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Marion, OH · Traffic & Transit
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american-rails.com
Draft EA Reviews Norfolk Southern Track in London, Ohio
WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board Office of Environmental Analysis issued a draft environmental assessment on November 6, 2026, in Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 426X). The line is about 0.96 miles of Norfolk Southern track in the City of London, Madison County, Ohio, from milepost XD 24.73 +/- to milepost XD 25.69 +/-. The draft says it was made available to the public on November 6, and it sets the comment due date at November 20, 2026. It does not grant the abandonment.
Newark Advocate
Mt. Vernon Road closures to start in 2027 as sewer project begins
The Mt. Vernon Road project is expected to begin in January or February and will cause rolling closures of that street for up to a year as the city continues its years-long effort to separate storm and sanitary sewers, according to Brandon Fox, Newark water administrator. The two sewers are currently combined in some of the city’s oldest neighborhoods, which was common a century or more ago, but such sewers and the sewage treatment plant can be overwhelmed during heavy rains. Separating the two allows for more efficient treatment of sewage and avoids contamination of stormwater flowing into area waterways. But removing the old sewers and installing two new lines – as has been done in Downtown and on the south side of Newark – requires tearing up the streets they’re under. The South Side project is wrapping up now and Fox said the city expects to repave streets the week of Nov. 16. He said that the North Side neighborhoods affected by the project in the coming months will eventually see new curbs, crosswalks and, in many cases, new sidewalks. The first phase of the North Side project will work from south to north on Mt. Vernon Road, from
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Everything You Always Wanted To Know About: US Route 30
For Galion residents, U.S. Route 30 is a familiar part of the landscape, as the four-lane highway north of the city carries thousands of motorists through Crawford County, connecting communities, businesses, and destinations well beyond Ohio. That highway is also part of a transcontinental route stretching more than 3,000 miles, with a history dating back a full century.