Ohio Department of Transportation    News Release
District 9  Vaughn Wilson, P.E., Deputy Director
650 Eastern Avenue • Chillicothe, Ohio 45601
www.transportation.ohio.gov/dist9
Ross-327 Closure In Effect For Two-Day Culvert Replacement
 
Chillicothe (Wednesday, February 1, 2012) – State Route 327 in Ross County will be closed today and tomorrow for a two-day culvert replacement project.
 
Crews from the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Ross County Highway Maintenance Facility will be replacing a deteriorated culvert near the route’s 5.0-mile marker, just north of Township Road 268B (Bull Creek Road) and south of Adelphi.
 
The closure will go into effect at approximately 9 a.m. today, February 1, and continue until 3:30 p.m. Thursday, February 2. While the route is closed, motorists will be detoured by way of S.R. 180, S.R. 159, U.S. 23, U.S. 35 and U.S. 50.
 
For additional information on lane and road closures caused by construction, accidents, flooding or other related traffic events throughout the state, visit Buckeye Traffic on ODOT’s web site at www.buckeyetraffic.org
 
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PLEASE NOTE: This was originally scheduled as a one-day closure; however, it was amended to two days to allow for additional cure time for the pavement.
 
For more information contact:
Kathleen Fuller, Public Information Officer
1-888-819-8501, ext. 774-8834, toll free in Ohio