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Thursday, Apr. 25, 2024

ODOT lists ongoing highway projects

VW independent/submitted information

LIMA — The Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 1 has announced that the following highway projects will be underway in the Van Wert, Paulding, and Putnam counties this week.

Van Wert County

U.S. 30, between the Indiana state line and Ohio 49 north, will be occasionally restricted to one lane through the work zone for pavement striping and rumble strip installation as part of a resurfacing and concrete joint repair project. Work is being performed by the Shelly Company of Findlay.

Bridge repair, pavement repair and resurfacing on the following routes within the Delphos and Ottoville area will have the following impacts to traffic. Work will resume on the pavement repair and resurfacing within the next two weeks. Work is being performed by Bluffton Paving of Bluffton.

  • Ohio 66 over U.S. 30 is now open following bridge repair.
  • Ohio 66, Ohio 190 and Ohio 697 within the city of Delphos will be restricted to one lane at various locations for pavement repairs and resurfacing.
  • Ohio 66 and Ohio 189 within the village of Ottoville will be restricted to one lane at various locations for pavement repairs and resurfacing.
  • Ohio 66, Ohio 190 and Ohio 697 within the city of Delphos will be restricted to one lane at various locations for pavement repairs.
  • Ohio 66 and Ohio 189 within the village of Ottoville will be restricted to one lane at various locations for pavement repairs.

Ohio 118 at Wren Landeck Road will be restricted to one lane through the work zone for repair of the road shoulder. Work is being performed by the ODOT Van Wert County maintenance garage.

Ohio 81between the village of Willshire and the Allen County line will be restricted to one lane through the work zone for a chip seal project. Work is being done by the ODOT Van Wert County maintenance garage.

Ohio 709, between county Road 103 and Goodwin Road, west of Venedocia, is now open following culvert replacement at three locations.

Ohio 709, between Ohio City and Ohio 116, is restricted to one lane through the work zone for a resurfacing project which will continue through mid-July. Work is being performed by the Shelly Company of Findlay.

Paulding County

U.S. 30, between the Indiana state line and Ohio 49 north, will be occasionally restricted to one lane through the work zone for pavement striping and rumble strip installation as part of a resurfacing and concrete joint repair project. Work is being performed by the Shelly Company of Findlay.

County Road 11 retaining wall repair under U.S. 24, just east of the Indiana state line, is complete.

Ohio 49 throughout Paulding County will be restricted to one lane through the work zone for sealing of pavement cracks. Work is being performed by the ODOT Paulding County maintenance garage.

Ohio 49, between Township Road 204 and County Road 220, north of Antwerp, is now open following a culvert replacement.

Ohio 49, just north of Ohio 111, will close June 25 for five days for a culvert replacement. Traffic detoured onto Ohio 111, U.S. 127, and U.S. 24 back to Ohio 49. Work is being performed by the ODOT Paulding County maintenance garage. (see map)

Ohio 111 resurfacing between U.S. 127 and Ohio 637 is complete.

County Road 123, approximately a half mile south of Ohio 114, closed June 18 through September for a bridge replacement project over Hagerman Creek. The project is part of the Ohio Bridge Partnership Program, which is administered through the Ohio Department of Transportation. The program provides funding for the repair or replacement of municipal and county bridges. Work is being performed by Eagle Bridge Company, Sidney.

Ohio 637, between Road 118 and Road 138, northwest of Melrose, closed April 18 until late July for ditch relocation. The project also includes the relocation of a 72-inch pipe beneath county Road 126 to match the flow of the new ditch. Traffic is detoured onto Ohio 613 and Ohio 66 back onto Ohio 637. Work is being performed by VTF Excavation of Celina. (see map)

Putnam County

Bridge repair, pavement repair and resurfacing on the following routes within the Delphos and Ottoville area will impact traffic (see Van Wert County).Work will resume on pavement repair and resurfacing within the next two weeks. Work is being performed by Bluffton Paving of Bluffton.

Ohio 108, between County Road D and County Road E, north of Miller City, will close June 25 for approximately five days for a culvert replacement. Traffic will be detoured onto Ohio 613, Ohio 109, and Ohio 18 back onto Ohio 108. Work is being performed by the ODOT Putnam County maintenance garage. (see map)

Ohio 634, between Ohio 613 and the village of Continental, will be reduced to one lane through the work zone for resurfacing. Work is expected to continue through late July. Work is being performed by Gerken Paving Inc. of Napoleon.

POSTED: 06/25/18 at 8:13 am. FILED UNDER: News