Fort Wayne plans Airport Expressway overpass meeting

Fort Wayne plans a public meeting at 6 p.m. Nov. 4 at Citizens Square to discuss the proposed Airport Expressway Grade Separation Improvements Project. The project would replace the Norfolk Southern at-grade crossing with an overpass and rebuild about 2,500 feet of roadway, along with the Harber Drain bridge. The four-lane corridor carries more than 20,000 vehicles a day and is crossed by about 15 trains daily; officials say train-related backups contributed to 17 crashes from 2019 through 2023. The improvements are intended to improve safety and travel reliability, reduce vehicle idling and emissions, and increase drainage capacity to help limit flood-related closures.