Thursday Night, May 23
(I-670 east to I-71 south ramp night closures):
Starting at 9 p.m., the ramp from I-670 east to I-71 south will be closed.
Traffic will be detoured on I-670 east to Leonard Ave. to I-670 west to State Route 315 south to I-71 south.
All ramps and lanes will be reopened by 5 a.m. the next morning.
Thursday Night, May 23
(Night closures):
Starting at 8 p.m., the ramp from I-670 west to I-71 south will be closed.
Traffic will be detoured to State Route 315 south to I-71 south.
All ramps and lanes will be reopened by 5 a.m. the next morning.
Thursday Night, May 23
(I-71 south night closures):
Starting at 9 p.m., I-71 south will be reduced to one lane and the ramp from 11th Ave. to I-71 south will close.
At 10 p.m., I-71 south traffic will be detoured to I-670 west State Route 315 south to I-71 south.
All ramps and lanes will be reopened by 5 a.m. the next morning.
Thursday Night, May 23
(I-670 east night closure):
Starting at 11 p.m., the I-670 east at I-71 north split will be closed.
Traffic will be detoured on I-71 north to 11th Ave. to I-71 south to I-670 east.
All ramps and lanes will be reopened by 5 a.m. the next morning.
Tuesday Night, May 28 to Friday Night, May 31
(I-670 east to I-71 south ramp nightly closures):
Starting at 9 p.m., the ramp from I-670 east to I-71 south will be closed.
Traffic will be detoured on I-670 east to Leonard Ave. to I-670 west to State Route 315 south to I-71 south.
All ramps and lanes will be reopened by 5 a.m. the next morning.
Wednesday Night, May 29 to Friday Night, May 31
(Jack Gibbs Blvd. to I-670 west nightly closure):
Starting at 8 p.m., the ramp from Jack Gibbs Blvd. to I-670 west will be closed.
All ramps and lanes will be reopened by 5 a.m. the next morning.
Wednesday Night, May 29 to Thursday Night, May 30
(I-670 east to I-71 north ramp nightly closures):
Starting at 8 p.m., the ramp from I-670 east to I-71 north will be closed.
Traffic will be detoured on I-670 east to Leonard Ave. to I-670 west to I-71 north.
All ramps and lanes will be reopened by 5 a.m. the next morning.
Wednesday Night, May 29 to Thursday Night, May 30
(I-71 north at I-670 east nightly closures):
Starting at 9 p.m., I-71 north will be reduced to a single lane.
9 p.m., the right lane of I-670 east will be closed from Cleveland to St. Clair. This will allow all traffic on the I-71 north to I-670 east ramp to have its own lane on I-670 east instead of merging with I-670 east.
Starting at 10 p.m., I-71 north traffic will be detoured to I-670 east. Traffic will then be detoured to Leonard Ave. to I-670 west to I-71 north.
All ramps and lanes will be reopened by 5 a.m. the next morning.
Tuesday, May 28 to Friday, May 31
(Cleveland Ave. northbound right lane closure):
Starting at 9 a.m., the right lane on Cleveland Ave. will be closed to northbound traffic from Jefferson St. to Jack Gibbs Blvd.
All lanes will be reopened by 3 p.m. each afternoon.
Tuesday Night, May 28 to Friday Night, May 31
(Nightly closures)
Starting at 8 p.m., the ramp from I-670 west to I-71 south will be closed. Traffic will be detoured to State Route 315 south to I-71 south.
All ramps and lanes will be reopened by 5 a.m. the next morning.
Tuesday Night, May 28 to Friday Night, May 31
(I-71 south nightly right lane closure)
Starting at 10 p.m., the right lane of I-71 south through the zone will be closed.
All lanes by 5 a.m. the next morning.
Always expect a train. Even if one train has passed, another one may be coming on another set of tracks.
Listen, watch and be cautious at all railroad crossings.
Never get caught on tracks. Always be certain there is room on the other side to completely clear tracks before crossing.
Never stop on tracks. If gates begin to lower, continue crossing until you clear the tracks.
Never go around lowered crossing gates or through flashing lights at railroad crossings. If you think it is stuck, find another route.
Crossing tracks on a bicycle requires caution and extra attention! Narrow wheels can get caught between the rails. If possible, walk - don't ride - across. Always cross at a 90-degree angle.
Remember, a passenger train traveling 80 mph takes about 2,200 feet to stop or the length of seven football fields.
You cannot always judge the speed or distance of a moving train. Moving trains can create optical illusions, appearing to move slower and be farther away than they actually are.
If your vehicle stalls on a crossing, get everyone out and off the tracks immediately. If a train is coming, quickly move away from the tracks . Proceed quickly towards the train at a 45 degree angle so that if the train strikes your car you will be safe from flying debris.
Prepare to stop behind school and commercial buses and trucks carrying hazardous materials. These vehicles must stop at all railroad crossings. (Paving the way/FHWA)
Beginning Monday, May 20, there will be various lane restrictions on Main Street between Parkview Avenue and Gould Road for waterline work. These restrictions will be in place until late October, weather permitting. Motorists should expect delays. (City of Bexley)
Work will begin Monday, May 20th, to resurface almost six miles of SR 16 in Licking County. The road will be resurfaced from the 21st Street exit to the SR 16 and SR 37 interchange between Newark and Granville. This work will take place during evening hours between approximately 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. traffic will be reduced to one, 11-foot lane during construction hours. All work is to be completed by October 31st, 2013. (ODOT)
Beginning Wednesday, May 8, northbound Karl Road will be closed to traffic between Schrock Road and SR 161 for reconstruction. Motorists can use Cleveland Avenue or Busch Boulevard as a detour. Southbound Karl Road will remain open to traffic. This restriction will be in place until November, weather permitting. (City of Columbus)
Resurfacing of Cherry Valley Road (Licking County), south of the State Route 16/Cherry Valley Road intersection will begin Monday, May 13. The contractor will be working 4:00 a.m., to 7:00 p.m., resulting in weekday closures only. The northbound lane of Cherry Valley Road, between Reddington Road and the Arbys drive, south of the S.R. 16 intersection will be closed, with the southbound lane remaining open to traffic. Work is anticipated to be complete on Friday, May 17. (ODOT)
N. Nelson Road (US 62) will be resurfaced between E. Broad Street
and E. Fifth Avenue beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, May 1, weather permitting. Crews will begin this week with road repairs during the day, then return next week for nighttime milling and pavement operations. Expect one lane of two-way traffic to be maintained by flaggers nearer E. Fifth Street from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through about Wednesday, May 8. Closer to E. Broad Street, crews will be able to maintain one lane of traffic in each direction as they work. This restriction will be in place between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. After about Wednesday, May 8, crews will return for milling and then resurfacing. Expect flagging operations or one lane of traffic maintained in each direction for this work which will take place evenings and overnights from about 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. The work is expected to be complete by mid to late May, weather permitting. (Columbus)
A very active season for resurfacing projects has started in Central Ohio. Columbus, for example has more than $30 million budgeted for resurfacing projects in 2013. ODOT has many large resurfacing projects for 2013 including parts of I-71, I-270, E. Main Street and US 62. Other area municipalities and counties also have active resurfacing programs in progress this year. Please watch for crews and equipment and be prepared for lane restrictions or flagging operations.
Resurfacing Notes and Tips:
> Watch for parking restrictions, but note the dates on the signs. Signs typically go up before they take effect.
> Before a road is repaved, it is generally milled. Milling is the scraping of the top layers of pavement from the road, leaving a grooved surface. These top layers are recycled into new asphalt or other products. The milled street before the new layer of asphalt is applied will have a rough surface and pavement markings may be absent or fainter than normal. > Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians should use caution, especially near protruding manhole covers.
> The actual resurfacing ordinarily follows the milling within a week, weather permitting. Access to businesses and residences is maintained during paving operations.
> Milling and paving generally require flagging operations, please watch carefully for flaggers and be prepared to stop.
The City of Columbus has a good overview of the resurfacing process at:
http://bit.ly/resurfinfo.
Paving the Way will post details of the larger resurfacing projects as contractors and agencies provide this information. (Paving the Way/Misc.)
On Monday, April 29, weather permitting, beginning at 8:00 p.m., scheduled resurfacing
work will begin on S.R. 16, between the Franklin county line and the S.R. 16/S.R. 37 interchange. The contractor will be working weeknights between 8:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m., starting in Granville and working west towards the Franklin county line. Paving in the city of Pataskala is anticipated to begin the week of May 13. A single lane of traffic will be maintained, though motorists should expect delays in work zone area. Completion is scheduled for October 31, 2013. (ODOT)
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Highlights:
Map of 58 area projects. See what projects will affect you this year.
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Work will begin on Tuesday, April 9, and occur between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday on various routes in Licking County. The project completion date is November 1, 2013, weather permitting.
The following routes will be resurfaced:
30th Street, between Hebron Road in Heath and West Main Street in Newark
West Main Street, between Coffman Road and 34th Street in Newark
Cherry Valley Road, between the S.R. 16 intersection in Granville and
Reddington Road in Newark
Work will restrict traffic to one lane on multi-lane roadways. South-bound Cherry Valley Road,
between the 4-lane section, south of the SR 16 intersection and Reddington Road, will be closed for five days, though no closure date has been determined. Message boards will be placed prior to work commencing. (ODOT)
Monday April 8 at 7 a.m., Jack Gibbs Boulevard under I-71 will close until late May for bridge painting, weather permitting. The closure is only the section of Jack Gibbs Boulevard under the bridges. The two entrances to the Ft. Hayes Complex will be open, but no pedestrians or vehicles will be permitted to travel on Jack Gibbs Boulevard under the interstate bridges for safety reasons.
The detour for Jack Gibbs Boulevard is St. Clair Avenue to E. Second Avenue to Cleveland Avenue. Another option is Hamilton Avenue to Spring Street to Cleveland Avenue.
Thos coming from I-670 on the east or Leonard Avenue can take St. Clair Avenue north to E. Second Avenue west to Cleveland Avenue south as a detour. (ODOT)
Westbound Warner Road will close to through traffic between Ulry and Hamilton roads for a widening and improvement project beginning Monday morning, April 1. Consider Central College Road as a westbound as well as an eastbound alternate. Included in this project are a new shared use path, curbs, ADA-compliant curb ramps, storm sewers and landscaping. Additionally, new signals will be placed at the intersection of Hamilton and Warner roads. Eastbound traffic will be maintained. The work is expected to be complete by October 2013, weather permitting. (Columbus)
Beginning April 1, there will be various lane restrictions at the intersection of Hudson Street and McGuffey Road for the addition of turn lanes, traffic signal work and pedestrian improvements. Restrictions will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily Monday through Friday until late June, weather permitting. (City of Columbus)
Work has begun on a project to widen I-71 in Delaware and Morrow Counties. The project adds a third lane in each direction on I-71 from just north of US 36/SR 37 in Delaware County to north of SR 61 in Morrow County.
This year, the focus of the work will be on southbound I-71. Two lanes will be maintained for southbound traffic, but the lanes will be shifted to the outside of the interstate to give crews room to work. Northbound I-71 traffic will be shifted over north of SR 61 so ODOT can complete bridge work over Crall Road in Morrow County.
The $50 million project will widen nine miles of I-71 and is expected to be complete in Fall 2014. (ODOT)
Beginning Monday, March 4, work will begin on the I-70 bridges over Canal Road (Township Hwy 171), located approximately two miles west of the SR 79 Interchange in Licking County. This project replaces and widens the existing bridge structures and resurfaces a section of Canal Road.
East and westbound I-70 traffic will be maintained. Expect intermittent lane restrictions and traffic pattern shifts throughout the project.
Expect overnight lane closures on I-70 between SR 37 and SR 79 in Licking County from 8 p.m. nightly through 5 a.m. the next morning.
The Park Trail, located beneath the structures, will be closed at times as the project progresses.
This project is expected to be complete by late November. (ODOT)
A project to enhance traffic safety and mobility in the busy Johnstown Road and Stelzer Road corridor will be under way on or about September 4 until August 2013, weather permitting. Improvements at the Johnstown Road and Stelzer Road intersection will include the widening and resurfacing of the roadways to accommodate the addition of left and right turn lanes; extension of a culvert located south of Johnstown Road, and construction of a new water line, and storm sewers. New traffic control signals will be installed at Stelzer Road and Bridgeway Avenue.
(Franklin County)
Joyce Avenue Project Update: E. Hudson Street Restrictions Extended The eastbound-only restriction on E. Hudson Street has been extended west of Cleveland Avenue to Dresden Street. E. Hudson Street now carries only eastbound traffic between Dresden Street and Joyce Avenue. This restriction is expected to remain in place through early May, weather permitting. This project includes a full roadway reconstruction, new water lines and storm sewers, new sidewalks and paths, new street lighting and other improvements. (Columbus)
Motorists should expect various restrictions on E. Fifth Avenue between N Grant Avenue
and E. Ninth Street as utilities are being relocated in preparation for the City of Columbus' Milo-Grogan Roadway Improvement Project. Watch for workers in the roadway and various restrictions, including restrictions at the intersection of E. Fifth and Cleveland Avenues. This work will continue through the beginning of construction this summer when similar restrictions will be in place for the Milo-Grogan Improvement project. The project is scheduled to be completed by summer 2013. (Columbus)
Project Overview
The Columbus Crossroads Project is the biggest active project in Central ohio. The first phase is the reconstruction of the I-71/670 interchange which is expected to be completed in 2014.
The project will improve safety, reduce congestion and connect neighborhoods. It will add a new travel lane on I-670 and reduce weaving across traffic lanes to exits. Twenty-two new bridges will be built.
Click the thumbnail below for a rendering of the project after it is completed:
Ongoing Restrictions and Ramp Closures
The ramp from I-71 north to I-670 west is closed until November 2013. The detour is I-70 to SR 315.
The ramp from Long Street to I-71 north is closed until November 2013 for the Columbus Crossroads project. The detour is 17th Street to Broad Street to 4th Street to I-670.
The ramp from I-71 south to Spring Street is closed until November 2013. The detour is I-71 to Broad Street to Cleveland Avenue.
The ramp from Fifth Avenue to southbound I-71 is closed until summer 2012. The detour is Fifth Avenue east to Leonard Avenue, south to I-670 west to southbound I-71.
The ramps from Cleveland Avenue to I-670 eastbound are closed until summer 2013.
The ramps from Broad Street to I-71 north and I-670 west are closed until 2013 to ensure there are two thru lanes of traffic during construction and adequate room for the contractor to work. Once the first project is complete, there will be three lanes of traffic in both directions on 71. The detour will be Broad Street to 4th Street to I-670 to I-71.
The ramp from I-71 north to Leonard Avenue is closed and will remain closed until fall 2013.
Getting to Businesses on Parsons Avenue or Nationwide Children's Hospital
From I-71 south, take the Main Street exit and go east on Main to Parsons Avenue.
From I-71 north, take the Broad Street exit and go right, or east, to Parsons Avenue.
Access the I-71 north ramp directly from Parsons Avenue between Mooberry and Main Street.
Access I-71 south from Parsons Avenue by going west on Main Street and turning south onto the entrance ramp
Check the Paving the Way Front Page for short-term evening and weekend restrictions for this project.
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