A lengthy improvement project to County Home Road begins on Monday. Getting to the completion is going to result in inconvenience for many Linn County drivers over the next 17 months.

The construction will cover County Home Road from North Center Point Road to the bridge a half-mile west of Highway 13. Work begins Monday, April 6 with the closure of County Home Road for work on Phases 2 and 3 (in green and purple below). Phase 1 (in orange below) is expected to begin in September of 2020.

The construction will consist of concrete paving and the addition of right and left-turn lanes at every intersection. Single-lane roundabouts are also being added at the C Avenue Extension and Alburnett Road intersections. Each roundabout will be designed to handle farm equipment and large trucks.

During the construction, only local traffic will be allowed on County Home Road. Traffic can cross County Home Road at any of the intersections that are not under construction at a given time. As long as there's no fresh concrete, local traffic will be able to access their properties.

A detour will be in effect for all other County Home Road traffic throughout the project. The detour is shown in the graphic above (in red). Here are the specifics:

Horsfield Construction of Epworth, Iowa is responsible for the nearly $8 million project. The contract calls for 240 working days to complete the upgrades. It's expected to be finished in August of 2021.

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A local construction company which has had a hand in building some of the citys favourite food joints is sending meals from Toronto restaurants to hospitals.

Build it by Design has brought to life local locations of Jollibee, Chick-fil-A, Extreme Pita, Mucho Burrito, and many more. These quick-service spots have become havens for hungry lunch-timers in Toronto.

Now, while most of the city self-isolates, small and independently-owned food joints arent getting the traffic thats necessary to keep them afloat. To support those spots, Build by Design it is placing large orders from these eateries and sending them to frontline emergency workers at hospitals in the GTA.

This will continue every week for the next four to eight weeks, George Thomas, at Build It, tells Daily Hive.

By selecting different restaurants in the city and placing large orders to support them and then sending it out to different hospitals to help the front line workers.

Already, the construction company has teamed up with Basil Box, Fidel Gastros, Masrawy Kitchen, Samis Kitchen, and Krispy Kreme, and theyre working to connect to more spots in the weeks to come.

Deliveries are set to begin on Tuesday, starting at Mount Sinai before visiting Trillium Mississauga, too. The team is also working to organize deliveries with North York General Hospital, St. Michaels, St. Josephs Health Centre, and more.

In order to identify which restaurants to align their mission with, the team at Build It looked to the eateries that are part of One Table.

The coalition of independent Canadian restaurateurs and suppliers have come together to create a unified voice for the industry during these tumultuous times.

One Table is workingin conjunction with several other organizations such asRestaurants Canada, theBritish Columbia Restaurant and Foodservices Association,andSave Hospitality which has releaseda detailed plan outlining the needsof independent restaurants in Canada.

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Lady Gaga's father is refusing to pay $260,000 in rent and fees for hisrestaurant at New York City's Grand Central Terminal, saying the homelesspopulation is hurting his business.

Joe Germanotta, owner of Art Bird & Whiskey Bar, said he wants theMetropolitan Transit Authority, which oversees the busy commuter train station,to renegotiate his rent or release him from his lease, which expires in 2028, TheWall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Germanotta and other business owners on the terminal's lower concourse saidthey are struggling because of a homelessness problem, rodent infestation, andoutdated furniture and facilities.

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"I want to stay," Germanotta said. "I just can't afford tounder these conditions."

Several restaurateurs said that they regret securing a lease and that monthly payments consume 30% or more of their gross revenues double what they would expect to pay at another location in the city, the Journal reported in December.

The Journal reviewed a letter from the MTA to Germanotta telling him if hisdebt was not paid within two weeks, the authority would begin the process ofrepossessing the property.

If an agreement can't be reached with the MTA, Germanotta said, he plans toseek more than $1.5 million for investments in the restaurant, construction andloss of business.

Germanotta attended an MTA board meeting Monday and told commissioners thehomelessness and state of public restrooms is causing business owners in theterminal to struggle.

MTA board member Neal Zuckerman acknowledged the homelessness in theterminal, citing "loitering and frankly harassment" of commuters.

But MTA Police Chief Al Stiehler said officers will not eject people who areabiding by terminal rules.

"These are people, they are suffering, they need help, they needassistance and we will do everything we can every day to provide them the helpthat they need," Stiehler said. "We are very mindful to protect theirrights."

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An image of what a new bank building will look like at the corner of Main and Monarch streets. Construction begins March 1.Courtesy rendering

An image of what the Base2 Lodge would have looked like at the corner of Main and Monarch streets. Voters in 2015 shot the proposal down and a bank building will be constructed this year.Courtesy rendering

The Conoco gas station at 232 Main St. will be demolished in the next month to make way for a bank.Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times

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Construction is set to begin this week on a prominent corner in downtown Aspen on Main Street that will be the location of a bank.

Landlord Mark Hunt and his development partner Centaur Construction are building on the former site of Conoco gas station at 232 E. Main St., and demolition and tank removal are scheduled to take a month, with construction of the new building to be completed by this fall and interior work through early 2021.

Chase Bank will occupy the new building, which is designed as a contemporary interpretation of a mountain chalet.

Im really excited about this building, more than any other in our portfolio, said Spiro Tsaparas, CEO of Centaur, who along with Hunt, are developing several properties in town, including the redevelopment of the Crystal Palace into a boutique hotel on Hyman Avenue.

The Main Street property, which Hunt bought for $6 million in 2014, was originally envisioned to be developed into a commercial building.

But after Hunt was approached by then-Mayor Steve Skadron, who wanted to fill a niche of affordable accommodations in town, Hunt changed plans and designed a 37-room, three-story lodge.

But a majority of Aspen voters shot down the proposal in 2015 after City Council referred a ballot question that was initiated by a citizens group, led by Councilman Ward Hauenstein prior to him being elected.

The vote was instigated by a petition drive that successfully aimed to overturn City Councils variances given to the lodge. Those concessions included giving the lodge more than three times its allowable floor area for the site, 15,000 square feet, in addition to variances for employee housing and setbacks. However, the building met the allowable volume envelope requirements at the time, according to Tsapras.

Hunt and his team campaigned heavily, spending about $50,000, but it wasnt enough to convince residents that a lodge was better than a commercial building.

Unfortunately, all of our efforts of knocking on doors and campaigning did not yield a successful result for us, Tsaparas said. It was a business decision to make it a bank.

Instead of what could have been millions of dollars in sales tax revenue with a lodge and restaurant, the building will house what will be the towns eighth financial institution.

Over 60% of the electorate chose the commercial building over the lodge, because they worried about density, traffic and where guests were going to park since onsite parking was not part of the proposal.

The new building, which was approved by the citys Historic Preservation Commission in 2017, will be roughly 5,900 square feet and 21 feet tall.

The two-story building is well below the allowed height limit and is designed to blend into Main Streets historic district, according to the application filed with the historic commission by land-use planner Sara Adams.

It incorporates lively outdoor space to energize Main Street, and redefines the street corner, she wrote. The proposed building is a fresh approach to new construction in the historic district that blends Victorian and modern by drawing inspiration from the gable forms of the historic Victorians and the deep overhang of the chalet style represented by the Cortina Lodge (next door).

The corner lot also will have landscaped areas and sidewalks, creating a better pedestrian experience than what is currently there with the gas station parking lot.

Hunt will mitigate for nearly eight full-time employees generated by the development, which he will do with housing credits.

Chase, currently located in a Hyman Avenue Mall building Hunt and his investors own, is expected to move to Main Street next year.

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HUNTINGBURG McDonalds is looking to construct a restaurant in Huntingburg in 2021.

But, according to the development group who owns the property, the public should not get too excited yet since the plan is not yet set in stone.

I wouldnt hold my breath, said Mike Uebelhor of Uebelhor Developments, because they may change it again.

Uebelhor Developments owns the property destined for the fastfood restaurant, at the southwest corner of Main and Sixth streets, also known as U.S. 231 and State Road 64. The Huntingburg company will continue to own the property. McDonalds started leasing the land from the company this year, Uebelhor said.

Restaurant officials did not tell Uebelhor when construction would start next year.

They said the construction has been pushed back to sometime in 2021, he said. Its been one delay after another.

McDonalds representatives told city officials back in 2018 that construction would start in 2019 or 2020. The company received permits in 2018 for what was to be a $1.5 million project. Construction documents for a McDonald's restaurant in Huntingburg were also filed with the Indiana Department of Homeland Security that year.

The Huntingburg, Indiana area remains a viable option for a McDonalds location," a McDonald's spokesperson told The Herald last August. "However, there are no definitive details or timelines to disclose at this time. The Herald has reached out to McDonald's again for another updated.

Huntingburg Planning Director Paul Lake said that if the company is looking to build next year, it will likely need to renew permits. The company has not yet done that, he said, but it could be done later this year and still be ready for 2021 construction.

The land is the former site of a Marathon gas station that was demolished years ago.

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A new development will soon take shape in a major retail corridor in Mishawaka.

According to site plans, three new buildings will be constructed between Qdoba Mexican Eats at 5310 North Main Street and Portillos at 5102 North Main Street, to house four new businesses. Plans show that two businesses already have leases in the development Raising Canes Chicken Fingers and Mission BBQ Nebraska-based Access Commercial Real Estate company is overseeing the project.

Raising Canes Chicken Fingers is a Louisiana-based fast food restaurant known for fried chicken fingers baskets, cole slaw, Texas toast and more. According to the company website, the chicken finger business has dozens of restaurants across the country, predominantly in the Midwest.

A recent construction design release filed to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security shows the address for the restaurant as 4914 N. Main Street. It will occupy a 3,300-square foot, stand alone building. A spokesperson with Raising Canes would not confirm plans for the new location, stating many factors go into our decisions, and ever-changing market conditions can affect planned locations and launch dates.

A start date for construction and an opening date for the restaurant are not immediately clear.

Mission BBQ is also proposed to be a part of the development. The Maryland-based company offers a variety of barbecue, including St. Louis style spare ribs, North Carolina-style pulled pork sandwiches and Texas-inspired oak-smoked brisket. The company is also known for supporting military and first responders by donating to local groups and hiring veterans. A spokesperson with Mission BBQ said the restaurant is scheduled to open by the end of this year.

Mission will be in a multi-tenant building with its neighboring space 2,800-square feet still available, according to the listing site that was updated Feb. 3.

A third building, sizing up to be about 13,000-square feet, is planned to be next to Portillos. A tenant has yet to be announced.

Access Commercial listing agent Kirk Hanson did not respond to multiple requests for information regarding the project and its timeline. Mishawaka City Planner Ken Prince said the developments plans were approved late last year and the company could pull a permit and start construction anytime. Prince speculates the company will wait for the spring to break ground.

New yoga studio opens in downtown South Bend

A new yoga studio has opened in the Hibberd Building in downtown South Bend.

Bend Yoga, 321 S. Main St., began offering classes Saturday. According to its website, the studio offers several different classes, including power yoga, hatha yoga, core flow and mindful vinyasa flow. There are several membership options to choose from, as well as single class and drop-in options. According to its website, prices begin at $16 per session.

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A new virtual reality and video gaming business is up and running in Mishawaka. The Waypoint VRcade opened last Friday at 620 W. Edison Road. The business offers free-roam VR games to play and more. Find out more at http://www.facebook.com/Thewaypointvrcade. ... Fiddlers Hearth at 127 N. Main St. in downtown South Bend was recently listed as the best Irish food in Indiana, by Delish.com. ... Hop Station Craft Bar at 318 Union St. in Mishawaka was voted best beer bar in Indiana, by CraftBeer.com. ... LaSalle Grill at 115 W. Colfax Ave. in downtown South Bend was recently awarded a AAA Four Diamond Award, marking 23 consecutive years of receiving the distinction.

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Construction has begun on a $3.8 million project that will create a new baggage claim area for Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport.

The construction of a carousel-style baggage claim system similar to those seen in many other airports across the country is the first of three phases of construction that are calculated to modernize the airport terminal. This construction phase, awarded to Jet Commercial Construction in 2019, also will include upgrades in the general area of the terminal (non-passenger areas) and construction of a temporary secured holding area, which will operate as the holding area for passengers who have been screened but not yet boarded aircraft until the permanent holding area is built.

Airport Director Barbara McNally said crews with Jet Commercial Construction have erected wall barriers, which are keeping passengers out of the work area on the south end of the terminal. The walls designate a hard hat area, where construction will be under way for months, she said.

In the meantime, American Eagle has opened a baggage claim area on the north end of the terminal, in the ticketing area at what was the ASA/Delta ticket counter. That area had a conveyor belt for what had been checked luggage by ASA passengers, which has been reversed to allow luggage unloaded from the aircraft to be delivered inside.

Its an easier location to keep people out of the (construction) area, McNally said.

To compensate for the hardhat construction area, the airport also made minor changes in the entrance of the airports restaurant so it can continue to operate.

The project will replace what had been a series of garage doors that baggage handlers raised to place checked bags on small inside ramps. The system was crowded, as well as inefficient: the doors opened directly outside, making climate control difficult inside the terminal. The new system will be a traditional flat carousel which will allow baggage to be unloaded outside from a covered baggage cart area, then carried indoors, where doors will be opened for retrieval by passengers.

Contractors in this phase also will build out the back of the terminal to provide space for the temporary secured passenger holding area. That site will become operational during the next construction phase, when the existing secured passenger holding area will be closed and demolished, then replaced with space that will hold twice as many passengers. Once the new holding site becomes operational, the temporary site will be converted to other use, McNally said.

Other work will begin modernization of the non-passenger side of the terminal, to include removing some support pillars to provide more open space (the roof will be reinforced, airport officials said).

As construction on the baggage claim area is ramping up, another long-term airport project has ended: construction of a new Fire Station No. 2 on Bishop Road.

The ARFF (air rescue and firefighting building) is done, McNally said, adding the punch list of last-minute problems is done and the facility has been turned over to Lawton Fire Department.

While Station No. 2 is home to the specially trained firefighters who respond to aviation-related emergencies at the airport, its crews also respond to emergencies in south Lawton and the dual-use station is part of Lawton Fire Department.

McNally said Lawton fire administrators are deciding when the station will open, through a process that will move firefighters from the existing station to the new one. The airport will sponsor a ground-breaking ceremony for the structure.

They wanted to wait until the firefighters moved over to it, McNally said.

The new facility is immediately west of the old station. In January, two major projects were left for completion: a trench for a hot line or the hardware that links the fire station to the airports tower and completion of software for the security fencing; and installation of a commercial grade hood for the kitchens oven.

The $3.9 million station is one of two new fire stations that will open this year. This spring, the firefighting crews of downtowns Central Fire Station will move to the new public safety facility being built south of East Gore Boulevard, between Larrance and Railroad streets.

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Thanks to a grant from Kroger Mid-Atlantic, Richmond area families facing food insecurity will now have additional assistance. The grocer recently donated more than $10,000 to open a new school food pantry at Chimborazo Elementary and stock 16 other school pantries across the district.

After seeing a call for food assistance in October 2019, Kroger connected with local non-profit, Communities In Schools of Richmond, to offer its support.

After learning about the need for food pantry staples in our local community, we had to help, said Allison McGee, corporate affairs manager for Kroger Mid-Atlantic. This effort is perfectly aligned with our Zero Hunger Zero Waste mission at Kroger and our goal of eliminating hunger in the communities we serve.

The new school pantry at Chimborazo Elementary School is part of a coordinated school effort to help address the needs of Chimborazo families. In addition to supporting Chimborazo Elementary, this grant allows CIS of Richmond to help stock 16 other area school pantries with items including pasta, canned fruits and vegetables, and other shelf-stable items.

At Communities In Schools of Richmond, we are committed to delivering the five basics. Among those, a healthy start and a healthy future, said Dr. Harold Fitrer, President & CEO of Communities In Schools of Richmond. The reality is students cannot learn when they are hungry. It is impossible to focus in class when your stomach is growling or you are concerned if you will have dinner at home that night. We are thankful for this commitment from Kroger to Richmond students.

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Sallie Fahey, Tippecanoe County Area Plan Commission Published 12:21 p.m. ET March 1, 2020

A truck crosses under the Newman road railroad bridge, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, in West Lafayette. (Photo: Nikos Frazier | Journal & Courier)

LAFAYETTE It might have snowed last week, but the serious road construction season is right around the corner. Heres what to watch for in the coming weeks.

The $16 million Teal Road (U.S.52) reconstruction project has been awarded by the Indiana Department of Transportation. Lane restrictions will be imposed on Teal Road between Jan. 16 and March 31 while Duke Energy upgrades and relocates power lines. Locations will change daily, and delays are likely. Signage and flaggers will assist motorists. INDOT will be doing patching to maintain the road until all the utility companies complete their relocation work. Major road construction cannot begin until utility relocation is complete, at least one year from now. Additional project information will be provided as it becomes available.

The eastbound lanes of Schuyler Avenue are closed between Sagamore Parkway and County Road 200 North for a sewer and water extension project. Both eastbound and westbound traffic is routed into the westbound lanes. This project will take until August 16, 2020 to complete.

Main Street at Columbian Park is open, however sidewalks on the east side of Main and the north side of Wallace adjacent to Loeb Stadium will be closed through the end of the stadium construction project in the fall of 2020. Main Street may be closed for short durations like it was in late February. Side streets are more likely to be closed for longer periods of time.

There will be temporary lane closures on Elston Road between Old US 231 and Old Romney Road between Jan. 31 and April 27 while a new gas line is installed. Flaggers will assist motorists.

The sidewalk and periodically one lane will be closed at 1007 Main St. until Aug. 31, 2020, for construction of a new restaurant. Flaggers will assist traffic when Main Street is restricted to one lane.

Watch for ongoing construction at the intersection of South and Ninth streets. The work is part of the Ninth Street Sewer Separation and Pump Station project.

Hartford Street between 14th and 15th streets and northbound 16th Street between Hartford and Tippecanoe streets are still closed for the demolition of the west and north wings of the St. Elizabeth Hospital and the Nursing School. Sidewalk closure and detour signs are posted.

The sidewalk and one lane on South Street are closed indefinitely between Main Street and 18th Street.

Sidewalks are closed on South Street between Fifth Street and the alley on the west side of city hall and on the east side of Fifth Street between South and Columbia streets until April 20, 2020, for the construction of the Star City Crossing project.

Newman Road closes on Monday, March 2, from the Newman Road/Indiana 26 intersection to Benson Drive. The project will replace the existing Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad underpass with a modern structure. This structure will allow for the large commercial traffic expected from development of the Purdue Aerospace Park. Newman Road will provide facilities for pedestrians and bicycles. Construction is expected to be complete on Nov. 1. Detour routes will be phased. Phase 1: From March 2 to June 1, the detour route will be from Indiana 26 to Sharon Chapel Road. Phase 2: From June 1 through July 15, the detour route will be from U.S. 231, Lindberg Road, Klondike Road, Indiana 26 and Sharon Chapel Road. Phase 3: From July 16 through fall 2020, the detour route will be from Indiana 26 to Sharon Chapel Road.

The intersection of Klondike and Cumberland closed on Feb. 7 for construction of the roundabout at that location. The schools can only be accessed from the north off U.S. 52. Access to properties on County Road 250 North and businesses such as American Suburban Utilities and the sports complex are from County Road 400 West then east on County Road 250 North. The best estimate is that the roundabout will be completed in July. The entire project all phases still has a November 2020 completion deadline. New detour information will be available on the project website at ReviveKlondike.com.

County Road 450 North will be closed between County Road 625 East and Indiana 25 from March 2 to May 1 for a culvert replacement.

Bids were accepted but not yet awarded for two county road projects, both of which will smooth out curves. The first project is on County Road 600 North just west of County Farm Road near Battle Ground Middle School. The second project is at the 90-degree turn on County Road 200 North south of Schuyler Avenue and just before the road crosses Interstate 65. More information will be provided when construction is ready to begin.

INDOT is replacing decks and widening the I-65 northbound and southbound bridges over the Wabash River north of the Schuyler Avenue/Indiana 25 exit. Lane shifts and nighttime lane closures will continue until October 2020.

INDOT is patching and rehabilitating Indiana 28 between Indiana 25 and U.S. 231. Patching is complete; paving will continue in the upcoming construction season until the end of June 2020.

Fahey is executive director of the Tippecanoe County Area Plan Commission. She rounds up and updates road construction projects in Greater Lafayette monthly for the J&C.

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A restaurant aimed solely at cheese-lovers will be sailing into the UK.

And if you like boats too, it will be close to heaven for you.

The double-decker cheese-themed barge is coming to London this spring - and it's supposedly going to be a permanent fixture to the dock.

However, there sadly seems to be no plans to sail up to this part of the world just yet.

The Cheese Barge is currently under construction in a Somerset boatyard, but is set to dock in Paddington this April, reports The Mirror .

Matthew Carver - a World Cheese Awards judge and Cheese Bar founder - is the man behind the scheme, having made a name for himself through his Seven Dials restaurant Pick $ Cheese, where dishes are rolled out on a conveyor belt.

The floating restaurant will serve seasonal dishes which celebrate the best of the UK's 'small producer' cheeses.

The menu has a number of elaborate dishes to try, like the Windrush Goats Curd with lamb scrumpets and pickled walnuts, and Cropwell Bishop Stilton Devils on Horseback, which is basically medjool dates stuffed with Stilton and wrapped in bacon.

Or for a lighter snack, there are Cheddar curds, which are curried and tossed in chilli honey.

But for larger groups, the sharing plates offer a half-kilo of Baron Bigod cheese which is baked to order, alongside house-made sausage - with hints of blue cheese - and a selection of side dishes.

Head chef Reagan Ellenbroek has joined up with executive chef Ross Keeling to put together the menu.

Matthew said: "I spent my childhood years messing around in boats.

"So, when the opportunity of opening The Cheese Barge came along, we couldnt say no."

He added: "Weve always set out to create fun restaurant experiences, and what could be more fun than eating the best of British cheese on the Grand Union Canal."

And, it doesn't stop there, The Cheese Barge also offers a couple of sweet treats.

There's a Yorkshire Curd Tart and a Malted Milk Chocolate Cremeux - but whether or not cheese is hidden in there is another thing.

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