INDOT announces alternating lane closures on I-469 for bridge construction. Crews will begin working between Indianapolis Rd and State Road 1/Bluffton Rd on or after Tuesday, September 3. Bridge bearing repairs will be ongoing for approximately four weeks, with the outside lanes closed during phase one and inside lanes closed during phase two. All work…
Bridge over the Maumee River closed just over one year for reconstruction LIMA, Ohio –- (Saturday, May 11, 2024) The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Defiance County Economic Development, and Paulding County Economic Development, Inc. invite the public to attend a ceremony to officially open the reconstructed bridge on U.S. 127 over the Maumee River…
Due to the Google Campus construction, East Paulding Road will be permanently closed to through traffic on March 1st, 2024. Two signs have been posted at either end of East Paulding Road, between Hartzell Road and Adams Center Road, giving all motorists a two-week notification the closure permanent closure. The specific location of the closure…
ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a Public Information Meeting for a proposed construction project at the intersection of State Road 37 and Notestine Road. The proposed project would realign the intersection to help improve safety due to sight distance concerns. What: Public Information Meeting When: Tuesday, February 27, 2024, from 6…
The results are in: One year after opening the roundabout at the intersection of U.S. 127, U.S. 224, and Marsh Road, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 reports a dramatic decrease in crashes at the intersection. Between January 2019 to May 2022, the U.S. 127/U.S. 224/Marsh Road intersection had 13 crashes, with 3…
COLUMBUS – The Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC) has approved the annual draft list of projects to receive funding from the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Major New Capacity Program over the next four years. It includes more than $390 million in new funding commitments. The public can comment on the draft list by emailing trac@dot.ohio.gov until March 23. TRAC…
County’s first roundabout located at U.S. 127/U.S. 224 and Marsh Road LIMA, Ohio – (Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022) Van Wert County’s first roundabout, located at U.S. 127/U.S. 224 and Marsh Road, north of the city of Van Wert, is expected to open by Friday. Construction of the single-lane roundabout began early in 2022 with preliminary…
ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces an emergency road closure due to a sinkhole. A sinkhole has been discovered on State Road 3 near Old Lima Road. This sinkhole is on the shoulder of north bound State Road 3. INDOT has closed north bound lanes to allow for crews to assess…
The project to replace a portion of the bridge deck over the Lost Creek on U.S. 127 is delayed. The 30-day project expected to reopen to traffic before the Independence Day holiday could remain closed for up to four more weeks. The project delay is the result of a material issue involving the box beams. The…
A project to improve safety at three U.S. 24 intersections, just east of the city of Defiance, was awarded funds from the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). The project will: • Construct an overpass on Independence Road over U.S. 24. • At Jewell Road, remove the median preventing access to the opposite side of the highway.…
PAULDING – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred yesterday at approximately 6:40 p.m. on State Route 613 west of Township Road 159, in Brown Township, Paulding County. Troopers determined Patricia S. Billingsly, 48, of Columbia, Tennessee, was driving a 1999 Plymouth Voyager van when it went off the left…
Emerald Township – The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Van Wert Post is investigating a crash involving two commercial vehicles. The crash occurred on US 24, near milepost 17, in Emerald Township, Paulding County. The crash was reported on July 8, 2021, at approximately 6:27 p.m. Lawrence Lewis, 57, of Defiance, OH, was operating a 2006…
Defiance – The Defiance Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on May 6, 2021, at approximately 9:01 A.M. The crash occurred on State Route 2 near the intersection of Farmer Mark Road in Farmer Township, Defiance County. Tyler L. McIntosh, age 20, of Montpelier, Ohio, was driving…
