Repaving planned for New Haven
Road work is coming to New Haven this spring, even if it isn’t exactly the project readers expect.
Q. I have noticed orange stakes along Landin Road as you are coming in and out of New Haven. Are there plans to widen this road and when? – Rosie Hanefeld, Fort Wayne
A. There are plans, Rosie, but not quite yet.
The stakes you see along Landin are for a repaving project to occur this spring. New Haven received stimulus money for several road projects and will spend $332,300 to resurface Landin Road from North River Road to Maysville Road.
Mayor Terry McDonald said the city plans to widen Landin, but that likely won’t happen until 2014. Why would the city spend the money to repave a road it will expand in a few years? you might ask.
McDonald said the road is in such deplorable condition that the city has to resurface it for driver safety. The project was New Haven’s top priority for stimulus cash.
The city will also do seven other paving projects: Rose Avenue, from Hartzell Road to Landin; Hartzell, from Rose to the railroad tracks; Summit Street, from Bensman Avenue to Linden Road; New Haven Avenue, from Meyer Road to Indiana 930; Lincoln Highway, from east of Green Street to west of Doyle Road; and Rose Avenue, from Green to Linden.
Q. Traveling west on DuPont Road, I frequently arrive at Lima Road in the right-turn lane. What is the reason for not having a green right-turn arrow while southbound traffic is turning left? – Raymond Pippert, Huntertown
A. You won’t get exactly what you want, Raymond, but some improvements are coming.
Stacie McCormick, spokeswoman for the Indiana Department of Transportation, said right-turn arrows that run at the same time as opposing left-turn arrows are used primarily when right-turning traffic is so heavy that additional time is needed to move vehicles through the intersection.
The state does not believe this is the case at this intersection. Remember, installing right-turn arrows at this time would force the state to prohibit U-turns at the intersection as well.
But there is some good news, McCormick said. Although there are no plans to add a right-turn arrow, the intersection will be widened with additional through and turn lanes as part of the Lima Road widening project under way.
This should increase capacity for all vehicles and decrease delays for drivers wanting to turn right. You will still have to stop, however, even for just a split second.
Radio Sage
This week’s bonus audio question comes from Andrew Fenker, who asks about the intersection of Coliseum Boulevard and Sherman Boulevard. The segment originally aired Friday afternoon on WOWO and can be found online at www.journalgazette.net/roadsage.
