Starke County Highway Superintendent Rik Ritzler hopes to start on the county’s first new hot mix asphalt road soon. He told the county commissioners Monday the plan is to improve 300 East through the Knox Industrial Park from State Road 8 to the railroad tracks. He says the route will also be a test case for the county when it comes to hot mix asphalt roads as they try to use a less expensive, more efficient process.
Ritzler adds they may also be able to do the road near the North Judson Industrial Park this year. He notes all of the hot mix roads will be widened, and new bridges will be adjusted as necessary.
