Ludwig Road is now open with a roundabout at the Oakbrook Parkway intersection. The City of Fort Wayne cut the ribbon on the roundabout Wednesday to wrap up a year of record investment in infrastructure.
2022 saw the city invest a record $38.5 million in infrastructure projects. The work ranged from street repair, neighborhood work and cement repair on sidewalks. In a press release sent out Wednesday, the city listed the work it had dedicated that money to.
- Comprehensive street repairs in seven neighborhoods
- Two arterial concrete street rehabilitation projects
- Two new street improvement projects
- Six traffic projects
- Six new sidewalk projects
- Six brick alleys
- 20 concrete alley replacements
- Three major trail projects
- Five bridge projects
- 22 projects in study/design/acquisition phase
- Approximately 40 centerline miles of asphalt resurfacing
- Approximately eight miles of chip and seal replacement
- Approximately three miles of asphalt overlay of chip and seal streets
The 2023 budget, passed in October by the City Council, calls for another record investment in city infrastructure. This time it will be $39.5 million, a million dollars more than 2022’s record. It has Deputy Mayor Karl Bandemer excited about the future.
“We’re looking forward to another record year,” Bandemer said. “So, stay tuned.”
Fort Wayne Public Works Director Shan Gunawardena said he expects to tackle similar projects with next year’s money as well.
“We’re going to be doing a ton of neighborhood projects,” Gunawardena said. “We want to do more alleys, more sidewalk, concrete, street, neighborhoods. We will be doing comprehensive street repairs in neighborhoods around the city.”
Gunawardena also said to expect more roundabouts in Fort Wayne.
“We’re not going to see nearly as many roundabouts as you have in Carmel, but we do have several planned. I don’t want to spoil any for you.”
Bandemer also expects more roundabouts, saying Wednesday he hopes "this is not the last” roundabout to open in the city.
Ludwig Road is now open with a roundabout at the Oakbrook Parkway intersection. The City of Fort Wayne cut the ribbon on the roundabout Wednesday to wrap up a year of record investment in infrastructure.
2022 saw the city invest a record $38.5 million in infrastructure projects. The work ranged from street repair, neighborhood work and cement repair on sidewalks. In a press release sent out Wednesday, the city listed the work it had dedicated that money to.
- Comprehensive street repairs in seven neighborhoods
- Two arterial concrete street rehabilitation projects
- Two new street improvement projects
- Six traffic projects
- Six new sidewalk projects
- Six brick alleys
- 20 concrete alley replacements
- Three major trail projects
- Five bridge projects
- 22 projects in study/design/acquisition phase
- Approximately 40 centerline miles of asphalt resurfacing
- Approximately eight miles of chip and seal replacement
- Approximately three miles of asphalt overlay of chip and seal streets
The 2023 budget, passed in October by the City Council, calls for another record investment in city infrastructure. This time it will be $39.5 million, a million dollars more than 2022’s record. It has Deputy Mayor Karl Bandemer excited about the future.
“We’re looking forward to another record year,” Bandemer said. “So, stay tuned.”
Fort Wayne Public Works Director Shan Gunawardena said he expects to tackle similar projects with next year’s money as well.
“We’re going to be doing a ton of neighborhood projects,” Gunawardena said. “We want to do more alleys, more sidewalk, concrete, street, neighborhoods. We will be doing comprehensive street repairs in neighborhoods around the city.”
Gunawardena also said to expect more roundabouts in Fort Wayne.
“We’re not going to see nearly as many roundabouts as you have in Carmel, but we do have several planned. I don’t want to spoil any for you.”
Bandemer also expects more roundabouts, saying Wednesday he hopes "this is not the last” roundabout to open in the city.