Valparaiso's Costas bullish on city's future

Valparaiso's new interchange at Ind. 49 and County 400 North/Vale Park Road overpass officially opened Nov. 21. At night, Valparaiso's name is lighted on the bridge.

Valpo opens new Vale Park/Ind. 49 interchange

State Sen. Ed Charbeneau, left, and Valparaiso Economic Development Director Matt Murphy look over the side of the newly opened 400 North overpass of IN 49 in Valparaiso on Wednesday.

Valpo opens new Vale Park/Ind. 49 interchange

The 400 North overpass of Ind. 49 officially opened at noon Wednesday in Valparaiso.

Valpo opens new Vale Park/Ind. 49 interchange

Valparaiso resident Stan Sienkowski rides his bike on a path over the 400 North overpass of Ind. 49 in Valparaiso. The overpass officially opened at noon Wednesday.

Valpo opens new Vale Park/Ind. 49 interchange

Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas talks to INDOT Capital Program Director Angie Fegaras after a ceremony marking the opening of the 400 North overpass of Ind. 49 in Valparaiso.

Valpo opens new Vale Park/Ind. 49 interchange

Officials cut a ribbon marking the opening of the 400 North overpass of Ind. 49 in Valparaiso.

Barn move signals preservation of rural landscape

The Maxwell barn is moved onto a new location along Ind. 49 in Morgan Township on Thursday.

Barn move signals preservation of rural landscape

Morgan Township resident Mark Maxwell and his son Kaden, 4, sit in a doorway of their old family barn Thursday while it is moved to a new property along Ind. 49.

Barn move signals preservation of rural landscape

Dillabaugh employee Steve Grugel, right, checks the underside of a barn being moved onto its new property nearly a mile south of Division Road in Morgan Township. The move of the large barn required NIPSCO to disconnect power lines along the route.

Barn move signals preservation of rural landscape

A 35-foot-tall barn is moved under power lines Thursday along Ind. 49 in Morgan Township. The barn was built in the 1930s and was moved to its new location south of Division Road to preserve it on a more stable property.

Barn move signals preservation of rural landscape

Deb Maxwell, of New Jersey, talks about her family barn being moved south along Ind. 49 in Morgan Township to a different property. The move required NIPSCO to disconnect power in order to get the barn under lines.

Barn move signals preservation of rural landscape

A 56-foot-long-by-36-foot-wide barn is moved onto a new location along Ind. 49 in Morgan Township. The barn was built in the 1930s and owner Deb Maxwell wanted to preserve the barn farther away from the busy intersection of Division Road and Ind. 49.

Crash at 1100 N and Ind. 49

Firefighters and paramedics attend to injured people after multiple vehicles collided at 1100 North and Ind. 49 in Chesterton, Tuesday, July 3, 2012.

Crash at 1100 N and Ind. 49

Multiple vehicles collided at 1100 North and Ind. 49 in Chesterton, Tuesday.

Crash at 1100 N and Ind. 49

Firefighters and paramedics attend to injured people Tuesday afternoon after multiple vehicles collided at 1100 North and Ind. 49 in Chesterton.

Overturned trash hauler snarls U.S. 30 traffic

Green's Towing employee Gary Anderson untangles trash Thursday from a semi that overturned on the ramp from northbound Ind. 49 to eastbound U.S. 30 in Valparaiso. The crash closed the ramp and one lane of U.S. 30 for hours while the garbage was removed.

Overturned trash hauler snarls U.S. 30 traffic

A crew from Green's Towing removes garbage from a semi that overturned Thursday on the ramp from northbound Ind. 49 to eastbound U.S. 30 in Valparaiso.

Overturned trash hauler snarls U.S. 30 traffic

A crew from Green's Towing removes garbage from a semi that overturned Thursday on the ramp from northbound Ind. 49 to eastbound U.S. 30 in Valparaiso.

Garbage hauler overturns on U.S. 30

Valparaiso - Green's Towing employee Gary Anderson untangles trash from a semi hauler that overturned on the ramp from northbound Ind. 49 to eastbound U.S. 30 in Valparaiso, Thursday, April 19, 2012. The crash closed the ramp and one lane of U.S. 30 for hours while the garbage was removed.

Overturned trash hauler snarls U.S. 30 traffic

Shawn Woelfel, left, and Gary Anderson from Green's Towing throw garbage Thursday from an overturned trash hauler into a Dumpster on the ramp from northbound Ind. 49 to eastbound U.S. 30 in Valparaiso.