The following is a weekly report concerning construction and maintenance work on state highways within the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 which includes the counties of Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert and Wyandot. This report is issued each week beginning in April and continues through November.
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Construction and Maintenance Projects
Week of July 20, 2015
Allen County
Interstate 75 Reconstruction project For the most recent information concerning the Interstate 75 reconstruction project through Lima and Allen County please visitwww.odotlima75.org.
Defiance County
U.S. 127 will be reduced to one lane in various locations for crack sealing of the pavement and for drainage work. Work is being performed by the Defiance County ODOT maintenance garage.
Ohio 2/18/49 in the village of Hicksville is restricted for a pavement repair and resurfacing project which had previously been postponed. Work will take place on Ohio 2 from its junction with Ohio 49 at the south edge of town to the south just outside of the village limits. On Ohio 49 work will occur from inside the village to the Williams County line, and on Ohio 18 from within the village to just outside the village limits. Work is being performed by Brooks Construction, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Hancock County
Ohio 12/U.S. 224 in Findlay just west of North Blanchard Street at the railroad crossing will be closed beginning July 22 for approximately two weeks for a railroad crossing repair. Traffic will be detoured onto Interstate 75, County Road 99, County Road 212 and Bright Road back to Ohio 12 (Fostoria Avenue) or U.S. 224 (Tiffin Avenue). Work is being performed by CSX Railroad.
Ohio 37 (Lincoln Street) in Findlay between Grand Avenue and South Blanchard Street will be closed at the railroad crossing beginning July 20 for approximately two weeks for a railroad repair. Traffic will be detoured onto South Blanchard Street, East Sandusky Street (Ohio 568) back to Main Street (Ohio 37). Work is being done by CSX Railroad.
Interstate 75 northbound and southbound south of Findlay, from north of County Road 313 to two and a half miles south of Ohio 698 will be restricted to one lane in each direction starting the week of July 27 for a joint repair and resurfacing project. Also as a part of this project the rest areas will close sometime in the coming weeks. Work is being performed by Shelly Company, Findlay.
Ohio 15 from the Findlay airport to Ohio 37 eastbound and westbound will remain restricted through the end of summer for a resurfacing project. Work is being performed by the Shelly Company, Findlay.
Ohio 12 from Arcadia to the Seneca County line, Ohio 18 from Fostoria west to the Seneca County line and Ohio 613 from Ohio 235 at McComb to Interstate 75 will be restricted through the work zone for pavement repair and resurfacing which began June 1. The Ohio 613 portion of this project has been completed and work is now being done on Ohio 12 and Ohio 18. Work is being performed by Bluffton Paving, Bluffton.
Ohio 15 northbound east of the U.S. 68 junction is one lane through the work zone for a roadside slide repair project which is expected to continue through July. Work is being performed by Sand Ridge Excavating, Cloverdale.
Interstate 75 in Wood and Hancock counties: Through 2016, southbound I-75 is reduced to two lanes from US 20 to I-475 in Perrysburg. Through November, from 8pm until 6am, single lane restrictions are possible on I-75 between the I-75/I-475 interchange in Perrysburg to CR 99 in Hancock County. Through 2016, 11-foot lane width restrictions are in place on I-75 between US 20 in Perrysburg to CR 99 in Hancock County. Project complete: October 2017. All work is weather permitting.
Special events . . .
- Effective Monday, April 27, through December, Township Road 101 in Hancock County, between CR 220 and TR 142, will be closed for bridge work on I-75.
Hardin County
Ohio 81 from the Allen County line to Dunkirk will be restricted to one lane through the work zone for removal of pavement reflectors in preparation for an upcoming chip seal project. Work is being performed by the Hardin County ODOT maintenance garage.
Ohio 273 west of Mount Victory before the Ohio 292 and Ohio 273 intersection which was closed at the railroad for a railroad crossing repair on July 10 has reopened.
Ohio 701 between U.S. 68 and Township Road 105 which closed July 6 for culvert replacements has reopened.
Ohio 67 north of the village of Roundhead just east of Ohio 235 closed June 15 for approximately three months for a bridge repair project over the Scioto River. Traffic detoured onto Ohio 235, Ohio 309 and U.S. 68 back to Ohio 67. Work is being performed by Eagle Bridge Co., Sidney.
Paulding County
Ohio 111 east of U.S. 127 and Ohio 637 will be restricted to one lane through the work zone during the week for berming of the roadside. Work is being performed by the Paulding County ODOT maintenance garage.
U.S. 127 between Garfield Avenue and Jackson Street in the village of Paulding closed April 13 for approximately eight months for a sewer separation project. The traffic detour for this closure has changed. Traffic is now detoured onto Ohio 111, Ohio 637 and Ohio 114 back onto U.S. 127. Work is being performed by VTF Excavation, Celina.
Putnam County
Ohio 108 between Ohio 15 and the Henry County line will be reduced to one lane throughout the week for pavement repair. Work is being performed by the Putnam County ODOT maintenance garage.
Ohio 190 on the south end of Fort Jennings has been closed indefinitely as of July 1 for an emergency culvert repair. Traffic is being detoured onto Ohio 189, Ohio 115 and U.S. 30.
Ohio 189 at the east edge of Ottoville closed May 27 for an emergency culvert repair. The road is closed for an indefinite amount of time. Traffic is being detoured onto Ohio 190, Ohio 634 and U.S. 224 back to Ohio 189.
Van Wert County
Ohio 49 between Ohio 81 and U.S. 224 will be reduced to one lane through the work zone for removal of pavement reflectors in preparation for a chip seal project. Work is being done by the Van Wert County ODOT maintenance garage.
Ohio 697 west of Middle Point Wetzel Road, approximately five miles west of the city of Delphos, which closed June 8 will remain closed through the end of July to replace the bridge over the Auglaize River. Traffic detoured onto Ohio 116 to Ohio 81 to Ohio 66 back onto Ohio 697. Work is being done by Brumbaugh Construction, Inc., Arcanum.
Wyandot County
Ohio 67 between Township Highway 31 and County Highway 30 will be closed beginning August 3 for approximately five days for a culvert replacement. Traffic will be detoured onto Ohio 103 and Ohio 53. Work will be performed by the Wyandot County ODOT maintenance garage.
Ohio 37 south of Ohio 53 closed July 13 for approximately five days for a culvert replacement. Traffic is detoured onto Ohio 53, Ohio 67, and Ohio 294 back to Ohio 37. Work is being performed by the Wyandot County ODOT maintenance garage.
U.S. 23/30 northbound and southbound at Upper Sandusky is currently reduced to one lane through the work zone for bridge and pavement repair and resurfacing. On U.S. 23 the zone extends from south of Ohio 182 to just south of County Road 47, and on U.S. 30 from the U.S. 23 split to Township Highway 103. Work is being performed by Kokosing Construction, Columbus.
U.S. 23 interchange with Ohio 199, Upper Sandusky Bridge deck repairs and resurfacing will impact the interchange as follows. Work is being performed by Kokosing Construction, Columbus:
- U.S. 23 northbound entrance ramp from Ohio 199 will be closed for three weeks beginning July 20. Traffic will be detoured to Ohio 53/67 to U.S. 23 north back to Ohio 199.
- U.S. 23 southbound exit ramp to Ohio 199 will be impacted by the project but will have no long-term closures.
