Ohio Department of Transportation - Tue April 27, 2021
ODOT Investing Nearly $2B to Improve Infrastructure
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is gearing up for another busy construction season. This year, ODOT will invest $1.92 billion into 956 projects to improve transportation across the state. The 2021 construction program includes improvements to 876 bridges and 4,596 mi....
Ohio Department of Transportation - Tue March 02, 2021
Slabtown Road Over U.S. 30 Closes Through Mid-Summer
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Allen County Engineer's Office have completed the initial scope for the repair of the Slabtown Road bridge over U.S. 30, which closed in December due to a bridge strike....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 02, 2021
John R. Jurgensen Co. Upgrades Lanes, Bridges Along I-675
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), via a $26.1 million construction project, is rehabilitating a 17-mi. stretch of I-675 by repairing sections of pavement and resurfacing three lanes of highway in each direction....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 02, 2021
ODOT Builds 'Superstreets' in Greene County
A project by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to build two innovative intersections called Superstreets comes with its fair share of challenges — the usual and the not so usual. "A Superstreet is a non-traditional, signalized intersection that can provide more capacity than a traditional intersection," according to an ODOT fact sheet....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon January 04, 2021
ODOT Project Will Ease Congestion on U.S. 35
Crews in Ohio are widening the U.S. 35 corridor between Smithville Road and I-675 from two to three lanes. The additional lane on U.S. 35 between Smithville Road and I-675 will reduce congestion and improve safety for the traveling public....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 08, 2020
Shelly & Sands One Year From Completing Granville Project
Shelly & Sands Inc. crews started work on the Ohio Department of Transportation's $8,840,000 State Route 37/State Route 661 and State Route 16 interchange improvement project in the southern boundary of the village of Granville, Ohio, an initiative that began in June and should be completed in fall 2021....
Ohio Department of Transportation - Tue November 10, 2020
ODOT District 8 Crews Conducting Annual Inspections
With the winter season just around the corner, it won't be long before the snow starts flying. That's why the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has started its annual inspection of more than 155 plow trucks and pieces of equipment in southwest Ohio to ensure they're ready for whatever Ol' Man Winter brings....
Ohio Department of Transportation - Tue October 13, 2020
ODOT Seeks Additional Lanes on I-77 in Summit County
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is pursuing funds to design and construct additional travel lanes on I-77 in northern Summit County. Widening of a 9.2-mi.-long corridor on I-77 is proposed between the Ghent Road and Ohio Turnpike interchanges in the city of Fairlawn, Bath and Richfield Townships and the Village of Richfield....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 13, 2020
ODOT Reconstructs, Widens Portion of I-76 in Akron
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), over the years, has been addressing its infrastructure deficit to replace aging roads and bridges and to upgrade crucial hubs in many of the state's major cities, and Akron is part of this action....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 15, 2020
ODOT's $116M South Side Mega Fix to Complete Next Spring
The Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) two-phase, $166 million South Side Mega Fix project in Columbus, an initiative awarded to Shelly & Sands Inc. (S&S), will be delivered in April/May 2021....
