This week we’re expanding our regular post about road construction projects in Richland County with information about similar work in adjacent counties in ODOT District 3. Over the next week, you can expect the following work to be underway:
RICHLAND COUNTY
State Route 97
SR 97, at its interchange with Interstate 71, will have two narrowed lanes of traffic in each direction. Crews are working on the berm, adjusting castings, and completing corrective work. Traffic will be maintained by flaggers. Please use caution while navigating through work zones. The project is expected to be complete July 2017.
US Route 30
US 30 westbound, just outside of the city of Mansfield on the 5th Ave. off ramp, is closed for a culvert replacement. This is an emergency project that began Tuesday, June 13 when a storm released inches of rain over a very short period of time. Crews will begin repairing the collapsed pipe and pavement washout. The project is expected to be completed July 2017.
State Route 545
SR 545, between Crall Rd. and Richland-Shale Rd., will be reduced to one lane of traffic as needed for pavement resurfacing. Traffic will be maintained with flaggers as needed. The project is expected to be complete June 2017.
State Route 546
SR 546, from the Knox County line to the City of Lexington, will have intermittent lane closures as crews on a chip and seal resurfacing project. Traffic will be maintained with flaggers as needed. The project is expected to be complete by October 2017.
ASHLAND COUNTY
State Route 95
SR 95, just east of SR 39 to the Wayne County line, will be reduced to one lane of traffic for pavement repairs. Traffic will be maintained with flaggers. The project is expected to be completed October 2017.
US Route 30
US 30, just west of SR 60 to the Wayne County line at CR 15, will have daily lane closures for pavement repairs as part of resurfacing project. Right lane closures were changed to left lane closures Monday, June 19. Please use caution when navigating through work zones. The project is expected to be complete by August 2017.
CRAWFORD COUNTY
State Route 19 ***NEW***
SR 19, from the Seneca County line to SR 19 and on SR 19 to SR 100, will be reduced to one lane of traffic for a resurfacing project. Traffic will be maintained with flaggers. The project is expected to be complete in September 2017.
State Route 96
SR 96, from SR 602 to the Richland County line, will have two lanes of traffic in each direction for a chip seal project. Traffic will be maintained by periodic flagging operations. The project is expected to be complete in October 2017.
State Route 39
SR 39, from Tiro Rd. to the Richland Co. line, will have potential lane closures as needed for a chip seal project. Traffic will be maintained by periodic flagging operations. The project is expected to be complete in June 2017.
State Route 103
SR 103, from SR 4 to the Huron Co. line, will be reduced to one lane of traffic for a resurfacing project. Traffic will be maintained with flaggers. The project is expected to be completed October 2017.
State Route 602
SR 602, just south of New Washington to the SR 103 junction, will be reduced to one lane of traffic for a resurfacing project. Traffic will be maintained with flaggers. The project is expected to be completed October 2017.
State Route 598
The ODOT report did not include information about the partial closing of SR 598 in Galion. Several hundred feet of Portland Way North will be closed for 60 days beginning on June 26 for road and sewer project.
HURON COUNTY
State Route 113
SR 113, from US 20 to US 250 and SR 547 just west of the railroad tracks to US 20 in Monroeville, is reduced to one lane of traffic for a resurfacing and bridge repair project. Traffic will be maintained with flaggers. The project is expected to be complete September 2017.
