ODOT announces four road construction projects in Fairfield County this year

Jeff Barron, Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
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LANCASTER − The Ohio Department of Transportation is spending $2.8 billion on infrastructure improvements this year, which the agency says is a record.

Fairfield County drivers will no doubt see barricades like this as the Ohio Department of Transportation announced four road projects for this year.
Fairfield County drivers will no doubt see barricades like this as the Ohio Department of Transportation announced four road projects for this year.

“While the orange barrels that are synonymous with summer may be a source of frustration and inconvenience for some, they are a sign of progress and improvement for all who live in Ohio and who travel through it,” ODOT Director Jack Marchbanks said in a press release.

Four of the scheduled projects are in Fairfield County. They are as quoted in the press release:

  • PICKERINGTON ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENTReplacement of the structure carrying Pickerington Road over Walnut Creek, 1/4 mile south of Winchester Road.Start Date: May 2024Completion Date: October 2024Project Cost: $458,000Traffic Impacts: Road closureREFUGEE ROAD INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS Intersection improvements along Refugee Road at four intersections: Harmon Road, Education Drive, Milnor Road, and Pickerington Road.Start Date: January 2024Completion Date: November 2024Project Cost: $3.6 millionTraffic Impacts: Lane restrictions

  • U.S. 33 MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTInstallation of cable barrier along US 33 in Franklin and Fairfield counties from Gender Road to emergency turn around between HIll-Diley and Pickerington Road.Start Date: April 2024Completion Date: October 2024Project Cost: $1.1 millionTraffic Impacts: Lane restrictions

  • OHIO 159 BRIDGE REPLACEMENTBridge replacement of the Ohio 159 bridge carrying it over Muddy Prairie Run, just north of Pleasant Valley Road.Start Date: May 2024Completion Date: October 2024Project Cost: $2.6 millionTraffic Impacts: Road closure

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