{"id":128944,"date":"2026-03-10T07:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=128944"},"modified":"2026-03-11T20:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:50:23","slug":"public-meeting-illinois-road-trail-and-road-improvement-project-20260325","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2026\/03\/10\/public-meeting-illinois-road-trail-and-road-improvement-project-20260325\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Meeting: Illinois Road Trail and Road Improvement Project &#8211; 3\/25\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CityofFortWayne_seal-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CityofFortWayne_seal-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CityofFortWayne_seal-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CityofFortWayne_seal-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CityofFortWayne_seal.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The City of Fort Wayne invites the public to attend a Meet the Contractor Meeting to learn more about the 2026 construction schedule for the Illinois Road Trail and Road Improvement Project.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Public Meeting: Illinois Road Trail &#038; Road Improvement Project<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (March 10, 2026) \u2013 The City of Fort Wayne invites the public to attend a Meet the Contractor Meeting to learn more about the 2026 construction schedule for the Illinois Road Trail and Road Improvement Project.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m., March 25 in the basement Omni Room at Citizens Square, 200 E. Berry Street. There will be free parking in the Citizens Square parking lot off Berry Street.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, project representatives from the City of Fort Wayne and Bunn Excavating will share information about the project which consists of road resurfacing from Grand National Drive\/Magnavox Way to West Jefferson Boulevard, widening of the road from Getz Road to the Avenue of Autos, inclusion of offset turn lanes at four intersections, narrowing the lane width to 11 feet, and constructing a 10-foot wide multi-use trail from Getz Road to North Rockhill Park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.cityoffortwayne.org\/Illinois-Road-Trail\" target=\"_blank\">More information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An ASL interpreter will be on site for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals.<\/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='8d471464fcd188b1d021d4eeb8c1adc6' 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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