{"id":114757,"date":"2025-01-11T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T15:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=114757"},"modified":"2025-01-11T23:32:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T04:32:56","slug":"public-meeting-bluffton-road-bridge-project-1-15-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/01\/11\/public-meeting-bluffton-road-bridge-project-1-15-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Public meeting: Bluffton Road bridge project &#8211; 1\/15\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_114758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114758\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tBuffton_Road_Bridge_final_rendering-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-114758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tBuffton_Road_Bridge_final_rendering-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tBuffton_Road_Bridge_final_rendering-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tBuffton_Road_Bridge_final_rendering-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tBuffton_Road_Bridge_final_rendering-696x466.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tBuffton_Road_Bridge_final_rendering-628x420.jpg 628w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tBuffton_Road_Bridge_final_rendering.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buffton Road Bridge final rendering, provided by the City of Fort Wayne.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The City of Fort Wayne invites the public to attend an open house to learn more about the Bluffton Road Bridge Superstructure Replacement Project.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>News release from the City of Fort Wayne:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Public Meeting: Bluffton Road Bridge Project<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (January 7, 2025) \u2013 The City of Fort Wayne invites the public to attend an open house to learn more about the Bluffton Road Bridge Superstructure Replacement Project.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting will be held in the Sears Pavilion, 1701 Bluffton Road, on Wednesday, January 15, 6:00 \u2013 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, project representatives from the City of Fort Wayne and Milestone Contractors, LP. will provide project updates and answer questions from the public.<\/p>\n<p>The project involves the replacement of the top portion of the entire bridge, replacement of one pier cap, installation of riprap around the piers, and reconstruction of the adjacent roadway and sidewalks at each end of the bridge.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='78420aa7cc9bc39172e21ca143db6ad7' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1693\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85078.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85080.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is on the left and City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner is on the right.  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