DEFIANCE COUNTY: Highway construction update

Week of August 9, 2021

LIMA, Ohio (Thursday, August 5, 2021) The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Defiance County next week. All outlined work is weather permitting.

U.S. 24 PROJECTS

U.S. 24 between State Route 66 and the Henry County line will have lane restrictions in both directions for a resurfacing project.  Visit the project page for more information.

TRAFFIC IMPACT

• State Route 66 to the Henry County line is nearly complete. Lane restrictions may occur for finish work.
• U.S. 24 between State Route 66 to Baltimore Street work is underway. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in both directions.

State Route 15 at Cleveland Avenue in the city of Defiance will close July 6 for approximately 90 days for the construction of a roundabout at the intersection.

TRAFFIC IMPACT

• Detour: SR 634 to SR 613 to SR 66 to Downs St. to Holgate Ave. to Third St. to Clinton St. to Second St./SR 15 (see map). 

State Route 18/Main Street between Elm Street and Meuse Argonne Street in the village of Hicksville closed on April 5 for railroad repair. The project will be complete in mid-November.

TRAFFIC IMPACT

• Detour: Meuse Argonne St. to Elm St. back to SR 18 / Main St. (see map). 

State Route  66, just south of the Auglaize River, will have traffic will be shifted to the southern side of the roadway for a project to repair a slope failure adjacent to the roadway, by constructing a plug pile wall. Visit the project page for more information.

TRAFFIC IMPACT

• Southbound traffic will shift to the southbound shoulder, northbound traffic will shift to the southbound lane.
• Traffic may be restricted to one lane at times.

State Route 111 between Hammersmith Road and Deville Drive is open following a closure for a culvert replacement.

Various Routes will have temporary lane closures for drainage maintenance.

• State Route 2 in the community of Farmer.
• State Route 49, near the Williams County line.
• State Route 66 at multiple locations.
• State Route 249 near the Indiana state line.
• State Route 249 between Farmer and village of Ney.

District wide lighting upgrades:  All four-lane routes -- Interstate 75, U.S. 23, U.S. 24, U.S. 30, State Route 15 -- will have temporary lane or shoulder closures for highway lighting upgrades. High-pressure sodium fixtures (HPS) will be replaced with light-emitting diode (LED) luminaires. Lighting will be added at 12 locations where drivers make key decisions. Nonessential lighting will be removed.  Temporary lane or shoulder restrictions may occur. Visit the project webpage for more information.

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