Drivers encouraged to use alternative routes
The City of Fort Wayne continues to update road closures at some new intersections and roads as the Street Department continues to monitor high water conditions throughout the City.
Residents are also reminded to not drive through standing water as depths are deceiving and under currents can be strong.
New additions to the list:
· 7700 block of Woodbine, north of Cook Road
· 1700 block of Catalpa
· 1800 block of Hadley Road
· 3000 block of Broadripple to Pinewood
· Anthony and Lake
· Anthony and Berry
· Superior and Van Buren
· Sherman and High
· Westbrook between State and Clinton
These streets are either closed or experiencing high water. Drivers are encouraged to use alternative routes to avoid these areas until further notice.
Below is the entire list of street closures or high-water locations. Not all locations may be barricaded.
Intersections:
· Anthony and Lake
· Anthony and Berry
· Superior and Van Buren
· Sherman and High
· Westbrook between State and Clinton
· Salge and St. Joe Center Road
· Eastbrook and Westbrook
· Anthony and Edgewater
· Anthony and Columbia
· Maumee and Fairview
· Autumn Ridge and Illinois Road
· Wayne Trace and Anthony
· Garfield and Tilden
· Taylor and Freeman
· Reed St. and Rudisill
· Fletcher and Wayne Trace
· Reynolds at Coliseum
· Anthony and Creighton
· Delta and Edgewater
· Salge and St. Joe Center Road
· Mayflower and Winchester
· Bradbury and Prairie Grove
· Park and Waldron Circle
Roadways:
· 7700 block of Woodbine, north of Cook Road
· 1700 block of Catalpa
· 1800 block of Hadley Road
· 3000 block of Broadripple to Pinewood
· Winter Street between Oxford and Grier
· 2000 block of Carterton
· 2700 block of South Park
· North River Road from Maysville to Fort Wayne city limits
· Orchard Lane between Fairbrook and Pine Manor
· Thieme Drive between Main and Washington
· Rockhill between Berry and Washington
Volunteers continue to be needed
The City's need for volunteers to sandbag is ongoing. People interested should report to the City Street Department, 1701 S. Lafayette St., as soon as possible. Volunteers will be filling sandbags and loading trucks to help in the City's flood control measures.
National Weather Service flood predictions
The National Weather Service is predicting the following crest levels in Fort Wayne: St. Mary's River at 17.4 feet on Thursday 2/7/08 at 1 AM, Maumee River at 24 feet on Friday 2/8/08 at midnight and St. Joe River at 17.3 early Thursday 2/7/08 AM.
Four locations available to residents to make their own sandbags
The City also has set up four locations for residents in danger of flooding to make their own sandbags. The Street Department has placed piles of sand and bags at these locations. The locations are:
Portage Middle School ' 3521 Taylor Street
Broadview Florist ' 5409 Winchester Road
Taylor University ' 1025 W. Rudisill Blvd.
(parking lot on the south side of Rudisill)
Southwest Conservation Club ' 5701 Bluffton Road
Residents with issues or concerns related to flooding may call 311 for assistance. The 311 call center will be open continuously while the floods are on-going.