OHIO — The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission announced county-by-county construction projects for this year and is urging drivers to plan ahead for their commutes.

What You Need To Know

  • The Ohio Turnpike commission has a budget of around $254 million for improvement projects along the 241-mile toll road stretch

  • Of the budget, $162 million is allocated for roadway and bridge projects

  • The Ohio Turnpike said around 92 lane miles of pavement is slated to be resurfaced and there will be an extensive amount of work on 26 bridges

The Ohio Turnpike commission has a budget of around $254 million for improvement projects along the 241-mile toll road stretch. 

Of the budget, $162 million is allocated for roadway and bridge projects. The Ohio Turnpike said around 92 lane miles of pavement is slated to be resurfaced and there will be an extensive amount of work on 26 bridges. 

“To limit delays for travelers on the Ohio Turnpike, we strive to maintain two lanes of traffic in all three lane sections of the turnpike during peak travel times,” said Chris Matta, chief engineer/deputy executive director for the turnpike commission. “Some single lane work zones will be necessary but will occur mostly during off-peak travel times or at night.”

Here are the list of projects:

Williams County

  • The old Westgate Toll Plaza will be removed due to the new toll collection system. The toll booths and tolls will be replaced with pavement. This project will happen from April to November.
  • Pavement resurfacing will also continue in general through November.

Fulton County

  • Toll Plaza 34, which connects to State Route 108, will reopen in August as it's closed for pavement replacement.
  • Four overhead bridges — Township Road 22 bridge, Township Road 17 bridge, Township Road 12-1 bridge and Township Road 3 bridge — will receive new concrete decks. This project will be completed by November. 

Wood County

  • There will be one mainline pavement resurfacing project in Wood County in 2024.  Lanes and shoulders will be resurfaced. This project will go from May to November.  

Sandusky County

  • Mainline bridge over Waggoner Road will be redecked, and another mainline bridge over an abandoned railroad will be removed. The project runs from May 2024 to November 2025.
  • The overhead bridges at Fought Road, Shannon Road, Carley Road and Northwest/Southwest Road will also be redecked. That project will run from May 2024 to November 2025.

Erie County

  • Three bridge decks will be replaced — Township Road 102, Mudbrook Road/State Route 13 and Skadden Road/state Route 99. Construction runs this year through next year.

Lorain County

  • Three bridge decks will be removed and replaced in Lorain County. The onramp to Interstate 80 east at Toll Plaza 152 will be closed between this month through August. It'll allow work to begin on a mainline bridge that runs above the on ramp. 
  • The Ohio Turnpike’s mainline bridge eastbound over Lorain Road will also be redecked. The project runs from this month to November 2025. 
  • The Bagley Road bridge will also close from April 29 to October. 

Summit and Portage counties

  • The bridge replacement project over Tinkers Creek will continue through 2026, and two lanes of traffic will be maintained during the project. 
  • In Portage County, there will be bridge deck replacements for the mainline bridge over State Route 43 and the mainline bridge over Bryant Road/Township Road 236.
  • The projects run between April 2024 to November 2025.

Mahoning County

  • There will be bridge replacement, mainline resurfacing and the completion of pavement work at Eastgate Toll Plaza.
  • The overhead bridge at Boardman-Canfield Road/U.S. Route 224 between this year and 2025.
  • Some eastbound and westbound lanes and shoulders will be resurfaced between May and November.
  • Eastgate Toll Plaza and related pavement work will be completed this year.

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