Next week's ODOT projects will impact traffic patterns
Several Ohio Department of Transportation construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in the Bluffton area this week.
• Interstate 75 between Napoleon Road and state Route 235 just south of the village of Beaverdam to three miles north of the village of Bluffton, in Allen and Hancock counties, will experience lane restrictions and ramp closures for paving and reconstruction.
UPCOMING IMPACT
Daily work is expected to resume on Monday, April 5.
Lane closures will occur in both directions from Napoleon Road through the SR 696 interchange.
Mon-Tue from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wed-Thur from 3 a.m. to 2.p.m.
Fri from 3 a.m. to 8 a.m.
• U.S. 30 and State Route 696 at the village of Beaverdam will have the following ramp closures beginning May 21 at 9 p.m. until May 24 at 6 a.m. for bridge repair and maintenance:
TRAFFIC IMPACT
U.S. 30 eastbound entrance ramp from State Route 696
Detour: U.S. 30 west to SR 65 back to U.S. 30 east (see map).
U.S. 30 eastbound exit ramp to State Route 696
Detour: U.S. 30 east to SR 235 to U.S. 30 west back to SR 696 (see map).
• State Route 65 between Hook-Waltz Road and Hillville Road, approximately 1.5 miles north of the village of Cairo will close May 17 for approximately five days for pavement repairs.
TRAFFIC IMPACTS
Detour: U.S. 30 to SR 15 to SR 12 back to SR 65 (see map).
State Route 696 between the Putnam County line and the village of Beaverdam will have lane restrictions for pavement repairs.
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