LIMA —The Ohio Department of Transportation announced the following projects to take place over the next year in District 1, covering Allen, Hardin, Putnam and Van Wert counties.
• Repair of slope failure along state Route 115 in Allen County
Begins: June
Ends: October
Projected cost: $536,951
Traffic impacts: daily lane closures along route
• Resurfacing and improvements on state Route 117 in Westminster
Begins: April
Ends: December
Projected cost: $5.4 mil.
Traffic impacts: none
• Reconstruction of one mile of state Route 66 in Delphos
Begins: March
Ends: November
Projected cost: $3.8 mil.
Traffic impacts: daily lane closures on route
• Sidewalk improvements at Delphos schools
Begins: March
Ends: August
Projected cost: $486,272
Traffic impacts: none
• Guardrail improvements on various county roads in Allen County
Begins: April
Projected cost: $356,224
Traffic impacts: temporary lane closures on various routes
• Resurfacing five miles of state Route 81 in Lima
Begins: May
Ends: August
Projected cost: $962,395
Traffic impacts: daily lane closures on route
• Replacing bridge on township Road 32 over Jennings Creek
Begins: July
Ends: November
Projected cost: $800,322
Traffic impacts: detour
• Demolishing bridge on township Road 221 near the village of Lafayette
Begins: October
Ends: May
Projected cost: $257,328
Traffic impacts: road closed to traffic
• Resurfacing state Route 103 in Bluffton
Begins: April
Ends: September
Projected cost: $721,930
Traffic impacts: daily lane closures on route
• Reconstructing and repairing various traffic signals throughout the district
Begins: August 2023
Ends: August 2024
Projected cost: $915,500
Traffic impacts: daily lane restrictions on some routes
• Resurfacing state Route 67 in Kenton
Begins: May
Ends: September
Projected cost: $405,150
Traffic impacts: daily lane closures on route
• Resurfacing state Route 31 in Hardin County
Begins: June
Ends: October
Projected cost: $1 million
Traffic impacts: daily lane closures on route
• Replacing bridge on county Road 75 over Hog Creek
Begins: June
Ends: October
Projected cost: $1.6 million
Traffic impacts: traffic detours
• Rehabilitating bridge on county Road 150 over Scioto River
Begins: July
Ends: November
Projected cost: $1.1 million
Traffic impact: traffic detours
• Rehabilitating six bridges on various routes in district
Begins: May
Ends: November
Projected cost: $901,097
Traffic impacts: daily lane restrictions at some locations
•Resurfacing state Route 115 near Kalida
Begins: June
Ends: August
Projected cost: $742,867
Traffic impacts: daily lane closures on the route
• Replacing the bridge on state Route 65 over the Bernard Weis Ditch
Begins: June
Ends: August
Projected cost: $557,540
Traffic impacts: traffic detour
• Resurfacing county Road Z near Columbus Grove and Old U.S. 224 near Ottawa
Begins: April
Ends: September
Projected cost: $1.3 million
Traffic impacts: daily lane closures on roads
• Rehabilitating county Road M Bridge over Cranberry Creek
Begins: June
Ends: September
Projected cost: $371,181
Traffic impacts: traffic will be detoured
• Replacing three culverts on U.S. 224 in Van Wert County
Begins: April
Ends: September
Projected cost: $710,151
Traffic impacts: traffic to be detoured
In a release from ODOT, Director Jack Marchbanks said that the credit for the projects will go to the Ohioans who the roads will serve in the first place.
“These investments are made possible by hard-working Ohioans who use these roads and bridges every day to get to work, school, medical appointments and family vacations. It is our duty to ensure the resources entrusted to us are used wisely,” he said.
According to the department, it will invest a record $2.5 bil. into the more than 1000 projects that will take place during this year’s construction season.
