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Motorists traveling on Old Auburn Road from North Clinton St. to Cook Road have seen quite a few delays the past few months. Since May, crews from the City of Fort Wayne have been working to widen the portion of the road, which is traveled by thousands each day. “Mainly, this project was needed because of the volume of traffic to use this area,� Bruce said. An estimated 7,000 vehicles use the stretch of Cook Road each day, said Rich Romary, the project’s manager. An additional 14,000 travel on Old Auburn Road and the intersection at North Clinton Street sees 24,000 drivers daily. The project to transform Old Auburn Road to
four lanes from North Clinton to just north of Cook Road is proceeding according to plans, according to Denny Bruce, assistant traffic engineer with the City of Fort Wayne Traffic and Engineering Department. Recently, crews finished constructing and paving one of the two new lanes to be added. The new lane is east of the original roadway and currently serves as the single northbound lane. Bruce said workers now will begin repaving the middle two lanes while gradually working westward. The closing of Cook Road at the Old Auburn Road intersection, which went into effect this week, will facilitate the repaving of the southbound lane and the addition of turn lanes. Guardrail work and
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reduced North Clinton Street to one lane in both directions, has been completed, Bruce said. Once the widening is complete — expected to be as late as May of 2013 — the area will sport new curbs, new storm sewers, street lights and pavement markings. But, perhaps the most anticipated addi-
were losing the edge of the pavement due to erosion, so that is another one of the reasons we are working on that,� Bruce said. The project also called for the widening of the islands at the North Clinton Street and Old Auburn Road intersection. That work, which
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On Sept. 14, Allison Stier was diagnosed with late-stage bilateral inflammatory breast cancer. The disease is rare, undetectable by annual mammograms, and like other cancers comes with a hefty price tag for treatment. But the 39-year-old wife and mother does not have health insurance. “She is a selfless and loving person who has given so much to so many people through the years that it is now time for her to be lifted up ‌ in prayer, love, and financial support,â€? said friend Barb Hall. Since her diagnosis in September, Hall said, Stier has already undergone three chemotherapy treatments with Dr. Shalini Chitneni at Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, and may begin radiation treatments next week. “Due to the spread of the disease, they decided not to do the double mastectomy — that was the original plan,â€? Hall said. Stier, who originally is from Fort Wayne, graduated from North Side High School and later from Four Winds Academy of Hair Design. Along with
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