Over the weekend, the Anthony Wayne Trail work zone in Toledo between the Maumee border and Glendale Avenue was picked up.
The one downside of this project’s completion for people who live near the Trail is that among the first drivers to discover it were the drag-racing motorcyclists. The continuing presence of Trail lane closings in Maumee does not appear to have dimmed their enthusiasm a bit.
I swung past the two Ottawa River bridge reconstruction projects on the edges of Ottawa Hills on Friday, meanwhile, and both looked to be on target for August completions.
The decks on the Secor Road and Central Avenue bridges are both fully poured and construction of the parapet walls on the sides is under way.
The bridge on Central looked slightly farther along, and that’s consistent with a recent update posted to the Lucas County Engineer’s Office Facebook page listing its reopening as being in “mid-August.” Signs listing that project’s scheduled duration as 150 days tell me it would be right on time if Central reopens for the weekend of Aug. 12.
The Secor bridge is expected to reopen Aug. 23, which leaves just a little cushion before fall-semester classes start Aug. 28 at the neighboring University of Toledo.
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Construction of a waterline tap will require lane closings this week on Navarre Avenue (State Rt. 2), the Oregon Department of Public Service announced.
Traffic will be maintained at one lane each way between Wynn and Stadium roads and is scheduled to run from Monday morning until 5 p.m. Friday.
In Toledo, Jefferson Avenue will be closed again Monday only between 13th and 14th streets. Detours will direct outbound traffic to Madison Avenue and inbound traffic to Monroe Street.
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• I-75: Reduced to two lanes each way between Wales Road and the Anthony Wayne Trail for reconstruction and replacement of the DiSalle Bridge.
• I-75 (Mich.): Lane closings, Exit 5 (Erie) to north of Exit 9 (LaSalle), for roadway reconstruction. Northbound traffic is crossed over to the southbound side until late in the construction season. The northbound entrance at South Otter Creek is closed.
• I-475/U.S. 23: No shoulders and traffic is shifted between U.S. 24 (Exit 4) and Angola Road for reconstruction and widening. The ramps from westbound U.S. 24 to northbound I-475/U.S. 23 and from northbound I-475/U.S. 23 to westbound U.S. 24 are closed long-term with detours posted. U.S. 20A (Maumee-Western Road) closed at I-475 for bridge reconstruction until mid-November. Nighttime lane closings between this work zone and Central Avenue this week and early next week for installation of in-pavement lane markers.
• Ohio Turnpike (I-80/90): Left lane closed westbound after the I-280/Stony Ridge interchange for several miles.
• U.S. 20: Lane closings just east of Woodville, Ohio for a resurfacing project.
• State Rt. 25/U.S. 24 (Anthony Wayne Trail): Lanes closed in both directions between Monclova Road and Detroit Avenue in Maumee for repair and resurfacing.
• State Rt. 2 (Airport): Lane closings at Airport Highway and Byrne Road during intersection widening, and at Airport and McCord Road for intersection modifications.
• Secor Road: Closed to through traffic between Bancroft Street and Dorr Street for replacement of a bridge over the Ottawa River. Use Douglas Road instead. Partial reopening is expected Aug. 23.
• Sterns Road: Closed through September between the northerly leg of Whiteford Road and Whiteford Center Road for intersection widening, drainage improvements, traffic signal upgrades, and resurfacing. Detour via Whiteford, Consear Road, and Secor Road. Whiteford Center Road is closed approximately 750 feet north and south of Sterns Road for work at the intersection.
• Ottawa River/108th: Intersection closed for reconstruction until Labor Day weekend. Use Shoreland Avenue or Suder Avenue/Manhattan Boulevard/Summit Street instead.
• Front Street (Toledo): Southbound right lane closed for curb and driveway construction between Morrison Drive and Oswald Street through Aug. 2.
• State Rt. 120 (Central): Closed to through traffic until mid-August between Reynolds Road (U.S. 20) and Corey Road for replacement of a bridge over the Ottawa River. A posted detour uses Central Ave., I-475 and Secor Road. Corey is also suitable for passenger vehicles.
• State Rt. 25: Closed at U.S. 6 on the south side of Bowling Green, including all U.S. 6 ramps, starting Monday until mid-August..
• State Rt. 64: One lane is open each way between I-75 and Mercer Road in Bowling Green for roundabout construction at Campbell Hill Road.
• State Rts 19/163: Closed at their intersection in Oak Harbor, Ohio this week for reconstruction. Route 19 detours via State Rts. 523, 53, and 2. Route 163 traffic should use State Rt. 2 or U.S. 20.
• Monroe Street (Sylvania): Eastbound lane closed from west of Silica Drive to Main Street, and Silica closed at and north of Ten Mile Creek, for intersection reconstruction and widening and replacement of Silica’s bridge over the creek.
• U.S. 127: Closed in Defiance County at the Maumee River until May, 2024 during bridge replacement. Car traffic may detour via State Rt. 18 or Old U.S. 24 to The Bend Road, but large commercial vehicles are detoured via State Rt. 15 and U.S. 24 around the western outskirts of Defiance to get over the river.
First Published July 23, 2023, 10:31 p.m.
