Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 06, 2018
ODOT's $500M I-75 Thru the Valley Enters Second Year
Phases 1 and 2 of the Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) seven-phase, multi-year I-75 Thru the Valley Project, which is valued at $500 to $600 million, began last spring when John R. Jurgensen Company (JRJC) crews began its $96 million contract....
Wed February 07, 2018
Beaver Excavating Crews Make History in a Big Way
Sixteen miles of four-lane divided highway. Twenty-one bridges. Five interchanges. Twenty million cu. yds. of excavation. 300,000 sq. ft. of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall. The Beaver Excavating Company is making history by helping complete the Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) massive Southern Ohio Veterans Memorial Highway (State Route 823) project....
Wed January 10, 2018
TRAC Approves Draft Project List
Ten major new projects with a total investment of $55 million received approval from the Ohio Department of Transportation's Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC). The projects in Tier I (ready for construction) include:• $18 million for phases 3, 4, and 8 of the I-475/Dorr St....
Tue January 09, 2018
I-75 Project in Hancock County Enters Second Year
2017 presented the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) with the opportunity to improve one of the area's most valuable assets as the reconstruction and widening of Interstate 75 through Findlay and Hancock County began....
Tue January 09, 2018
Agreement Allows Historic Railroad Bridge Demolition
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) Agreement on a historic preservation plan will allow the demolition of a former railroad bridge next to the Ohio Turnpike. The state Department of Transportation said removal of the old Chessie railroad bridge in northwestern Ohio will likely begin during the second half of the year....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 12, 2017
ODOT Embarks on $153M South Side Mega Fix Project
Shelly & Sands Inc. (S&S) has been working on Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) South Side Mega Fix project. The I-71 South Side widening/ interchange reconstruction is a $153 million initiative in Columbus, Ohio, that will greatly improve traffic flow for motorists and commercial traffic....
Tue November 14, 2017
Bridge Partnership Program Marks 200th Opening
State, federal, and local leaders officially cut the ribbon on the Bagdad Road bridge over the Rocky River. It is the 200th bridge completed under a program between the Ohio Department of Transportation and local government partners....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue November 14, 2017
First Year of ODOT's I-75 Reconstruction Comes to a Close
Beaver Excavating Company crews began work on the Ohio Department of Transportation's $113.2 million Interstate 75 Widening and Reconstruction (Hancock County/Through the City of Findlay) project last March and are expected to complete it in May 2020....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue August 22, 2017
Kenmore Construction Widens 5.6-Mi. Stretch of I-76
Crews from Kenmore Construction Inc. are widening a 5.6-mi. stretch of Interstate 76 from two lanes to three lanes in each direction between SR 21 and Central Avenue. The $87.6 million project began last August, and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) project should be completed in July, 2019....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue May 30, 2017
ODOT's U.S. Route 42 Enters Year Two
The work on the Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) Medina U.S. Route 42 Widening Project began last October and crews from DiGioia-Suburban Excavating LLC (DSE) are expected to complete the project in October 2018....
