Aboite Center Road closing delayed

FORT WAYNE, IND. (WANE) - The closing of Aboite Center Road between Dicke Road and Coventry Lane, originally scheduled to begin April 1, has been moved back to April 12.

The Allen County Highway Department said the decision to delay the closing will allow
crews to concentrate on the realignment of Dicke Road and the new signalized
intersection at the entrance to the Lutheran Hospital campus and Aboite Center Road for
an extra week.

Construction work on Aboite Center between Dicke Road and Coventry Lane is expected to last until early to mid-June. The posted detour for eastbound traffic will be south on Homestead Road to US 24 then east to Aboite Center and the reverse for westbound traffic. Traffic will be maintained at the intersection of Coventry Lane and
Aboite Center.

The improvements to Aboite Center Road will eventually extend from Coventry Lane to West Jefferson Boulevard. Work on the project began in June of last year and includes widening Aboite Center from two lanes to four 12-foot wide lanes with curb and gutter, adding an eight-foot wide multi-use path on the north side and a five-foot wide sidewalk along the south side of the road.

The entire project is scheduled to be finished by mid-October. Brooks Construction of Fort Wayne was the successful bidder for construction of the project.