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INDOT and City of Elkhart to Host Local Trax Public Hearing

ELKHART, IND.–The Indiana Department of Transportation and City of Elkhart will host a public hearing to inform residents and solicit feedback about the Environmental Assessment (EA) and the preferred alternative for the Local Trax Railroad Overpass at Hively Avenue.

The hearing will be:

• Thursday, July 14, 2022
  • Public hearing begins at 6 p.m.
  • Open house hours held 5 to 6 p.m., and after the hearing until 8 p.m.

• Zion Missionary Church Gymnasium, 1135 E. Hively Avenue, Elkhart, Indiana 46517

The purpose of the hearing is to offer all interested persons an opportunity to learn about and comment on the preliminary preferred alternative for the 0.5-mile Local Trax Railroad Overpass at Hively Avenue on the southeast side of Elkhart in Elkhart County. The project limits extend from Bismark Avenue to Hazel Street and extend to crossing streets including Monger Avenue, Morton Avenue, Roosevelt Avenue, Homer Avenue, Main Street, Garden Boulevard, Norfolk Southern Railway, Sterling Avenue, Eddy Street, Hammond Avenue, Lowell Avenue and Warren Street.

The EA and preliminary design information are available to view prior to and after the hearing at the following locations:

• Zion Missionary Church, 1135 E. Hively Ave., Elkhart, IN 46517
• City of Elkhart Street Department, 2421 S. 17th St. Elkhart, IN 46516
• INDOT District Office, 5333 Hatfield Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46808
• City of Elkhart website: https://elkhartindiana.org/events/hively-avenue-local-trax-project/
• Project documents can be mailed upon request.

Project information, including a copy of EA, are available at the City of Elkhart’s website at https://elkhartindiana.org/events/hively-avenue-local-trax-project/. The presentation, boards, exhibits and handouts will be available on the City’s website by July 14, 2022.

Additional project information is available at www.elkhartindiana.org.

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