Verbatim: $1.4 million awarded for Monroeville Road-Wayne Trace improvements
The Journal Gazette
Allen County issued this news release today:
(February 22, 2021) The Allen County Highway Department has received good news for plans to address safety concerns at a southeast Allen County intersection.
The Indiana Department of Transportation today awarded nearly $1.4 million in federal funding for proposed improvements to the Monroeville Road-Wayne Trace intersection. This amount represents 90% of the estimated construction and inspection costs. The overall estimated project cost for engineering, right-of-way acquisition and construction is just over $2 million. Additional federal funding is anticipated for project engineering and right-of-way acquisition.
Monroeville Road crosses Wayne Trace at an unfavorable angle which, combined with other sight distance challenges, have contributed to a number of vehicle crashes over the last several years. The proposed project will replace