Upcoming ODOT work this week

Week of June 19, 2017

The following is work scheduled to occur in the coming week on state highways within Allen County.

Berm stone placement
State Route 117 between Bowman Road and state Route 309, Lima, will be reduced to one lane in each direction through the work zone for the placement of berm stone. Work will be performed by the ODOT Allen County maintenance garage.

State Route 65 from the Auglaize County line to the Putnam County line will be reduced to one lane through the work zone for the placement of berm stone. Work will be performed by the ODOT Allen County maintenance garage.

Bridge work
Interstate 75, and also Bentley Road and Napoleon Road will be affected during bridge deck replacements on Napoleon Road over Interstate 75, Beaverdam, and Bentley Road over Interstate 75, Bluffton. The following are upcoming impacts related to the project:

Napoleon Road
Napoleon Road bridge over I-75 closed May 22 for approximately four months.

• Traffic detoured onto Sugar Creek Road, Swaney Road and Lincoln Highway (state Route 696) back to Napoleon Road.

The northbound exit ramp from Interstate 75 to Napoleon Road closed May 30 for four months.

• Traffic detoured north on Interstate 75, east on Lincoln Highway (state Route 696), south on Swaney Road and west on Sugar Creek Road back to Napoleon Road; or west onto Lincoln Highway (state Route 696) back to S. West Street in Beaverdam.
• The entrance ramp to Interstate 75 southbound from Napoleon Road will remain open.
• Motorists traveling northbound on Interstate 75 wishing to access state Route 696 are advised to do so via exit 135 (state Route 696/U.S. 30) at Beaverdam. No access to state Route 696 from Interstate 75 northbound at the Napoleon Road exit will be available.

Bentley Road (exit 140)
Two bridges on Bentley Road at exit 140 (one over Interstate 75 and one over the railroad north of Interstate 75) closed June 5 for approximately four months.

Both the southbound entrance and exit ramps at Bentley Road also closed on June 5 for four months.

• Interstate 75 northbound traffic will be detoured to the state Route 103 (exit 142) interchange back to Bentley Road.
• Interstate 75 southbound traffic is advised to access Bentley Road via the state Route 103 interchange (exit 142) and follow state Route 103 through Bluffton back to Bentley Road.

The northbound ramps at the interchange remain open; however, left turns onto Bentley Road from northbound Interstate 75 are not permitted. (See detour map)

Interstate 75
Overnight Thursday, June 15, and Friday, June 16, the main travel lanes of I-75 under Bentley Road, Bluffton, will experience closures from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. For more information, see the traffic advisory.

Interstate 75 both northbound and southbound will be periodically reduced to one lane at times beneath both the Napoleon Road and Bentley Road bridge structures during certain operations related to construction.

Lane closures will occur sporadically and are expected to occur mostly during daytime hours but some nighttime closures may occur.

Contact: Rhonda Pees, public information officer, ODOT District 1
(419) 999-6803; rhonda.pees@dot.ohio.gov

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The environmental review, consultation and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for these projects are being, or have been, carried out by ODOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated December 11, 2015, and executed by FHWA and ODOT.