turn right (south) on State Line Road

For more information contact: Stacie McCormick, 260-399-7330