Local highway construction for the week of July 11

July 10, 2022 Huron Insider

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 July 11.

Erie County

SR 2, from Berlin Road to SR 4, will have shoulder closures for bridge painting and repairs. Crews are working at various structures throughout the project limits to complete concrete patching and repair work.

SR 2 will have lane closures for bridge painting at the following locations:

The Berlin Road bridge over SR 2
The SR 13 bridge over SR 2
The Huron-Avery Road bridge over SR 2
The U.S. 6 eastbound bridge over SR 2

One lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction on SR 2. There will be no lane closures or impacts on the structures over SR 2.

Estimated completion of entire project: October 2022

U.S. 6, from the western Vermilion Corporation limits to the Lorain County line, and State Route 60, from the southern Vermilion Corporation limits to U.S. 6, will have single lane closures for a resurfacing project and bridge work at the structure over the Vermilion River. Estimated completion: July 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

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

State Route 61, between Townline Road 12 and Olive Road, will close Tuesday, July 5 for a culvert replacement. The detour route for northbound motorists will be SR 61 to SR 598, north on SR 598 to SR 103, west on SR 103 to SR 99, north on SR 99 to SR 162, east on SR 162 to SR 61, and reverse for southbound motorists. Estimated completion: Friday, July 15, 2022

Lorain County

Boone Road, between State Route 82 and Snell Road, is closed for a Lorain County Sanitary Sewer Project. The detour route will be SR 82 west to SR 252 north to Snell Road east, and reverse. Estimated completion: To be announced

U.S. 6 (Lake Road) in the city of Sheffield Lake, from Root Road to Mille Road, will have single lane closures for a resurfacing project. Traffic will be maintained by flaggers. Estimated completion: August 2022

SR 10, between U.S. 20 and I-480, will have eastbound and westbound lane closures for a resurfacing project. At least one lane in each direction will be maintained. Estimated completion: October 2022

U.S. 20, from SR 10 to Chestnut Ridge Road, will have eastbound and westbound single lane closures for a resurfacing project. At least one lane in each direction will be maintained and there are no lane width restrictions. Estimated completion: October 2022

State Route 57, between Glendalough Avenue and SR 82, will have single lane closures for a resurfacing project. Traffic will be maintained by flaggers. An 11’ lane width will be maintained. Estimated completion: July 2022

State Route 57 northbound and southbound, between SR 82 and SR 10/U.S. 20, will be reduced to one lane of traffic for a resurfacing project. Traffic will be maintained in the adjacent lane. An 11’ lane width will be maintained.

The Grafton Road entrance ramp to U.S. 20 eastbound is closed for ramp reconstruction work. The detour route for motorists traveling to U.S. 20 eastbound from Grafton Road will be to continue on Grafton Road south to SR 57 north to U.S. 20/SR 10 east. Estimated completion: Tuesday, July 12, 2022State Route 57 in the village of Grafton, from Mechanic Street to Novak Road, will have periodic lane closures as needed for a streetscape project. Project work includes the realignment of Parsons Road and streetscape work including sidewalk installation, curb bump outs, and pedestrian facilities. Two-way traffic will be maintained. Work will be done on one side of the road at a time with flaggers directing traffic. Estimated completion: October 2022

County Road 78 (Moore Road) in the city of Avon Lake, from just south of Walker Road to the city of Avon Lake’s southern corporation limits, will have one lane of traffic for a minor resurfacing project.

State Route 83, from SR 57 (Grafton Eastern Road) to the city of North Ridgeville’s southern corporation limits, will have lane closures for a resurfacing project. Estimated completion: August 2022

State Route 83 in the city of Avon Lake, between Carriage Lane and Electric Boulevard, is closed for a bridge replacement project at Heider Creek. The detour route for northbound motorists will be SR 83 to I-90, west on I-90 to SR 611, west on SR 611 to SR 301, north on SR 301 to U.S. 6, east on U.S. 6 to SR 83, and reverse for southbound motorists. Estimated completion: Friday, August 12, 2022

I-90 eastbound and westbound at the structures over the railroad tracks, between French Creek Road and SR 611 (Colorado Avenue), will have lane closures for a bridge reconstruction project. Traffic will be maintained with barrels and portable concrete barriers. Traffic will be maintained in 11’ lanes eastbound and westbound. Speed limits will be established at 55 mph for areas with barrier wall and 50 mph for areas with barrels when workers are present. Estimated completion: May 2023

State Route 303, from Gifford Road to the village of Lagrange corporation limits, will have single lane closures for pavement repairs. Traffic will be maintained by flaggers. Estimated completion: July 2022

Ottawa County

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

Sandusky County

U.S. Route 6, between CR 128 and Brush St., will experience lane restrictions for US 6/US 20/State St. ramp realignment. Lane widths will be reduced to 11′ in various locations in each direction.

Eastbound US 20 ramp to westbound/southbound US 6 is closed for reconstruction through mid-August. Detour: State St. to Oak Harbor Rd. to westbound US 6/20 to southbound SR 53.

State Route 19, between TR 127 and TR 83, Fremont, will be closed for two culvert replacements beginning Monday, June 6 through early August. Detour: US 20 to SR 590 to SR 105.

Seneca County

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

US 224 will be closed between S. Twp. Rd. 109 and Twp. Rd. 113, within the active closure, for three culvert replacements beginning Monday, July 18 through Friday, July 29.

State Route 100, between County Road 58 and Riverside Dr., Tiffin, will experience lane restrictions for resurfacing through mid-July.