Road work ramps up before holiday weekend

Drivers will have plenty of lane closures and other obstructions with construction work this Memorial Day weekend.

AUGLAIZE COUNTY

• SR 66 between St. Marys-Kossuth Road and CR 66A, lane closures through July 1. Traffic will be maintained in each direction through the use of a shoulder closure.

• I-75 between SR 274 and National Road, daily lane closures through July 29 between the hours of 3 a.m. and 3 p.m. One lane will remain open in each direction.

• SR 66 between South Park Drive and Quellhorst Road, bridge closed through June 1. The official detour is: SR 219 to SR 29 to SR 116 to SR 197 to SR 66.

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY

• SR 560 between U.S. 36 and Stickley Road, road closed through June 1. The official detour is: SR 29 to U.S. 36 to SR 560.

• District-wide chip and seal project on Logan SR 287, Champaign SR 29, Champaign SR 245, Champaign SR 559 and Clark SR 41. Various lane closures through Sept. 30 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. One lane will remain open for travel in each direction through the use of flaggers.

CLARK COUNTY

• District-wide micro surfacing project on Champaign SR 814, Champaign SR 560, Champaign SR 235, Clark SR 235, Miami SR 48, Darke SR 118 and Darke SR 121. Various lane closures through July 30 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

• Rebert Pike at Crist Road, bridge closed through May 30. The official detour is: Dayton Springfield Road to Tecumseh Road.

DARKE COUNTY

• SR 47 between Beisner Road and Coppess Road, bridge closed through June 15. The official detour is: SR 118 to SR 705 to US 127.

• SR 121 between Jamison Road and Conover Road, lane closures through May 30 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. One lane will remain open in each direction.

GREENE COUNTY

U.S. 68 bridge work requires lane closures over Painters Creek and Shawnee Creek. The closures occur as follows:

June 6 through June 10: U.S. 68 just north of the Greene/Clinton County line will require various lane closures between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. On June 13 U.S. 68 at this location will be reduced to one lane for approximately 120 days.

June 20: U.S. 68 just north of U.S. 35 will be reduced to one lane for approximately 30 days.

Traffic will be maintained through the use of a temporary signal.

MIAMI COUNTY

• I-75 at CR 25A (Troy), lane width restrictions through Oct. 31. Northbound lanes will be restricted to 13 feet. Southbound lanes will be restricted to 12 feet. Two lanes will remain open in each direction with one northbound lane shifted to the southbound side and one northbound lane operating on the northbound side. Two southbound lanes will also be open on the southbound side.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

• I-75 north and south between SR 725 and Edwin C. Moses Boulevard, Nightly lane closures through June 4 between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. These will become double lane closures between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. One lane will remain open in each direction at all times.

• SR 48 between Savina Avenue and Wenger Road, lane closures through Aug. 31. One lane will remain open in each direction.

• US 35 east and west between Perry Street and James H. McGee Boulevard, lane closure through May 31 between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. One lane will remain open in each direction.

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