The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has announced that a portion of Barks Road will close for two months starting June 5, 2017. Starting at 7:00 AM on June 5, Barks Road will close at the bridge over Qu Qua Creek, between Lake Blvd. and Forest Hill Drive, for replacement. The posted detour will be […]
Highly traveled portion of Barks Road to close for two months for bridge replacement
May 26, 2017 by
Portion of State Route 4 in Marion County closed
April 24, 2017 by
The Ohio Department of Transportation announced that a portion of State Route 4 closed Monday morning. ODOT said that State Route 4 will be closed in both directions between Hughes Road and Newmans-Cardington Road for culvert replacement. The detour will be State Route 4 to Barks Road to State Route 423 to State Route 47 […]
Portion of Bellefontaine Avenue to close for sewer repairs
February 27, 2017 by
Bellefontaine Avenue from Cheney Avenue to Davids Street will be closed from Tuesday, February 28 at 7:00 am through Friday, March 3 at 5:00 pm. City of Marion Sewer Maintenance crews will be repairing a sanitary sewer at this location.
Ohio travelers should expect to see busy roads
December 23, 2016 by
Ohio highways will be full of travelers for the holidays. Traffic volumes in Ohio increase an average of 37 percent for the Christmas holiday and 33 percent for New Year’s Day. The last time the holiday fell on a Sunday – 2011 – the busiest travel days were the Thursday before Christmas and the Monday […]
US 23 pavement repairs complete, will return in the spring
December 5, 2016 by
All lanes of US 23 north and south are now open between State Route 229 in Delaware County and State Route 98 in Marion County, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). The concrete pavement repairs that began in October are complete, which means traffic will not be impacted the rest of the year. […]
Construction closing portion of State Route 4
October 10, 2016 by
Starting Monday, October 11, 2016, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) reports that State Route 4 will be closed in both directions between Boundary Road and State Route 203 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for culvert replacement. The detour will be State Route 4 to State Route 203 to State Route 47 back to […]
State Street overpass to re-open early Monday evening
August 26, 2016 by
The Ohio Department of Transportation says that the State Route 4/423 bridge, better known as the State Street overpass in downtown Marion, will open Monday, August 29, 2016 at 5 p.m. The bridge closed earlier this month after ODOT inspectors and engineers discovered some ‘bad’ concrete on the 51 year old structure. In order to […]
Road construction to affect State Routes 203 and 98 this week
August 22, 2016 by
The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced that the following work is planned in the Marion County area on the specified dates and times. All work is weather dependent; it may be postponed or cancelled without prior notice. TUESDAY, AUGUST 23 State Route 203 – (NEW) Beginning at 7 a.m., SR 203 will be closed […]
State Street overpass to remain closed for another two weeks
August 15, 2016 by
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) said Monday that the State Route 4/State Route 423 bridge, better known as the State Street overpass, in downtown Marion is expected to remain closed another two weeks for repairs. ODOT initially thought the repairs would take two weeks, however they said there is more work than expected. The […]
Culvert replacements cause closures to two State Routes in Marion County
July 29, 2016 by
The Ohio Department of Transportation reports that work to replace two culverts in Marion County will result in the closure of two separate State Routes starting Monday, August 1, 2016. These closures are in addition to the shut down of the State Street overpass announced Thursday. Starting at 7:00 a.m. Monday, State Route 203 will […]
