SCIOTO COUNTY

Weekly Construction Update

WEEK OF JULY 10, 2022

Chillicothe, Ohio (Thursday, July 7, 2022) - The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Scioto County next week. All outlined work is weather permitting.

NEW* S.R. 239 Bridge Replacement - Work has begun on a bridge replacement project on S.R. 239 between Slab Run Road and Stockham Hill Road as of July 5. S.R. 239 will be closed for 90 days for this construction. During the closure, traffic will be detoured via S.R. 852 and U.S. 52. Estimated completion: Fall 2022

NEW* S.R. 335 Slide Repair - Work has begun on a slide repair project on S.R. 335 between S.R. 139 and Lucasville-Minford Road as of July 5. Work will occur daily from 7 AM - 5 PM, Mon - Fri. During construction, traffic will be maintained in one lane using temporary signals. Estimated completion: Fall 2022

S.R. 348 Bridge Replacement - Work has begun on a bridge replacement project on S.R. 348 north of S.R. 73 in Otway as of June 6. S.R. 348 will be closed for 45 days for this construction. Traffic will be detoured via S.R. 104 and S.R. 73. Estimated completion: Summer 2022

U.S. 52 Resurfacing - Work has begun on a resurfacing project in Scioto County near the Greenup Dam and will continue into Lawrence County near the intersection with Old U.S. 52 as of March 30. Work will occur daily from 7 AM to 5 PM, with at least one lane of traffic maintained in each direction of U.S. 52 throughout construction. Estimated completion: Summer 2022

S.R. 139 Bridge Replacement - Work has begun at the intersection of S.R. 139 and Bennett Road as of March 28. Traffic on S.R. 139 will be reduced to one lane using concrete barriers and maintained using temporary signals. Bennett Road will be closed at the intersection with S.R. 139 for the duration of the project. Bennett Road traffic will be detoured via S.R. 335 and S.R. 139. Estimated completion: Fall 2022

City of Portsmouth Resurfacing - Work has begun on a project to resurface S.R. 73 and U.S. 23 within the city of Portsmouth as of April 4. The project will resurface S.R. 73 between Scioto Street and U.S. 23, as well as resurfacing U.S. 23 between S.R. 73 and Lowry Hollow Road. Work will occur daily from 7 AM - 5:30 PM. Traffic will be maintained throughout construction using flaggers and lane closures as needed. Parking may be restricted in some areas during construction. Estimated completion: Summer 2022

S.R. 104 Slide Repair - Work has begun on a project to repair an existing slide on S.R. 104  between McDermott-Rushtown Road and S.R. 73 as of April 20. Traffic will be maintained using temporary signals. Estimated completion: Summer 2022 

State Route 823 routine maintenance – S.R. 823 may be reduced to one, 14-foot lane in one or both directions as needed daily from 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM for routine maintenance and other work as needed from July 1 to August 5. Estimated completion: August 5 by 6:30 PM

For more information contact: District 9 Public Information Office at 740-774-8834

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