U.S. 24 - Fort to Port corridor
County: Allen
Construction start: 2008
Construction end: 2012
Estimated construction cost: $124 million
The Fort to Port Corridor is a Major Moves mega construction project that includes a new alignment for US 24 from Fort Wayne the Ohio state line. The new alignment will run south of old US 24. During construction, SR 101 will be used to reroute traffic from Ohio's new US 24 to Indiana's existing US 24 until the entire Indiana corridor is complete. US 24 will be a four-lane divided expressway with a grass median and at-grade intersections.
The current US 24 is a two-lane rural road with inadequate capacity. It is narrow, has many curves and a limited number of safe passing zones. Four-lane limited access will be a much safer route. Trucks and freight haulers make up 45 percent of current traffic. This project will create a safer, faster route for trucks that are passing through, as well as residents who use the route for local access.
Indiana will increase its position in the global economy with quicker and more efficient access to international ports. An improved US 24 will allow easier and quicker access to the Port of Toledo and international markets. When combined with the Hoosier Heartland Corridor, there will be a new, limited access travel corridor from Lafayette to Toledo, Ohio, allowing for the easy movement of products from Indiana's agricultural center to the Great Lakes ports.
