Ohio Department of Transportation

Tom Hoeper - Tue May 09, 2017

New Project on Interstate 75 to Begin This Fall

A new construction project on Interstate 75 in Ohio is scheduled to start this fall, adding to the frustrations of drivers. The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the seven-phased Thru the Valley project will begin on 8 mi....

Irwin Rapoport - Mon April 10, 2017

ODOT Widens SR 94 to Improve Safety, Access of Corridor

The city of Wadsworth is the center of a $12.4 million Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) road project that is widening a section of SR 94 (High Street) to two lanes in each direction with an added median in the center and a multi-use path....

Kara Driscoll - Dayton Daily News - Thu March 30, 2017

Road Construction Brings High Price Tag This Season in Ohio

The construction season will bring a near-record of road projects in Ohio, costing more than $2 billion. The Ohio Department of Transportation will invest $2.3 billion into the state's bridges and roads, slightly less than the record $2.4 billion spent in 2014 and 2015....

Wed March 29, 2017

Mexican Mining Company Acquires Florida Railway For $2 Billion

Mexican mining and rail conglomerate Grupo Mexico said March 28 that it has reached an agreement to buy Florida East Coast Railway Holdings Corp. for $2.1 billion. Grupo Mexico Transportes said it will acquire 100 percent of the company's shares and assume its debt, pending approval of the deal by regulatory authorities....

Brenda Ruggiero - Tue January 17, 2017

Crews Wrap Up Jeremiah Morrow Bridge

Only minor work remains to complete an $88 million project on the Jeremiah Morrow Bridge in Warren County, Ohio. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Nov. 18, to commemorate the completion of the project's major workload....

Irwin Rapoport - Fri November 04, 2016

Great Lakes Construction Repairs 1970s-Era Lytle Tunnel

The Great Lake Construction Co. is nearly one year away from completing the Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) $30 million Interstate 71/Lytle Tunnel project in Cincinnati that began in May 2015....

Fri September 09, 2016

New I-74 Bridge to Reduce Congestion, Improve Safety New I-74 Bridge to Reduce Congestion, Improve Safety

The $8.2 million Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) North Bend Road Bridge replacement in Cincinnati began on April 18 when crews from the Sunesis Construction Co. arrived on the scene for the project that will be completed in August 2017....