UPDATE (December 15, 2022):
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – INDOT will host a public open house to provide a project update and solicit feedback from residents and motorists about the US 30 Corridor Project in Fort Wayne.
The goal of the open house, INDOT says, is to solicit feedback on proposed design plans, which will be used to select a preferred alternative.
INDOT released the following:
The purpose of the US 30 Corridor Project is to successfully plan a transportation improvement strategy that best reduces congestion, improves safety, and accommodates future corridor growth at the intersections of US 30 while minimizing impacts to environmentally sensitive areas and supporting opportunities for economic development.
Based on feedback received during previous public open houses, the project team has updated design plans for the US 30 corridor. This includes the introduction of an overpass at O’Day Road and proposed upgrades to California Road south of US 30.
This meeting will focus on the environmental study and preliminary design of US 30 from Kroemer Road to Stahlhut Road. For information about the Planning and Environment Linkages (PEL) study for US 30, visit propelus30.com.
Meeting Details
When: Thursday, December 15, 2022, 5 to 7 p.m.
Where: Sweetwater Sound, Conference Room 1, 5501 US Highway 30 West, Fort Wayne, IN 46818.
Attendees should park near and enter door 3 after 4:45 p.m. Identical presentations will be given at 5:15 and 6:30 p.m. with project team members answering questions one-on-one between the presentations. The meeting will adjourn at 7 p.m.
INDOT requests that those who plan to attend the meeting register online at Eventbrite at https://bit.ly/3U4bt0I to assist the project team with planning and adhering to social distancing guidelines.
Residents can also participate in the public information meeting online via Zoom at https://bit.ly/3GwHNGg, passcode 901612.
ORIGINAL STORY:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is seeking input for planning studies along the U.S. 30 and U.S. 31 corridors in northern Indiana. Members of the public may submit comments via project websites for ProPEL U.S. 30 and ProPEL U.S. 31.
The two-year studies will follow the Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) process used by transportation agencies, such as INDOT, to assess innovative ways to address corridor challenges and needs. PEL studies allow INDOT to interact with communities as they share ideas and feedback related to long-term solutions on U.S. 30 and U.S. 31.
INDOT released the following:
The PEL studies will be collaborative, data-driven and influenced by the public to define the future of each corridor. INDOT is inviting ideas and input from communities within the study areas to identify what needs or concerns should be addressed by future improvements. With help from residents, motorists, businesses, and other road users, INDOT can build infrastructure that will better serve Hoosiers. The public can share its vision for the corridors through a variety of means, including project websites and public information meetings.
INDOT will evaluate the public’s suggestions to provide recommendations using engineering, environmental, economic and community factors. Once the studies are complete and funding is identified for projects, INDOT will move into the next phases of development using the information gathered and alternatives evaluated during the PEL process.
Public information meetings will be held in each of the four study areas:
US 30 West
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
- 5-7 p.m., presentation at 6 p.m.
- Oregon Davis School (5990 N. 750 E., Hamlet, IN 46532)
US 30 East
Monday, December 5, 2022
- 5-7 p.m., presentation at 6 p.m.
- Sweetwater Sound (5501 US Hwy 30 W., Fort Wayne, IN 46818)
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
- 5-7 p.m., presentation at 6 p.m.
- Lincoln Elementary School (203 N. Lincoln St., Warsaw, IN 46580)
US 31 North
Thursday, December 1, 2022
- 5-7 p.m., presentation at 6 p.m.
- Rochester Community High School (1645 S. Park Rd., Rochester, IN 46975)
US 31 South
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
- 5-7 p.m., presentation at 6 p.m.
- Tipton County Fairgrounds (1200 S. Main St., Tipton, IN 46072)
Thursday, December 8, 2022
- 5-7 p.m., presentation at 6 p.m.
- Peru Jr. High School (30 Daniel St., Peru, IN 46970)
To accommodate those unable to attend the in-person public meetings, recorded presentations and opportunities to comment will be available after each meeting at ProPELUS30.com and ProPELUS31.com.
In addition to public information meetings, ProPEL US 30 and US 31 study team members are visiting communities on a regular basis to hold office hours. Office hours are informal, in-person conversations where residents, businesses and others interested in the studies can ask questions, provide input, and receive regular updates. The goal of community office hours is to make it easier for community members to interact with the study teams – at a time and location that is convenient for them. Community office hours will be held twice per month in each area and locations will vary. Dates, times and locations can be found on each study website, as well as on ProPEL US 30 and ProPEL US 31 social media pages.
ProPEL US 30 and US 31 is an INDOT initiative to streamline transportation planning using collaborative PEL studies to consider environmental, community, and economic goals early in the planning process. Through the PEL studies, INDOT aspires to create smarter transportation systems that build stronger communities. The studies span 180 miles across 12 counties and includes US 30 from Valparaiso to the Indiana/Ohio state line (excluding I-69 and I-469 around Fort Wayne), as well as US 31 between Hamilton County and Plymouth (excluding the Kokomo bypass). Counties within the study area include Allen, Fulton, Hamilton, Howard, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, Porter, Starke, Tipton and Whitley Counties.
Once the studies are completed in 2024, INDOT will evaluate results to identify and develop projects along these corridors.
For more information on each study, and to share ideas, visit the project websites listed here:
The studies span 180 miles across 12 counties and include U.S. 30 from Valparaiso to the Indiana/Ohio state line (excluding I-69 and I-469 around Fort Wayne), and U.S. 31 between Hamilton County and Plymouth (excluding the Kokomo bypass). Counties within the study area include Allen, Fulton, Hamilton, Howard, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, Porter, Starke, Tipton and Whitley Counties.
