The Ohio Department of Transportation has issued an update on road and bridge construction projects in Wood County. Here is the latest news from ODOT:
Northbound I-75 will be reduced to one lane for a traffic switch beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 11 until evening on Saturday, Aug. 12. Following the traffic switch, traffic will be following a new alignment. Motorists are advised to use caution during an adaptation period.
Wales Road on-ramp to northbound I-75 will be closed for pavement tie-ins beginning Friday, Aug. 11, at 4 a.m. through Sunday, Aug. 13, at 4 p.m. Detour: Buck Road.
A public event will be held on Monday, Aug. 7, on the DiSalle Bridge. The public can catch a shuttle from the Hollywood Casino to the event location beginning at noon on Monday. Shuttle return trips last until 4 p.m.
Northbound I-75, between Ohio 281 and U.S. 6, will be reduced to one lane for pavement repairs overnight on Sunday, Aug. 6, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
U.S. 20, between I-75 and Simmons Road, Perrysburg/Rossford, will experience lane restrictions and closures for installation of a turn lane.
Route 18, between Bloomdale and Hancock County line, and in Bloomdale, work is complete pending final inspection.
Ohio 25, between Cygnet Road and Route 6, Bowling Green/Portage:
- All four Route 6 ramps to/from Route 25 and Route 25 between the ramps are closed for resurfacing through mid-August. Updated detour: I-75 to Route 6 to County Home Road to Dunbridge Road to Napoleon Road.
- Route 25 from Cygnet Road/Exit 171 will reopen to Portage when Route 6 ramps close. Route 25 will be fully closed between the Route 6 ramps. Local traffic should take County Home Road or Rudolph Road.
- This is the final full closure that is necessary for this project.
Ohio 64, from I-75 to Mercer Road, Bowling Green, is restricted to one lane in each direction during construction of a roundabout at Campbell Hill Road. Work is being performed on behalf of the city of Bowling Green and will continue until late summer.
Westbound Ohio 105, between North Dunbridge Road and Carter Road, Bowling Green, will be closed for installation of a turn lane through September. Detour: Dunbridge Road to Poe Road to Carter Road. Work delayed, start date to be announced.
Route 281, between Liberty Hi Road and Mitchell Road, Rudolph, is closed for a bridge replacement over the North Branch Portage River through September. Detour will initially be Ohio 65 to U.S. 6 to Ohio 199 due to closure of Ohio 235 at Sand Ridge Road, but will be adjusted once Route 235 reopens.
