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ODOT Bridge Inspector Killed in Construction Zone Accident
ZANESVILLE, OH – The Ohio Department of Transportation District 5 has announced the death of one of their bridge inspectors. On Monday, November 9th, ODOT Director Pamela Boratyn announced through a Facebook post that 45-year-old Jennifer Donley, of Lancaster, was killed while working on the I-70 Reconstruction Project in Zanesville.
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Lancaster woman killed while working on I-70 reconstruction project
ZANESVILLE – The 45-year-old ODOT employee Jennifer Donley who died being struck by a semi-truck on Nov. 9 was from Lancaster, according to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. She was struck by a Freightliner on Interstate 70 in near the Maple Avenue off-ramp. The driver of the truck, Brian Carter, 54, of Indianapolis, was westbound on I-70 when he reportedly struck her around 8:09 a.m., according to the Zanesville Post. Donley was a bridge inspector working in the active I-70 reconstruction project. Carter was not injured. "She loved her job and always had a positive attitude," ODOT Director Pamela Boratyn said in an earlier release. "Please keep Jennifer, her family, friends and all those affected by this tragedy in your thoughts and prayers." I-70's westbound lanes from Maple Avenue to the Adamsville Road exit were closed for approximately four hours and were reopened around 12:30 p.m. The crash remains under investigation by the Zanesville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. This article originally appeared on Zanesville Times Recorder: Lancaster woman killed while working on I-70 reconstruction project
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Pipeline Under Roadway Stalls $5.5 Million Thornwood Drive Rebuild in Newark
A few hundred feet of Thornwood Drive in Newark has sat unpaved for weeks, caught between a finished roundabout and a railroad crossing, because a petroleum pipeline buried six to eight feet under the roadway still needs work before the city can finish a $5.5 million rebuild, the Newark Advocate reported on November 8. The […]
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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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Church founders address congregation after son convicted on 27 charges
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WSYX) — The founders of Faith Life Church in New Albany spoke to their congregation after their son and former church leader, Gary Keesee Jr., was found guilty on 27 charges, including 11 counts of rape. Gary and Drenda Keesee addressed church members over the weekend,...