Monthly Archives: July 2013

Downtown Storm Sewer Work Ready To Rev Up (VIDEO) By Emma Koch By Jeff Neumeyer July 29, 2013 Updated Jul 29, 2013 at 5:32 PM EDT Powered by Translate FORT WAYNE, Indiana Short-term pain for long-term gain. A major downtown Fort Wayne storm sewer project is about to get launched, reducing sewage overflows into the St. Marys River. Digital Daily – subscribe to our daily newsletter But the work will snarl traffic on many downtown streets for awhile. Impatient motorists may want to take a deep breath before entering the downtown area once this all gets started. A stretch of Fairfield Avenue will be closed down entirely from September through mid-November, as crews dig up several streets to install new sewer pipes. A $2-million contract could be awarded this week to reduce sewage overflows. New sewer pipes will be buried under Main Street, Pearl Street, Harrison and a handful of others. The new lines will hook into a main trunk line that was laid down beneath Ewing Street a few years back. Businesses in the area are bracing for traffic headaches and the potential for lost revenues while the work is underway. The agency named Stop Child Abuse and Neglect, or "SCAN", is very close to where the traffic tie-ups will be happening. About 200 children and their families each week drop in to the agency for court-ordered services. " This is a busy, hopping place right here at the corner of Fairfield and Main, but we will let families know via posting things, sending updates to them," said Jennifer Boen with SCAN. " There will be some issues with traffic, you know, anytime you have progress like this and try to improve things, there's always some downsides temporarily, but it's worth it, it's going to be worth it in [...]

Updated: Friday, 05 Jul 2013, 7:36 AM EDT SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -  Northern Indiana authorities have rescued a construction worker who fell into a trench and became buried in dirt up to his chest. South Bend Fire Chief Steve Cox says Wednesday evening's rescue was a "delicate, deliberate" task because the man had become mired in the trench at a sewer construction site. He tells the South Bend Tribune that after the man fell into the hole and became trapped, emergency crews had to shore up the area around the trapped worker. Cox declined to identify the worker, but he said the man was alert and conscious throughout his ordeal. Cox says the man was taken to a local hospital for observation.