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Ontario, OH · Traffic & Transit
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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.
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Ohio Warns of 'Beat the Sign' Driving Game Tied to Medina Crash
Ohio school officials are warning parents and students about a reported driving activity called “Beat the Sign,” in which participants allegedly ignore stop signs on purpose and try to beat their own record for how many intersections they can blow through without stopping. The warning comes after a school superintendent reported a serious crash in Medina, Ohio, involving a driver who allegedly kept a log tracking attempts.
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NBC4 Columbus
Newark Advocate
Thornwood Drive project delayed by petroleum pipeline under roadway
The short stretch of dirt where Thornwood Drive pavement should be – between the new roundabout at Faye Drive and the railroad tracks to the south – has been sitting idle for weeks. If you travel that route between Newark or Granville and Heath, you might be wondering why it’s taking so long for construction crews to finish those few hundred feet of roadway. “The short answer is that we’ve had some delays and we’re working to get at least one lane open – southbound – for the winter,” Newark City Engineer Brian Morehead said. The longer answer is that completion of the $5.5 million project to improve that portion of Thornwood Drive is being held up by a petroleum pipeline that runs under the roadway. Morehead said the city is obligated to notify utilities when it is planning road construction so that the utilities can make any repairs or improvements to their pipes or wires while the road is torn up. Doing so allows the city and utilities to do the work all at once and avoid the potential that a utility will come along six months after new curbs, gutters and asphalt have been installed to tear it
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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Medina County Gazette
hoodline.com
Downtown Cleveland's Gilman Building Faces Wrecking Ball Over 10 Parking Spots
A demolition application has been filed for the five-story Gilman Building at 1350 W. 3rd St. in downtown Cleveland's Warehouse District, putting one of the last standing structures in the area's so-called Superblock in the crosshairs. The application, submitted Friday to the city's building department, estimates demolition of the 18,290-square-foot structure would cost $282,000 — and according to one estimate, the teardown might ultimately yield only a small handful of parking spaces.