Interstate 75 Widening Project
BOWLING GREEN (Friday, June 5, 2015) – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District Two announces the following update to the I-75 widening project in Wood and Hancock Counties. Updates are highlighted in bold and underlined:
Interstate 75: Widening
Wood & Hancock Counties (170-14, 199-14, 237-14 & 3000-14):
Interstate Restrictions:
Through November, overnight, from 7pm until 6am, single lane restrictions are possible on I-75 between the I-75/I-475 interchange in Perrysburg and CR 99 in Hancock County.
Through December, one lane of northbound I-75 traffic, from Roachton Road to US 20, will be maintained in the northbound lane and one lane of northbound I-75 traffic, from Roachton Road to US 20, will be maintained on southbound I-75.
Through 2016, southbound I-75 is reduced to two lanes from US 20 to I-475 in Perrysburg.
Through 2016, 11-foot lane width restrictions are in place on I-75 between US 20 in Perrysburg and CR 99 in Hancock County.
Beginning Monday, June 8 at 8pm, through Tuesday, June 9 at 6am, southbound I-75, between Devils Hole Road and Gypsy Lane Road will be reduced to one lane for redirection onto new pavement. Following this work, traffic will be placed on new southbound pavement in this area. *Motorists are advised of traffic pattern changes throughout this work zone.*
Ramp Restrictions:
Effective Tuesday, June 9 at 12:01am through 5am, the ramp from southbound I-75 to SR 64 (Exit 181) and the ramp from SR 64 to southbound I-75 will be closed for pavement installation. Suggested alternate route: Dunbridge Road; US 6. *Motorists are advised of traffic pattern changes throughout this work zone.*
Through December, the ramp from southbound I-75 to westbound I-475 is reduced to one lane. The ramp from eastbound I-475 to northbound I-75 is permanently reduced to one lane.
Local Routes:
Effective Monday, June 15 through October, Jerry City Road at I-75 will be closed for bridge work. Detour: SR 25; SR 281; Solether Road. Work on Bays Road at I-75 will be announced.
Through December, Township Road 101 in Hancock County, between CR 220 and TR 142, is closed for bridge work over I-75.
Project complete: October 2017. All work is weather permitting.
