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HANCOCK CO., Ohio (WTVG) - ODOT will shut down access to state Route 15 from Township Road 190 southeast of the city of Findlay beginning March 2, according to an ODOT press release.

Barrels and barricades will be placed at the intersection to eliminate access, and work to remove the intersection will follow as weather permits. Signs on Route 15 and the local roads approaching the intersection will be modified to reflect the change in access.

Since its original construction in the 1960s, daily traffic has risen from approximately 5,000 vehicles to over 20,000 in key sections. One official said the access changes are essential to maintain safety and accommodate growing demand.

Butler County Engineer Greg Wilkens plans to spend $7.9 million this year paving nearly 40 miles of county and township roads, which is more miles for less money than last year.

County commissioners recently approved a $7.9 million contract with Barrett Paving to resurface roughly 15.5 miles of county roads and 23.3 miles in nine townships, that’s a total of 87 streets.

ZANESVILLE, Ohio – Ohio roads must handle weather extremes that other states may never experience.

Muskingum County Engineer Mark Eicher explained some of the ways that weather deteriorates local roadways. 

“Freeze and thaw cycles have a lot to do with the condition of the roads. You have areas where you have like a wet weather spring you know. Then it gets… it freezes, it thaws, it freezes and it thaws. And it expands and contracts, that’s why you see the undulations in the roadways. Because that expansion and contraction of the soils underneath the road. That’s what causes all the issues that we have,” Eicher said.

TROY — The Miami County Commissioners took a moment at their meeting on Thursday, Feb. 12, to acknowledge and thank the hard work of county employees who worked to clear the roads after a major snowstorm during January 24-26.

The Board of Miami County Commissioners President Wade Westfall thanked Miami County employees for their hard work during the snowstorm and took a minute to review the statistics for the storm, including the labor, fuel, salt and grit that was used to keep Miami County roadways open.

The Newton Falls Covered Bridge will be getting a bit of a face lift to keep it standing for centuries to come.

Engineers are planning to put in new floor boards, drainage and gutters and a new coat of paint for the oldest functioning covered bridge in the state originally built in 1831. 

“Just like a house every once in a while you gotta paint your house, you gotta put a new roof on it, it's just that type of structure where we gotta constantly keep up on it,” Gary Shaffer, the Deputy Engineer for the Trumbull County Engineer's Office said.