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TRAC Votes to Accept Draft List

Recent Statewide Releases

01-31-2012 - TRAC Votes to Accept Draft List
Launches Public Comment Period...
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01-30-2012 - TRAC to Vote on Draft Transportation Project Funding List
Ohio’s Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC) is scheduled to vote on the draft list of major new transportation construction projects...
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01-17-2012 - ODOT Outlines Looming Financial Crisis
After a year of discussing the looming transportation financial crisis facing Ohio, ODOT released funding projections that could result in pushing back by decades some of the state’s largest construc...
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01-13-2012 - ODOT Warns Motorists Driving in Snow: “First is Worst”
As Ohioans anticipate driving in winter weather, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) says beware: “First is Worst,” especially on interstates and state-maintained highways, where speeds are...
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01-09-2012 - ODOT to Accept Applications for Safe Routes to School Projects
ODOT is currently accepting applications for Safe Routes to School (SRTS) projects across Ohio. ...
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District Releases/Advisories

Use the links below to access to the most current news releases and traffic advisories from each of ODOT's 12 regional offices. Click on a district name to visit their full news site.

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District 1

01-26-2012 - BIDS OPENED ON FIRST OF THREE PROJECTS FOR I-75 RECONSTRUCTION
LIMA (Thursday, January 26, 2012) – The apparent low bidder for the contract to replace the Reservoir and Fourth Street bridges over Interstate 75 is Eagle Bridge of Sidney....
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District 2

02-09-2012 - I-75/475 in Lucas County
Traffic Advisory...
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District 3

01-27-2012 - ODOT closes State Highways due to High Water
Due to recent heavy rainfall and melting snow, several state highways in north central Ohio are experiencing areas with high water; however, at this time, only one roadway has been closed for the saf...
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District 4

01-12-2012 - Corn Row Wind breaks come to Ashtabula County
Corn Row Wind breaks come to Ashtabula County...
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District 5

01-21-2011 - Guernsey County Interstate 70
Crews will be performing a rolling roadblock on Interstate 70 eastbound lanes in Guernsey County to...
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District 6

11-23-2011 - ODOT urges holiday shoppers to be extra cautious
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District 7

02-02-2012 - Auglaize-Lane Closures on SR 29
Single lane closures will be in effect on SR 29 in both directions near Plattner Pike beginning Monday, February 6th at 9 am....
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District 11

01-31-2012 - Three lanes of SR 7 closed this morning near Brilliant due to another rockfall event
Three lanes of State Route 7 are closed this morning due to another rockfall event just south of the location that restricted traffic two weeks ago north of Brilliant in Jefferson County....
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District 12

02-03-2012 - Innerbelt Update for the Week of February 6
Overnight Thursday, February 9, crews will close the Ontario Street entrance ramp to I-90 west from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. Friday morning. Motorists may detour via Ontario Street south to I-77 south, t...
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