What to know to start your week: Another super load, public comments for bridge replacement

Here are a couple of items to start your week off, including another super load coming through the area.

Public comment period open for Township Road 428 bridge replacement

CHILLICOTHE – As part of the Ohio Department of Transportation—District 9’s Planning Department, the district’s Environmental Office is seeking public input for a bridge replacement project on Township Road 428 in Pike County.

PIK-TR-428-0.04 (PID 117984) It is proposed to replace the bridge on TR 428 (Beatty Road) at the 0.04-mile mark in Pike County. The project is located in the rural area of Pee Pee Township. The project will require approximately 0.656 acres of permanent right-of-way.

No homes or businesses will be removed by the project.

The funding for the project is 80% Federal and 20% Local.

TR 428 (Beatty Road) is currently closed. The current detour will be used during construction.

The environmental commitment date is July 1. The project is currently expected to be awarded Oct. 1, 2025.

Written comments should be submitted by May 17, 2024, or the deadline date that is posted on the website, to: Brandon Beck, ODOT District 9 Environmental Supervisor, 650 Eastern Avenue, Chillicothe, Ohio 45601 E-Mail: Brandon.Beck@dot.ohio.gov

Eighth super load to begin trip April 25

COLUMBUS – The eighth of nearly two dozen super loads will head north to New Albany from Adams County. This load is related to the new Intel plant in Licking County and is the same as each previous load to New Albany, an air processor. The load is 19’3” tall, 20’ wide, 128’ long, and 378,400 pounds.

The eighth load will head out from Manchester on Thursday, April 25. It will stop in Chillicothe and at Rickenbacker in Franklin County. It will not move on Saturday, April 27 due to the Cap City Half Marathon. It will be delivered on Sunday, April 28.

The Ohio Department of Transportation has carefully analyzed and planned the route to make sure these super loads can be accommodated. Since each load will be escorted by several Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers, emergency traffic will get around the rolling roadblock with minimal delay. Working with partners like local governments and utility companies, obstructions along the route such as large overhead signs, traffic signals, and utility lines have been adjusted and moved.

The schedule of each of the nearly two dozen loads will be checked against local events, like festivals and fairs, to further minimize impacts.

Notifications will continue to be made in advance of each load leaving the dock on the Ohio River near the village of Manchester in Adams County. Updates will be provided as each load moves north toward central Ohio.You can find more information, updates, and sign up for email alerts at transportation.ohio.gov/superload.