After an unusually mild winter in which the county was required to use very little salt on its roadways, the Delaware County Engineer’s Office this year will need to purchase about half the amount of salt that it normally does, commissioners learned Monday.
CINCINNATI — The governor on Monday mobilized the National Guard to tornado-ravaged areas of southern Ohio where nearly 300 homes, businesses and government buildings were damaged by the storms and winds.
A tractor-trailer crash on Ohio 521 closed a portion of the road for about an hour Tuesday morning.
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Transportation is warning Thanksgiving travelers that an analysis shows the number of crashes spikes the Wednesday evening before the holiday and the following Sunday evening.
A new Interstate 71 interchange south of the existing one at U.S. 36/Ohio 37 would best help alleviate heavy traffic at the Delaware exit, Ohio Department of Transportation officials have decided. That’s good news to developer Pat Shivley, whose Sunbury Parkway commercial/industrial plan for the southern side of U.S. 36/Ohio 37 hinges on having an interchange built on that side of the road. A rival group led by Polaris developer Bob Weiler and Nationwide Realty has also been lobbying the state to build an interchange on the north side of U.S. 36/Ohio 37.
Steve Thomas, co-chair of the Delaware County Rail Safety Task Force, had reason to celebrate Monday morning.
It might not be easy to put up new signs along a state highway, but designating the Sunbury exit with a sign pointing the way to the Ohio Fallen Heroes Memorial was a top priority for Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) officials. Ohio Fallen Heroes Memorial committee member Darrin Klinger approached the deputy director at ODOT District 6 a few weeks ago about having signs installed on the highway denoting that the memorial is off the Sunbury exit at Interstate 71.
A 7-week resurfacing project on U.S. 36/ William Street began this week, signifying the end of Delaware City’s buried trolley line as well as its budgeted road improvement funds for the next two years.