The first two of several new Indiana Toll Road plazas has officially opened on both sides of the Indiana Toll Road in Portage.
The new stops are part of a $70 million restoration plan that includes the demolition and rehabilitation of eight travel plaza buildings.
After this project is complete, the newly designed structures will feature modern travel facilities with state-of-the-art technology and new food options.
Sunoco is the sole operator of the Portage store, and will be for the Elkhart location, which will also be rebuilt into a fuel and convenience store.
Sunoco will also operate the new fuel stations at the Rolling Prairie and Howe locations, which will be rebuilt into full-service plazas with HMSHost operating and managing the restaurant facilities.
The Travel Plaza Master Plan schedule:
♦ Phase 1: Oct. 1, 2015; Fremont travel plaza buildings and fuel stations (MP 146) permanently closed. Demolition is complete.
♦ Phase 2: July 2016 – early 2017; Portage (MP 22) travel plazas demolished and rebuilt into fuel/convenience stores.
♦ Phase 2a: September 2016 – summer 2017; Howe (MP 126) travel plazas demolished and rebuilt into full-service plazas.
♦ Phase 3: Spring 2017 – fall 2017; Rolling Prairie (MP 56) travel plazas demolished and rebuilt into full-service plazas.
♦ Phase 4: Fall 2017 – spring 2018; Elkhart (MP 90) travel plazas demolished and rebuilt into fuel/convenience stores.
