ODOT issues traffic advisory

Published 10:00 am Monday, August 20, 2012

The following traffic advisory includes road construction and major maintenance projects requiring lane restrictions and/or road closures along the state and federal highway system within ODOT District 9.

All work will take place during daytime, business hours Monday through Friday unless otherwise indicated.

• A signalization project continues at various locations throughout the district. Currently, contractors are working in Lawrence County, and during operational hours, traffic will be maintained at affected intersections in one lane with the use of flaggers or arrow boards.

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• A preventive maintenance project is under way on various routes, and currently, contractors are working in Lawrence and Jackson counties. Throughout construction, traffic will be maintained in one lane with the use of flaggers.

• A resurfacing project on State Route 93, between Township Road 623 (Sand Hollow Road) and Township Road 239 (Olive Branch Road), is nearing completion. Crews have minor finishing work; however, there should be little to no impact to traffic, and all traffic will be maintained with the use of flaggers when crews are at work.

• State Route 378 is reduced to one lane between the 0.20 and the 0.60-mile markers for two separate slip repair projects.

• The project site is located just north of State Route 243 at Getaway, south of County Road 61 (Drift Creek Road). Throughout construction, traffic will be maintained in one lane with the use of temporary signals at each location.

• Construction for the Ironton-Russell Bridge replacement has begun, with work being conducted off affected roadways.

There should be little to no impact to traffic; however, motorists are advised of equipment entering and exiting the work zone at the U.S. 23 viaduct in Kentucky, as well as in the downtown Ironton area.

For additional weather-related travel information or road construction and maintenance projects throughout the state, visit www.buckeyetraffic.org.