Cherrybottom Road will be restricted to one lane for both directions with flaggers between Morse Road and Broadview Road starting on (Mon 8/30) through (Fri 9/3), weather permitting. Crews will be installing gas line from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. (City of Columbus)

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US 62 (Licking County) will be restricted to one lane for both directions maintained with a temporary traffic signal at the bridge over Raccoon Creek west of the Village of Johnstown. The restrictions will start on Monday (8/16) and are expected to be completed by October 31st, weather permitting. Crews will be replacing the bridge structure. (ODOT)

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Worthington Road (Licking County)will close on Monday (8/16) from approximately one mile east of Beech Rd. (TR-88) and 0.25 miles west of Harrison Rd through September 17 to replace a culvert. Detour: Beech Road to State Route 161 to State Route 310

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Columbus is continuing an aggressive resurfacing program. See below for streets to be paved between now and November as well as some to be paved beginning in March or April 2011. Please watch for crews who will be paving and installing accessible curb ramps. Other municpalities and jurisdictions in central Ohio are conducting resurfacing programs as well.

Crews will post No-Parking signs three days before paving operations begin. Cars parked in the way on the days indicated by the signs may be impounded or towed to the next street.

Paving basically takes place in two phases: milling and filling. Milling operations scrape off and save old pavement for recycling, leaving a rough but drivable surface. Drivers, pedestrians and cyclists should be cautious when navigating milled streets; the pavement may be uneven and casements such as manholes will be higher than normal.

The filling or paving phase usually takes place 2 to 9 days after the milling. Depending on circumstances, one or two courses of new pavement may be placed. Temporary pavement markings are sometimes placed before permanent striping is put down.

RESURFACING 2010 - PROJECT 4 Project schedule: August 2010 – November 2010, weather permitting

• 7 City Streets:
• Cleveland Avenue, between Genessee Avenue and Oakland Park Avenue
• Gender Road, between 58 feet south of Winchester Pike (at City limit) and Brice Road
• Hamilton Road, between East Dublin-Granville Road and one-half mile north of East Dublin-Granville Road
• Hamilton Road, between Morse Road and East Dublin-Granville Road
• Lehman Road, between Gender Road and bridge over Georges Creek
• Livingston Avenue, between Castlegate Road and Brookway Avenue
• Second Avenue, between 4th Street and 378 feet east of Washington Avenue
• Work to be done to improve the above streets will include:
• Milling the existing pavement
• Overlaying with new asphalt concrete
• Constructing 260 ADA curb ramps along the seven streets
• Replacing curb and sidewalk associated with installing ADA wheelchair ramps
• Where warranted, the plans also call for areas of partial depth pavement repair

RESURFACING 2010 - PROJECT 5

• Project schedule: August 2010 – End of June 2011 weather permitting
• The end of construction season as winter weather begins in November will require some of the listed streets to be resurfaced in the spring of 2011
• 36 City Streets:
• 17th Street between Livingston Avenue and Columbus Street
• 22nd Street, between East Broad Street and East Long Street
• 22nd Street, between East Long Street and Mt. Vernon Avenue
• Carpenter Street, between Sycamore Street and Livingston Avenue
• Chatfield Park, between Stratford Way (at sign) and Maryland Avenue
• Chesterfield Road, between Main Street and Sherwood Road
• Dundee Avenue, between Elaine Road and Hamilton Road
• Eakin Road, between Brinker Avenue and Wayne Avenue
• Elm Street, between Pearl Street and Fourth Street
• Greenway Avenue, between N. Stratford Way (at sign) and Nelson Road
• Heyl Avenue, between Reinhard Avenue and Livingston Avenue
• Hickory Street, between Pearl Street and Fourth Street
• Lafayette Street, between Pearl Street and Fourth Street
• Lazelle Street, between East Broad Street and Lynn Street
• Lazelle Street, between Lynn Street and Chestnut Street
• Ludlow Street, between Locust Street and Nationwide Blvd.
• Lynn Street, between Front Street and Wall Street
• Lynn Street, between Third Street and Fourth Street
• McNaughten Road, between Livingston Avenue and East Main Street
• McNaughten Road, between East Main Street and East Broad Street
• Milton Street, between Gay Street and East Long Street
• Mound Street, between James Road and S. Hampton Road
• Normandy Avenue, between Gay Street and Long Street
• Pearl Street, between Hickory Street and Locust Street
• S Hampton Road between Livingston Avenue and East Main Street
• Sixth Street, between Mt. Vernon Avenue and Buckingham Street
• Stone Avenue, between 18th Street and Gilbert Street
• Stratford Way, between Chatfield Park (at sign) and Greenway Ave North (at sign)
• Sullivant Avenue, between 619 feet east of Norton Road and west end of bridge over I-270
• Sullivant Avenue, between east end of bridge over I-270 and Georgesville Road
• Whittier Street, between Fairwood Avenue and Rhodes Avenue
• Whittier Street, between Seymour Avenue and Fairwood Avenue
• Winslow Drive, between Alum Creek Drive and 111 feet east of the dead end of the street to the west
• Young Street, between East Broad Street and East Gay Street
• Young Street, between East Long Street and Spring Street
• Young Street, between Spring Street and Mckee Alley
• Work to be done to improve the above streets will include:
• Milling the existing pavement
• Overlaying with new asphalt concrete
• Constructing 335 ADA curb ramps along the 36 streets
• Replacing curb and sidewalk associated with installing ADA wheelchair ramps
• Where warranted, the plans also call for areas of partial depth pavement repair

(Columbus)

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Worthington Galena Road (Worthington Road) will close to through traffic from just south of Lazelle Road to County Line Road W. on Wednesday, August 18th. Access to local traffic will be maintained between County Line Road West and Arcadia Boulevard.

Access to Lori Lane will be available from Cleveland Avenue/Hanawalt Road. Access to Lazelle Road will be available from the south via a temporary road. Eastbound traffic on Lazelle Road will only be allowed to turn south (right).

The posted detour is via Polaris Parkway and Sancus Boulevard.

Crews will be reconstructing the roads, adding a traffic signal at Lazelle Road and making other improvements. These restrictions will be in place through mid-November, weather permitting.

The second phase of this work will start in the spring of 2011 with closures between County Line Road and Lori Lane.

(Westerville and City of Columbus)

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Seventeenth Street is closed between E Long St and Almond Avenue beginning today (Mon 8/9). At this time it is not known how long the closure will be in place. (Columbus)

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The rehabilitation of the Dublin-Granville Road Bridge, spanning Sugar Run just west of Harlem Road, will require the roadway to be closed to all traffic on or about July 19 until late October 2010, weather permitting.The posted detour route for westbound motorists is Harlem Road north to Warner Road, west to Hamilton Road, and south to Dublin-Granville Road. Eastbound motorists should follow the detour route in the opposite direction. (Franklin County)

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Work to improve safety and increase capacity on the ramps at the S.R. 16 and 21st Street interchange will begin Monday (7/12). Motorists should expect various lane restrictions in the area. This project will be completed in late November, weather permitting. (ODOT/Licking County))

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The replacement of the West Main Street Bridge, spanning Alum Creek east of Cleveland Avenue in the City of Westerville, will require the roadway to be closed to all traffic and pedestrians on or about July 12 until August 2011, weather permitting. The posted detour route for eastbound motorists is Cleveland Avenue north to County Line Road, east to N. West Street and south to West Main Street. Westbound motorists should follow the detour route in the opposite direction. A special shuttle bus service, provided by Otterbein College for students and the general public, will operate around the project starting in September. (Franklin County)

View West Main Street Closure in a larger map

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South Old 3C Highway will be closed at the bridge just west of Galena on Tuesday (7/6) for bridge repairs. The bridge over the Big Walnut Creek will remain closed through late September, weather permitting. Detours will be posted using SR 3. (Delaware County)

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The construction of a modern roundabout at Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road and Morse Road will require the intersection to be closed to all traffic on or about June 14 until late September 2010, weather permitting. The posted detour route for northbound motorists on Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road will follow Kitzmiller Road north to Dublin-Granville Road and west to Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road. Southbound motorists will follow the detour route in the opposite direction. The posted detour route for westbound motorists on Morse Road will follow Babbitt Road north to Dublin-Granville Road, west to Johnstown Road (U.S. Rt. 62), and south to Morse Road. Eastbound motorists will follow the detour route in the opposite direction. (Franklin County)

View Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road/Morse Road Intersection Closure in a larger map

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Improvements will be made to the interchange at Hamilton Road and I-270. The ramps from I-270 north and south will be widened. The existing, continuous right turn lanes will be removed in an effort to improve safety. The project will also widen Hamilton Road between I-270 and Morrison Road. During off-peak hours, drivers may experience lane restrictions on Hamilton Road. This project is expected to be complete in November, weather permitting. (ODOT/City of Gahanna)

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2010 Glovebox Guide Available

Click here to download Paving the Way’s 2010 Glovebox Guide, an overview of this year’s big construction projects with some important tips on work-zone safety and coping with congestion.

If you need paper copies for yourself, your church, business, workplace or organization, please email us. We can provide any quantity you need. Additionally, paper copies of the guide can be found at central Ohio libraries beginning next week.

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