Upcoming ODOT Work Through Next Week

Through the week ending May 19, 2018: The following traffic advisory includes road construction and major maintenance projects requiring long-term lane restrictions and/or closures in Scioto County as part of the S.R. 823 (Southern Ohio Veterans Memorial Highway) project. For more information regarding the project, visit www.pgg823.com, and for statewide information regarding road conditions affected by weather, construction, maintenance or accidents, visit ODOT on the web at www.Ohgo.com

Southern Ohio Veterans Memorial Highway

 THRU MAY 24, 2018

• U.S. 23 North will be reduced to one lane between S.R. 728/348 and C.R. 55 (Fairground Road) for barrier wall construction. Northbound traffic will be maintained in one, 14-foot lane.

THRU MAY 2018

• S.R. 335 is reduced to one lane between C.R. 31 (Swauger Valley Road) and C.R. 246 (Stout Hollow Road) for bridge construction. Traffic is being maintained in one, 11-foot lane with temporary signals.
  
• S.R. 335 will be reduced to one lane between T.R. 234 (Shumway Hollow Road) and C.R. 12 (Bennett Schoolhouse Road) for striping and conduit installation. Traffic will be maintained by flaggers when crews are at work, from approximately 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
• U.S. 23 South will be reduced to one lane between S.R. 728/348 and C.R. 55 (Fairground Road) for culvert fill work. Southbound traffic will be maintained in one lane during daytime working hours, from approximately 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; northbound traffic should not be affected by this restriction.  
• U.S. 52 will be subject to single-lane restrictions between the S.R. 140 and the C.R. 550/Wheelersburg exits for bridge construction and lighting installation. The single-lane restrictions will be in effect Saturdays through Thursdays, with restrictions lifted in both directions on Fridays. A reduced speed limit is also in effect.

THRU EARLY JUNE 2018

• C.R. 29 (Blue Run Road) will be subject to intermittent, single-lane restrictions at T.R. 381 (Flowers Ison Road) for bridge construction. Traffic will be maintained by flaggers when crew are at work, from approximately 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 
• S.R. 139 will be subject to intermittent, single-lane restrictions between T.R. 1385 (Chandler Drive) and T.R. 516 (Oliver Road) for bridge construction. Traffic will be maintained by flaggers when crews are at work, from approximately 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

THRU MID-JUNE 2018

• S.R. 140 will be subject to intermittent, single-lane restrictions between C.R. 503 (Ohio River Road) and T.R. 251 (Hastings Hill Road) for bridge construction and finishing work. Traffic will be maintained by flaggers when crews are at work, from approximately 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
• The on-ramp from S.R. 140 to U.S. 52 East will be closed for barrier wall and bridge construction. Traffic will be detoured via S.R. 140, Gallia Street/C.R. 503 (Ohio River Road) and Center Street.

THRU JUNE 2018

• C.R. 31 (Swauger Valley Road) will be subject to intermittent, single-lane restrictions between T.R. 234 (Shumway Hollow Road) and South Street in Minford for bridge construction. Traffic will be maintained by flaggers when crew are at work, from approximately 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

THRU JULY 2018

• North Pershing Avenue in the city of Portsmouth has been closed for reconstruction and relocation. Traffic is being detoured via Marne Avenue.
• C.R. 28 (Lucasville-Minford Road) will be reduced to one lane between T.R. 381 (Flowers Ison Road) and T.R. 1570 (Rase’s Mountain Drive) for bridge construction. Traffic will be maintained with flaggers when crews are at work, from approximately 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

THRU DECEMBER 2018

• C.R. 246 (Stout Hollow Road) is closed at its junction with C.R. 243 (Dutch Ridge Road) for excavation and bridge construction. The closure will be in effect throughout the duration of the project.  

• T.R. 234 (Shumway Hollow Road) is closed for relocation and interchange construction. The closure will be in effect throughout the duration of the project.
• Blasting operations are under way, and although there will be no affect to traffic during operations, residents in the general project area may experience sound or ground vibrations from the blasting, which is expected to occur weekdays during the noon hour and again in late afternoon or early evening. Blasting will continue intermittently throughout the duration of the project.

Additional information regarding the Scioto-823 project
is available at www.pgg823.com

For more information contact:
Kathleen Fuller, public information officer
Ohio Department of Transportation - District 9
(o) 740-774-8834; (m) 740-637-9037

Know Before You Go! For more detailed traffic information, and to get personalized traffic alerts for your commute, download the OHGO app or visit OHGO.com.

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.