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On April 9, the Ohio Department of Transportation officially kicked off their construction season. Called “historic” by Eric Czetli, the District 4 deputy director, it is the largest construction season in state history.
More than $2 billion will be invested across Ohio, in all 88 counties, in every mode of transportation, said Czetli. This is a 30 percent increase over last season.
In District 4, ODOT will have approximately 90 active construction projects. District 4 covers six counties: Ashtabula, Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit and Trumbull. The 2010 construction program in District 4 totals $367 million.
“District 4 continues to have one of the largest construction programs in the state of Ohio,” said Czetli. “We have a diverse array of projects ranging from major construction to resurfacing and sign replacement jobs throughout our six counties.”
The largest project in the district is the creation of a $47.5 million interchange which will connect State route 8 to the Ohio Turnpike, Hines Hills and Boston Mills roads. Once complete, all traffic signals on SR 8 will be eliminated from Interstate-271 in northern Summit County to the Central Interchange in the city of Akron.
“This will create a smoother, quicker route,” said Justin Chesnic, spokesperson for District 4.
“Another large project in Summit County is the widening of Arlington Road to Interstate-77 and improvements to the SR 619 and Arlington Road intersection,” said Chesnic.
The total cost of the State Route 619 project is $11.7 million. Construction has begun and is expected to be complete in October 2011.
During ODOT’s construction kick-off, “Igniting Ohio’s Economic Engine,” other local projects were outlined, including the resurfacing of SR-619 in the cities of Green and New Franklin at a total cost $500,000. The award date on that project is October and completion date is the following July of 2011.
Other Summit County projects include reconstruction of the 15th Street bridge in Barberton. The road will be closed for 180 days.
Currently Summit County has 10 active projects and nine upcoming ODOT projects. Summit County will receive a total of $92.6 million in construction costs.
Stark County will have a $22.4 million total share of District 4’s projects. There are no projects affecting Lake Township, however, residents can expect orange barrels in Louisville, Alliance and Nimishillen and Washington townships.
While traveling any distance, Ohio residents will encounter construction this 2010 season. ODOT and its local transportation partners, including counties, city and township governments, will have more than 1,600 projects under construction this year. The projects include 130 interstate projects, 300 resurfacing and pavement upgrades, 290 bridge and culvert projects, 30 pedestrian and bikeway improvements and seven maritime projects at Ohio’s water ports along the Ohio River and Lake Erie.
On April 9, the Ohio Department of Transportation officially kicked off their construction season. Called “historic” by Eric Czetli, the District 4 deputy director, it is the largest construction season in state history.
More than $2 billion will be invested across Ohio, in all 88 counties, in every mode of transportation, said Czetli. This is a 30 percent increase over last season.
In District 4, ODOT will have approximately 90 active construction projects. District 4 covers six counties: Ashtabula, Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit and Trumbull. The 2010 construction program in District 4 totals $367 million.
“District 4 continues to have one of the largest construction programs in the state of Ohio,” said Czetli. “We have a diverse array of projects ranging from major construction to resurfacing and sign replacement jobs throughout our six counties.”
The largest project in the district is the creation of a $47.5 million interchange which will connect State route 8 to the Ohio Turnpike, Hines Hills and Boston Mills roads. Once complete, all traffic signals on SR 8 will be eliminated from Interstate-271 in northern Summit County to the Central Interchange in the city of Akron.
“This will create a smoother, quicker route,” said Justin Chesnic, spokesperson for District 4.
“Another large project in Summit County is the widening of Arlington Road to Interstate-77 and improvements to the SR 619 and Arlington Road intersection,” said Chesnic.
The total cost of the State Route 619 project is $11.7 million. Construction has begun and is expected to be complete in October 2011.
During ODOT’s construction kick-off, “Igniting Ohio’s Economic Engine,” other local projects were outlined, including the resurfacing of SR-619 in the cities of Green and New Franklin at a total cost $500,000. The award date on that project is October and completion date is the following July of 2011.
Other Summit County projects include reconstruction of the 15th Street bridge in Barberton. The road will be closed for 180 days.
Currently Summit County has 10 active projects and nine upcoming ODOT projects. Summit County will receive a total of $92.6 million in construction costs.
Stark County will have a $22.4 million total share of District 4’s projects. There are no projects affecting Lake Township, however, residents can expect orange barrels in Louisville, Alliance and Nimishillen and Washington townships.
While traveling any distance, Ohio residents will encounter construction this 2010 season. ODOT and its local transportation partners, including counties, city and township governments, will have more than 1,600 projects under construction this year. The projects include 130 interstate projects, 300 resurfacing and pavement upgrades, 290 bridge and culvert projects, 30 pedestrian and bikeway improvements and seven maritime projects at Ohio’s water ports along the Ohio River and Lake Erie.
“These investments will put more Ohioans to work building our state’s transportation infrastructure in one construction season than ever before,” said Ohio Governor Ted Strickland. “When you add together the projects that are already under construction and those stimulus projects made possible by the Recovery Act, there will be more than $4 billion in active construction going on this summer.”
With more than $4 billion in active construction, Ohio’s transportation investments translates into more than 111,000 jobs, according to ODOT officials. These jobs range from onsite construction work and indirect jobs such as supply and material businesses.
“Just as important as the number of projects under construction this year is the number of paychecks these investments are helping to write,” said ODOT Director Jolene Molitoris. She said the formula from the Federal Highway Administration shows that for every $1 billion invested in highway and bridge projects impacts 27,800 jobs.
ODOT officials urge motorists to check out www.BuckeyeTraffic.org for the latest updates, road conditions and closures across the state throughout the construction season.
