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Local highway construction for the week of September 19

Here is a look at construction projects that are anticipated by the Ohio Department of Transportation to impact highways in Erie, Huron, Lorain, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Seneca counties on the week of September 19.

Erie County

State Route 60, from SR 113 to Kneisel Road, will have single lane closures for asphalt pavement repairs, then crack sealing, and micro surfacing. Traffic will be maintained by flaggers. Estimated completion: August 2023

State Route 99, at the railroad tracks between SR 113 and Strecker Road, will close Monday, September 19 for railroad crossing repairs. The detour route for northbound motorists will be SR 99 to SR 113, west on SR 113 to SR 4, north on SR 4 to SR 99, and reverse for southbound motorists. Estimated completion: Friday, September 23, 2022

State Route 113 westbound, just west of U.S. 250, will have single lane closures for a slope repair project. One lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction. The contractor will be installing a drilled shaft retaining wall to repair the slope on the north side of SR 113. Estimated completion: September 2022

Huron County

State Route 13, just south of U.S. 224, will close Monday, August 29 for a culvert replacement. The detour route for northbound motorists will be SR 13 to SR 603, north on SR 603 to SR 61, north on SR 61 to U.S. 224, east on U.S. 224 to SR 13, and reverse for southbound motorists. Estimated completion: Wednesday, October 12, 2022

U.S. 20 along the Norwalk Bypass, from SR 99 to Cleveland Road, will have single lane closures as needed for bridge painting at structures along the bypass. Estimated completion: October 2022

Lorain County

State Route 57, just west of SR 83 (Avon Belden Road), will close Monday, September 26 for a culvert replacement. The detour route for northbound motorists is SR 57 to SR 83 (Avon Belden Road), north on SR 83 to SR 82, west on SR 82 to SR 57, and reverse for southbound motorists. Estimated completion: Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Ottawa County

State Route 2, between SR 358 and SR 163 (east of Port Clinton), will experience lane restrictions for resurfacing through August.

State Route 53, between State St. and E. Sloan/N. Crogan, Port Clinton, will experience lane restrictions for resurfacing through October.

State Route 105, between S. Elliston-Trowbridge Rd. and Stange Rd., Harris Twp., will be closed for a culvert replacement through Tuesday, September 6. Detour: SR 590 to SR 163 to SR 51.

State Route 163, between SR 105 and SR 19, Oak Harbor, will be closed for the annual Oak Harbor Apple Fest beginning Friday, October 7 through Sunday, October 9. Detour: SR 590 to SR 2 to SR 19.

State Route 163 at Billman Rd., Genoa, is closed for a bridge replacement through September. Detour: SR 163 to N.Fostoria Rd. to W. Holt Harrigan Rd. to N. Billman Rd.

State Route 163, at N.Shore Boulevard and Englebeck Road, Marblehead, will be reduced to one lane with traffic maintained via a temporary traffic signal beginning Sept. 6 through Nov. 15 for construction of a roundabout.

N. Shore Boulevard and Englebeck Road will close Sept. 6-Nov. 15. Detour for N. Shore Boulevard: Erie Beach Road to SR 163. Detour for Englebeck Road: E. Bayshore to South Bayshore back to SR 163.

Sandusky County

U.S. Route 6/SR 53, U.S. Route 20, and E. State St., may experience lane restrictions for finish work following the completion of a ramp realignment.

Seneca County

U.S. Route 224 at State Route 587, New Riegel, is closed for roundabout construction through Monday, September 19. U.S. 224 Detour: US 23 to SR 18 to US 224. SR 587 Detour: SR 53 to SR 18.

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