The following is highway construction scheduled to occur within Paulding County, Putnam County and Van Wert County.
PAULDING COUNTY
State Route 637 between Road 118 and Road 138, northwest of Melrose, will close April 16 for approximately 75 days for ditch relocation. The project also includes the relocation of a 72-inch pipe beneath county Road 126 to match the flow of the new ditch. Traffic will be detoured onto state Route 613 and state Route 66 back onto state Route 637. Work is being performed by VTF Excavation, Celina.
County Road 11 under U.S. 24, just east of the Indiana state line, will be restricted to one lane through the work zone for the repair of a retaining wall. Flaggers will maintain traffic. Work is being performed by Vernon Nagel, Inc., Napoleon.
PUTNAM COUNTY
State Route 66 between county Road R and township Road R-23, south of Ottoville, will close April 16 for approximately one week for the replacement of two culverts. Traffic will be detoured onto U.S. 224, state Route 189 and state Route 190 back onto state Route 66. Work is being performed by the ODOT Putnam County maintenance garage.
VAN WERT COUNTY
U.S. 127 from the Van Wert County to the Mercer County line will be reduced to one lane through the work zone for sealing of pavement cracks. Work is being performed by the ODOT Van Wert County maintenance garage.
State Route 697 just west of the city of Delphos will close April 23 for approximately two days for a railroad repair. Traffic detoured onto state Route 116, state Route 81 and state Route 66 back to state Route 697. Work is being performed by the Chicago, Ft. Wayne and Eastern Railroad.
