The City of Fort Wayne’s Public Works Division, Fort Wayne Trails, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources have completed the Pufferbelly Trail Golden Spike section from Ice Way to Washington Center Road, a $4.2 million investment.
This 1.7-mile phase of the Pufferbelly Trail is a 12-foot wide asphalt trail that connects to nearly 700 businesses, retail areas, restaurants, and entertainment, including Glenbrook Square Mall, Glenbrook Commons, SportONE Parkview Fieldhouse, and SportONE Parkview Icehouse.
The project also includes a trail hub rest area from landmark donors Brian and Kyla Zehr, a pavilion, a new traffic signal at Washington Center and Industrial roads, a bike repair station, accessible park benches and picnic tables, accessible drinking water fountains, information kiosk, historical and wayfinding signage, trash containers, dog waste stations, landscaping, solar-powered bollards, graphics, and sidewalk connection on Washington Center Road…