Union Chapel Rd. project is on schedule

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Most drivers share the same frustration when comes to the construction that's been done on Union Chapel Road.

"I think people want it to be open and everyone wants construction to be done," said Tim Johnston, who works at Parkview Regional Medical Center.

"When is it going to get done? That's the biggest thing," said Ryan Ott, administrator at Ashton Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Ott and Johnston are either affected or know workers that have been affected by the over year-long project. The $13.9 million project started April 2012. Indiana Department of Transportation officials said they understand driver's frustration, but the end is in sight for the two separate projects along Union Chapel Road.

"The northbound ramp for I-69 is scheduled to be complete at the end of August," said Mary Foster with INDOT. "Just east of there at Diebold Road and Union Chapel Road, there's an intersection roundabout going in. That's actually scheduled to open on the 31st."

Johnston said the construction has caused affected traffic around the hospital. He said he's witnessed more crashes because of how congested it gets along Dupont?Road by the I-69 interchange.

"Dupont and I69 interchange was, in my opinion, overwhelmed," Johnston said. "There was just a lot more, I assume, employees reporting for work, a lot more visitors coming out this way."

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Foster with INDOT said the project is on schedule, even with some delays throughout the year. The contract to have the projects completed is September of this year.

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INDOT has another project planned along Union Chapel Road. It will be shutting down Auburn Road at Union Chapel Road to put in a roundabout there. INDOT said it would shut down that intersection early August. The project should be done by February 2014, but if weather permits, it could be done as early as December of this year.

Source: http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/local/union-chapel-rd-project-should-be-completed-within-the-month

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