Leonardsburg Road at Horseshoe Road is shown in a recent photo. There will be pavement repairs on Leonardsburg from U.S. Route 42 to North Old State Road this year.
Gary Budzak | The Gazette
On Monday, the Delaware County Engineer’s Office (DCEO) will be closing Pittman Road between U.S. Highway 42 North and Leonardsburg Road in Brown Township until April 13 for a culvert replacement. The closure is between U.S. 42 to the south and 4435 Pittman Road to the north.
The DCEO will be busy with other roadwork in the “3 Bs and K” portion of the county (Berlin, Berkshire, Brown and Kingston townships) based on its 2023 Paving and its 2023-24 Road Projects guides. Here’s a look at what’s ahead.
Berkshire Township
• Chip and fog sealing 1.24 miles of Blayney Road.
• U.S. Route 36/state Route 37 and Galena Road (June to October 2023): A $3 million joint project with the Ohio Department of Transportation involving the “construction of left and right turn lanes on each intersection approach, along with a new traffic signal,” the DCEO said in the road projects guide. “Traffic will be maintained on U.S. 36/S.R. 37. Short-term closures on Galena Road.”
Berlin Township
• North Road, phase 2 (fall/winter 2023 to summer 2024): This $4.5 million project entails the “construction of one mile of new three-lane road extending north from Shanahan Road to the already completed section at Shale Meadows Elementary School,” the DCEO said. “Minimal impact to traffic on Shanahan Road.”
• Pavement repair and asphalt treatment to 7.1 miles of roads, including: Clover Plains Drive; Heverlo, North, Sherman and Sweeney roads; Meadow Knoll Road and Whispering Creek Lane; and the Glenmead, The Pines and Winding Creek Estates subdivisions.
• Cheshire Road (spring/summer 2024): A $2.5 million project will widen Cheshire to three lanes between the roundabouts at Old State (east) and Piatt (west) roads. One-way traffic will be maintained for three months.
Brown Township
• Asphalt treatment and paving 1.89 miles of roads, including: Giehl, Harris, Hogback, Howard and Pugh roads; Oxford Woods Drive; and Main, Pearl and White streets.
• Byxbe Parkway, phase 1B (September 2023 to June 2024): This $4.5 million project will build “a new four-lane roadway from U.S. 36 at Glenn Road extending north to Bowtown Road,” the DCEO said. “Lane restrictions on U.S. 36 for intersection work.” This is also in Delaware Township.
Kingston Township
• Chip sealing Basham Lane, and asphalt paving Twigg Hupp Road (2.14 miles in all).
Porter Township
• Chip sealing 4.74 miles of roads, including Lane, Porter Central and Trimmer roads; as well as Olive Green (Center, Columbia, McKay, Pearl and Washington streets).
There are some small bridge replacement projects that will take place from summer 2024 to fall 2025: Fulton Creek (Thompson Township), Bokes Creek (Scioto Township) and Alum Creek (Oxford Township). Each will entail 4–6-month closures.
Countywide road paving resurfacing projects from May to October include the following:
• Asphalt paving on 8 miles of roads: Liberty Road from Bunty Station Road to Hawthorn Avenue, Olde Worthington Road from City of Westerville to Polaris Parkway, Miller Paul Road from Center Village to Vans Valley Road, Lewis Center Road from State Route 3 to South Old 3C Highway, Home Road from State Route 745 to the bridge, Panhandle Road from U.S. 23 to Case Road, County Road 605 from Murphy Road to S.R. 3, Seldom Seen Road from Sawmill Parkway to railroad tracks.
• Asphalt rejuvenating treatment on 10.96 miles of roads: Stratford Road from U.S. Route 23 to Hull Drive, Troy Road from Smith Park to Norton Road, East Powell Road from South Old State Road to Bale Kenyon Road, and Home Road from State Route 315 to U.S. 23.
• Crack seal on 13.86 miles of roads: Lackey Old State Road from Cheshire Road to U.S. Route 36, Harlem Road from Smothers Road to Sunbury Road, Harriott Road from the Union County line to Dublin Road, and Ostrander Road from U.S. 36 to State Route 257.
• Pavement Repairs on 14.56 miles of roads: Africa Road from Cheshire to U.S. 36, Sunbury Road from Red Bank Road to Vans Valley, Fredricks Road from Centerburg Road to Olive Green Road, Lott Road from State Route 656 to the county line, Leonardsburg from U.S. 42 to North Old State Road, and Dildine Road from River Road to State Route 203.
• Pavement repairs and crack sealing on 9.14 miles of roads: South Section Line Road from Home Road to U.S. 42, S. Old State from Orange Road to Courtland Drive and Lewis Center Road from U.S. 23 to S. Old State.
Assistant Editor Gary Budzak covers the eastern half of Delaware County and surrounding areas. He may be reached at [email protected].
