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Public Notice - Sheffield and Elyria Townships

2/2/23 -- The Office of Lorain County Engineer Ken Carney is currently in the process of collecting survey data and completing environmental studies to complete the construction documents associated with the replacement and upgrade of the traffic signal at the intersection of North Ridge Road and Elyria Avenue in Sheffield and Elyria Townships. Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2025 and traffic will be maintained during the work. No additional right of way will be required to construct the project. The estimated cost of the new traffic signal is $387,000 of which 90% is being funded through a grant from the federal highway administration. For additional information, please contact Assistant County Engineer Robert Klaiber at 440-329-5586 or [email protected]
Public Notice - Carlisle Township

2/2/23 -- The Office of Lorain County Engineer Ken Carney is currently in the process of collecting survey data and completing environmental studies to facilitate the design of the final construction documents associated with the resurfacing of Butternut Ridge Road between Oberlin/Elyria and LaGrange Roads in Carlisle Township. Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2024 and traffic will be maintained during the work. Additional right of way will not be required to construct the project. The estimated cost of the improvement is $689,134 of which 80% is being funded through a grant from the federal highway administration. For additional information, please contact Assistant County Engineer Robert Klaiber at 440-329-5586 or [email protected]
Public Notice - Elyria Township

2/2/23 -- The Office of Lorain County Engineer Ken Carney is currently in the process of collecting survey data and completing environmental studies to facilitate the design of the final construction documents associated with the resurfacing of Lake Avenue between Elyria Avenue and North Ridge Road in Elyria Township. Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2024 and traffic will be maintained during the work. Additional right of way will not be required to construct the project. The estimated cost of the improvement is $393,492 of which 80% is being funded through a grant from the federal highway administration. For additional information, please contact Assistant County Engineer Robert Klaiber at 440-329-5586 or [email protected]
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Road Closure - Eaton Township

3/7/23 -- The Lorain County Engineer’s Highway department will be closing Giles Road, between Durkee Road and SR 82, for a culvert replacement.

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Road Closure - Rochester Township

2/3/23 -- Bursley Road, between Quarry Rd and SR 511, is scheduled to be closed in order to perform soil borings at bridge #0227.

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West Ridge Road Closure

1/5/23 -- West Ridge Road, just south of Russia Road (between Russia and Butternut Ridge Roads), will be closed today between 8:30 am and 3:30 pm for the replacement of a failed retaining wall along the west side of West Ridge Road. Lorain County crews will be replacing the wall and the work may take multiple days. Emergency services and school buses should plan on the same closure tomorrow as the work is expected to take more than one day. The closure tomorrow could start as early as 8:00 am. Should the work need to continue into the weekend or next week, we will send out an additional notice.

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Road Closure - Huntington Township

12/5/22 -- West Road, between Pratt and Bursley Roads, will be closed beginning Monday, December 5th, for the Columbia Gas Transmission Casing Mitigation project. The project has a projected completion date of Saturday, December 10th, weather permitting.

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Road Closure - Huntington Township

10/26/22 -- The Lorain County Highway Department will be closing West Road, immediately north of New London Eastern Road, in Huntington Township for a culvert replacement. Work will begin at 8 a.m. Monday October 31, 2022, and is scheduled to be completed by 5 p.m. November 8, 2022, weather permitting.

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