When will the Bentley Road overpass be opened again?
Everyone in Bluffton asks that question. Here's some photos to show the stage of the project at the moment.
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Technically there are two bridges on Bentley Road (one over Interstate 75 and one over the railroad). The bridge replacement started in early June and the bridge will be closed until sometime in September.
Both the southbound entrance and exit ramps at Bentley Road are also closed.
The northbound ramps at the interchange is open, however, no left turn onto Bentley Road from northbound Interstate 75 is permitted.
Interstate 75 both northbound and southbound is periodically reduced to one lane at times beneath Bentley Road bridge during certain operations related to construction.
One of the additions to the bridge work will be a sign, cast in cement, reading "BLUFFTON est. 1861."
The village contracted with Kohli and Kaliher Associates of Lima to provide the Ohio Department of Transportation with details, drawings and notes for the sign.
According to the Lima firm, the letters will be formed into the concrete parapets (walls) and will be painted to stand out from the wall.
The price for this project is not to exceed $5,000. The formation of the sign might be in place by August.
