By 1808Delaware
Work continues on the region’s roadways. Below is information from the Ohio Department of Transportation for improvement and construction projects for Delaware and Franklin Counties during the coming week. As always, work is weather dependent.
As a reminder, continuous updates on traffic bottlenecks and closures is provided 24 hours a day from the Ohio Department of Transportation on our website homepage. Look for “Traffic Now.”
DELAWARE
New Impacts
State Route 315
- SR 315 between Home Rd. and Hyatts Rd. will be reduced to one lane (7 a.m. – 6 p.m.) Friday, October 23.
- SR 315 north of Home Rd. will be reduced to one lane overnight (10 p.m. – 6 a.m.) Monday, October 26 and Wednesday, October 28.
- SR 315 north of Home Rd. will close overnight (10 p.m. – 6 a.m.) Tuesday, October 27 for pipe repair.
- Detour: SR 315 to Home Rd. to U.S. 23 to SR 315 or reverse.
U.S. Route 42
- U.S. 42 north of Cackler Rd. will close starting Monday, November 2 for 30 days for culvert replacement.
- Detour: U.S. 42 to SR 229 to SR 61 to I-71 to U.S. 36/SR 37 to U.S. 42 or reverse.
Continuing Impacts
SR 229 Bridge Rehabilitation
- SR 229 east of Weiser Rd. will close starting Monday, October 19 for 30 days.
- Detour: U.S. 23 to SR 98 to SR 529 to SR 746 to U.S. 42 to SR 229 or reverse
SR 257 Culvert Replacement
- SR 257 between Ostrander Rd. / Warrensburg Rd. and SR 37 will close starting 7 a.m. Monday, October 19 through 3 p.m. Friday, October 23.
- Detour: SR 257 to SR 37 to Section Line Rd. to U.S. 36 to SR 257 or reverse.
SR 229 Resurfacing
- SR 229 between U.S. 23 and the Village of Ashley will have various daytime lane restrictions (7 a.m. – 7 p.m.) starting Monday, May 11 through Fall 2026.
I-71/U.S. 36/SR 37 Sunbury Parkway
- The I-71 northbound ramp to U.S. 36/SR 37 will be reduced to one lane starting Wednesday, April 8 through Fall 2026.
FRANKLIN
The following ODOT construction projects are anticipated to impact traffic in Franklin County. All outlined work is weather permitting. Visit OHGO.com for travel updates or follow ODOT District 6 on Facebook or Twitter for current Franklin County construction information.
New Impacts
I-270 Spot Pavement Repairs
- I-270 southbound between I-71 and Roberts Rd. will have various overnight lane restrictions (7 p.m. – 5 a.m.) Thursday, October 22 and Friday, October 23.
- The Roberts Rd. ramp to I-270 southbound will close overnight (7 p.m. – 5 a.m.) Friday, October 23.
- Detour: Roberts Rd. to I-270 northbound to Tuttle Crossing Blvd. to I-270 southbound
I-670 Spot Pavement Repairs
- I-670 eastbound between 5th Ave. and I-270 will be reduced to two lanes starting 7 p.m. Friday, October 23 through 5 a.m. Monday, October 26.
- I-670 eastbound between 5th Ave. and I-270 will be reduced to one lane overnight (10 p.m. – 9 a.m.) Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24.
I-270/I-71 Interchange Improvements
- The I-270 eastbound ramp to I-71 northbound on the north side will close overnight (11 p.m. – 7 a.m.) Friday, October 23.
- Detour: I-270 eastbound to Cleveland Ave. to I-270 westbound to I-71 northbound
- The I-71 northbound ramp to I-270 eastbound on the north side will close overnight (11 p.m. – 7 a.m.) Friday, October 23.
- Detour: I-71 northbound to Polaris Parkway to I-71 southbound to I-270 eastbound
- The I-270 eastbound ramp to I-71 northbound on the north side will close overnight (8 p.m. – 5 a.m.) Saturday, October 24.
- Detour: I-270 eastbound to Cleveland Ave. to I-270 westbound to I-71 northbound
I-270 Bridge Rehabilitation
- The I-70 eastbound ramp to I-270 southbound on the east side will close overnight (7 p.m. – 6 a.m.) Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25.
- Detour: I-70 eastbound to Brice Rd. to I-70 westbound to I-270 southbound
- The I-270 northbound ramp to Broad St. on the east side will close overnight (8 p.m. – 5 a.m.) Monday, October 26, Tuesday, October 27, and Sunday, November 1.
- Detour: I-270 northbound to Hamilton Rd. to I-270 southbound to Broad St.
U.S. 33/Petzinger Road Intersection Improvements
- Winchester Pike at James Rd. will close overnight (7 p.m. – 5 a.m.) Sunday, October 25.
- Detour: James Rd. to I-70 westbound to U.S. 33 to Winchester Pike
- The SR 104 northbound ramp to U.S. 33 westbound will close overnight (9 p.m. – 5 a.m.) Sunday, October 25.
- Detour: SR 104 northbound to U.S. 33 eastbound to I-270 northbound to U.S. 33 westbound
- The U.S. 33 westbound ramp to SR 104 southbound will close overnight (12:30 a.m. – 5 a.m.) Sunday, October 25.
- Detour: U.S. 33 westbound to Alum Creek Dr. to I-70 eastbound to U.S. 33 eastbound to SR 104
- The U.S. 33 westbound ramp to James Rd./I-70 eastbound will close overnight (12:30 a.m. – 5 a.m.) Sunday, October 25.
- Detour: U.S. 33 westbound to Livingston Ave. to James Rd./I-70 eastbound
Continuing Impacts
I-71/Main St. Interchange Improvements
- The I-71 southbound ramp to Main St. will close starting 7 p.m. Friday, October 16 through 5 a.m. Thursday, October 29.
- Detour: I-71 southbound to Spring St. to Broad St. to Parsons Ave. to Main St.
- Detour: I-670 eastbound to 3rd St. to Main St.
- Main St. eastbound between Washington Ave and Lester Dr. will be reduced to one lane starting 7 p.m. Friday, October 16 through 5 a.m. Thursday, October 29.
- I-71 southbound between Town St. and Main St. will be reduced to two lanes starting 7 p.m. Friday, October 23 through 5 a.m. Thursday, October 29
SR 665 Culvert Replacement
- SR 665 between U.S. 62 and Norton Rd. will close starting Monday, October 19 for 12 days
- Detour: SR 665 to U.S. 62 to I-71 to SR 56 or reverse
I-270/Easton Way Intersection Improvements
- The I-270 northbound ramp to Easton Way will be reduced to one lane starting 7 p.m. Sunday, October 4 for 30 days
- Easton Way westbound between I-270 and Stelzer Rd. will be reduced to one lane starting 7 p.m. Sunday, October 4 for 30 days
Far East Freeway
- Brice Rd. over I-70 will be reduced to one lane in each direction starting Saturday, August 2, 2025. Two left turn lanes on Brice Rd. northbound to I-70 WB will be maintained.
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