Allen County Engineer

County & Township Crews Fight Major Winter Storm, 2-7-10

Allen County was hit with an 8-inch snow storm on Friday night and Saturday.  Winds from 15 to 25 miles per hour hampered efforts to keep roads open.  Thirty-six Allen County and township snow plow crews worked for 12-hours on Saturday and 8 hours on Sunday to clear roads of snowdrifts. A limited night crew worked Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights on main routes to keep them clear of snow.  The Allen County EMA and Homeland Security issued a Level 1 snow emergency for Allen County on Friday evening and then moved to a Level 2 emergency from 6:45 AM Saturday morning until 9:30 AM on Sunday.  A level one snow emergency remained in effect until 1:00 PM Sunday.

Efforts to clear the roads of snow were hampered by dozens of vehicles that became stuck in snowdrifts (see photo above) as people ventured out, despite the elevated snow levels issued. One snow plow driver stopped to pull cars out of drifts 18 times during the first two hours of his route. Eleven cars were stuck in a snow drift at Bluelick Road and S.R. 65 and had to be pulled out before the intersection could be cleared.  Motorists are advised not to venture out on the roads when snow levels are issued (see explanation of snow levels at the EMA website: http://www.allen-ema.com/weather/snowLevelSummary.php.  The presence of stranded vehicles delays the time that snow plows can clear the roads of snow and can endanger the lives of those stranded.

Another winter storm will be moving into our area on Tuesday and Wednesday with additional snow accumulations of 4 - 6 inches.  This, along with gusting winds of 15 – 25 miles per hours will make some roads impassable Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.  We ask that people stay off the roads Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning  allowing our crews to fight the storm and get the roads open again.  Check the Allen County Homeland Security and EMA website:   http://www.allen-ema.com for updated posting of snow levels and weather advisories.

Congratulations to Matt & Laura Mumma, 1-7-10

Congratulations to Matt and Laura Mumma for the birth of Landon James Mumma. Matt is a member of our Culvert Crew. Landon was born at 1:27 pm January 1, making him the first 2010 Delphos baby.

Allen County Crews Repair Ridge Road Flagstone Arch, 1-4-10

Allen County Crews were busy in December repairing the flagstone arch on Ridge Road just west of Defiance Trail. The southeast wingwall had settled and was leaning away from the roadway.

After the flagstone wingwall was removed, a concrete footer was poured to prevent settling in the future.

Once the footer was cured, the tedious process of relaying each piece of flagstone began.

The repair took about three weeks and the crews gained new respect for the craftsmanship of the original arch builders.

 

Brion Rhodes Named CEAO Employee of the Year, 12-22-09

Brion Rhodes has been named the County Engineers Association of Ohio (CEAO) Employee of the Year. The award was presented in Columbus at the 129th joint annual winter conference of the County Engineers Association of Ohio and the County Commissioners Association of Ohio. Brion has been instrumental in working with CEAO on programs for the Bridge Workers Conference and the Bridge Engineers Conference. Brion has been with Allen County since 1997 and has been the Bridge Engineer since 1999. Earlier this year, he was promoted to Chief Deputy Engineer.

Cotner Road Bridge Opened, 11-23-09

The Cotner Road Bridge between Wapak Road and Fraunfelter Road was opened today.

The bridge was closed September 10, 2009 due to deteriorating beams and flooring.

Allen County Forces replaced the old steel beams and wood deck with a new concrete deck.  New guardrail was also installed.

Fruend Road Bridge Opened, 11-18-09

On Wednesday, November 18, 2009 the Allen County Engineer opened the newly replaced Fruend Road Bridge over Jennings Creek in Spencer Township.  This bridge has been closed to traffic since 01/21/97, when the structure was determined to be unsafe for the traveling public.  Construction of this project began on September 22, 2009 and was performed by Jutte Excavating of Ft. Recovery, Ohio.  The new structure is a prestressed concrete box beam bridge measuring 28 feet wide and 60 feet in length and is located just south of Landeck, Ohio between Kill and Acadia Road in Spencer Township, Allen County Ohio.

The bridge was replaced utilizing ODOT’s Local Bridge Replacement Program to cover 80% of the estimated $403,997.34 construction cost.  The remainder of the expenses will be paid for by the Allen County Engineer using Motor Vehicle and Gasoline Taxes.

Dan Hanjora Promoted to Road Maintenance Superintendent, 11-4-09

Tim Piper, Allen County Engineer, announced the promotion of Daniel A. Hanjora to Road Maintenance Superintendent.  Dan took the place of Steve Dunlap who retired on Friday, October 30, 2009.

Dan has been a full time employee of the Allen County Engineer’s Office for over 23 years.  For the last 3 years, Dan has served as Highway Maintenance Supervisor for the West Side Road Crew.

Dan started here in 1986 as a laborer and worked his way to Highway Maintenance Worker II holding that position for 10 years and then was promoted to Highway Maintenance Worker IV in 1996, holding that position for 10 years before being promoted to Highway Maintenance Supervisor in October of 2006.

As Road Maintenance Superintendent, Dan will be responsible for maintaining over 870 miles on the county and township roadway system for the Allen County Engineer and the township trustees, which includes overseeing road crews, overseeing the County & Township Road Programs and directing snow removal operations.

Dan and his wife Merri live in Shawnee with their children: Corey, Chelsea, Noah and Nick.

Congratulations to Dan on his appointment.

Eastown Phase 4 Opens, 10-29-09

Eastown Road, from Elm Street to SR 117 opened to traffic Thursday at 11:00 A.M.   Anderzack Pitzen Construction, Inc. of Metamora, Ohio began construction on Phase 4 in April of 2009 and worked diligently to complete the project ahead of schedule. The required project completion date was June 15, 2010 with a required date to open the road to traffic no later than November 25, 2009.  Anderzack completed the project eight months ahead of schedule and opened the road to traffic four weeks ahead of schedule. The project consisted of building a four-lane road between Elm Street and SR 117, crossing through both Makley Drive and Springview Drive. Also included was the installation of a new traffic signal and widening at SR 117, construction of a new railroad crossing at the Spencerville & Elgin railroad and installing turn-lanes at all four intersections.   

One feature on Eastown Road that is not found anywhere else in Allen County is the allowance of U-turns (see photo above) at Elm Street, SR 117, Makley Drive and Springview Drive.  The allowance of U-turns at intersections is needed because the raised grassed median strip does not allow for left turns on Eastown at any locations except at intersections. At Makley and Springview Drives motorists may make a U-turn after stopping and yielding to on-coming Eastown traffic and cross-traffic on Makley or Springview.  At Elm Street and SR 117, vehicles in the left-turn lanes only may make a U-turn when the green left-turn arrow on the traffic signal is in their favor.  Motorists are also asked to use caution while driving Eastown Road since many deer have been seen in the area and they are not yet familiar with vehicles driving on the roadway.  Deer-crossing signs (see photo below) have been installed to warn motorists of the danger.

The final cost of the project is still being tabulated but should be close to the contract amount. The contract amount of the project is $3,557,500.  Eighty (80) percent of the road construction cost is being paid by federal grants obtained by the Allen County Engineer.  Seventeen (17) percent of the construction cost is being paid by Ohio Public Works Commission funds obtained by the Allen County Engineer. The Ohio Department of Transportation is participating in paying for the work being done at SR 117 (Spencerville Road).  The remaining cost for the roadway is being paid from the Allen County Engineer’s license plate and gas tax revenues.  No county general fund revenues or real estate tax revenues are being used for this project.

In addition to receiving funds from federal and state grants for construction, the county engineer’s office has performed the inspection of the project in-house with their own personnel.  By performing the inspection in-house the county engineer has saved the cost of hiring a consultant and at the same time the county engineer has been reimbursed for 80% of his employee’s time for the inspection.

The Allen County Engineer wishes to thank the residents along Makley Drive, Springview Drive and SR 117 for their cooperation and understanding during the construction of this project.  Local access was maintained during construction for local residents.

Click here to view pictures of the Eastown Road Construction.

Brion Rhodes Promoted to Chief Deputy Engineer, 10-28-09

Tim Piper, Allen County Engineer, announced the promotion of Brion E. Rhodes to Chief Deputy Engineer.  Brion will be replacing Mark Stockman who left the engineer’s office to take a new job.

Brion is a graduate engineer, a registered professional engineer and a registered professional surveyor.  After graduation Brion worked with the Warren County Engineer’s Office, Ohio Department of Transportation and in June of 1997 became the Assistant Bridge Engineer at our office.  In 1999 Brion was promoted to Bridge Engineer.

As Chief Deputy Engineer, Brion will administer all aspects of design, construction and repair of the local roadway system, bridges and culverts in Allen County; while also providing administrative support to the county engineer in setting long and short term maintenance goals and budgeting activities.  He will also manage the activities of the office in the absence of the County Engineer.

Brion and his wife Julie live in Bluffton, Ohio with their two children; Logan and Lauren.

Congratulations to Brion on his appointment.

Steve Dunlap, Road Maintenance Superintendent, To Retire, 10-28-09

Tim Piper, Allen County Engineer, announced the retirement of Steven L. Dunlap who has been Road Maintenance Superintendent since October of 2006.

Steve has been an employee of the Allen County Engineer’s Office for 30 years. 
He started here in 1979 as a laborer and worked his way to Highway Maintenance Worker III holding that position for 7 years and then was promoted to Highway Maintenance Worker IV in 1996, holding that position for 4½ years before being promoted to Highway Maintenance Supervisor in March of 2001. As the supervisor for the west side of the county Steve was responsible for paving, tar & chip operations and snow plowing of the roads on the west side of the county.

As Road Maintenance Superintendent, Steve has been responsible for overseeing the maintenance of over 870 miles on the county and township roadway system for the Allen County Engineer and the township trustees.  This includes overseeing road crews, overseeing the County & Township Road Programs and directing snow removal operations.  During the February, 2007 blizzard in which Allen County received over 12 inches of snow, Steve coordinated snow removal efforts with townships and other agencies to clear roads of snow in a safe and timely manner.  Steve has also coordinated efforts to post “road closed” and “high water” signs on flooded roads during major floods and for clearing roads of debris after wind storms.  Steve has worked closely with all twelve boards of township trustees and with the eight incorporated villages in Allen County.

Steve and his wife Sue live in Elida with their two children Meghan and Nick. Congratulations to Steve on his retirement.

Bill Cochensparger Hired as Personnel Director, 10-7-09

Tim Piper, Allen County Engineer announced the hiring of Bill Cochensparger as Personnel Director for the engineer’s office.  Mark Stockman, previously Chief Deputy Engineer and Personnel Director, left the engineer’s office last week to take a new job.

Cochensparger has worked in administration with the Ohio Department of Transportation District Seven for the last twelve years.  Before that time Cochensparger worked for nine years with the Allen County Engineer’s office as Personnel Director. Cochensparger has a diverse background handling personnel issues and project management.

Cochensparger will be in charge of all personnel duties including reviewing and finalizing a new employee handbook, employee safety programs, trouble-shooting employee issues and helping set policies involving employees.   

Cochensparger and his wife Nancie live in Allen County.

Allen County Chief Deputy Engineer Leaving, 9-30-09

The Allen County Engineer announced today that his Chief Deputy Engineer, Mark Stockman, P.E., P.S., will be leaving to take a new job as a consultant with the County Engineer's Association of Ohio (CEAO) as the CEAO "Bridge Engineer" doing Quality Assurance Reviews on the inspection and load rating of county bridges.  He will cover all 88 counties in the next 3-4 years on behalf of CEAO.

Stockman was hired in October of 2005 as Chief Deputy Engineer.  As part of his job, Stockman became the Project Manager for the last two phases of construction for the Eastown Road Project and has been Personnel Director since 2006.  His expertise and state qualifications allowed the County Engineer’s office to perform the inspection and administration in-house for the last two phases of Eastown.  By doing this work in-house, Allen County realized a savings of over $300,000 on these two projects.  Stockman’s expertise as Project Manager has allowed all three phases of Eastown to be constructed on-time and under contract costs.

Stockman’s previous experience as Paulding County Engineer helped Allen County receive additional state and federal funds for the Eastown project and other projects and helped get funding to repair the Eastown and Allentown intersection after a tragic accident destroyed the intersection.  His experience in procuring state and federal funding for the County Engineer has saved local taxpayers millions of dollars.

Stockman has three grown children and is married to wife, Christine.

Congratulations to Josh & Michelle Foster, 9-30-09

Congratulations to Josh and Michelle Foster for the birth of Oakley Braden Foster. Josh is a member of our Ditch Maintenance Crew.

Eastown Road Phase 2 Opened September 3, 9-2-09

Eastown Road, from SR 81 (Allentown Rd.) to SR 309 (Elida Rd.) was opened to traffic on Thursday, September 3.  The Shelly Company of Lima began construction on Phase 2 in June of 2008 and worked diligently to complete the project three weeks ahead of schedule.  The project consisted of widening Eastown Road from 2 lanes to 5 lanes between SR 81 and SR 309, installing a new traffic signal at SR 309, constructing a new railroad crossing, relocating waterlines, relocating sanitary sewers and constructing a new bridge over Dug Run. The total contract amount of the project is approximately $6,130,000.  The final cost is still being tabulated but it is expected that the cost will be around $40,000 under the original contract amount.

The cost of the roadway portion of the project is approximately $4,654,000.  Ninety-three (93%) percent of the road construction cost or approximately $4,328,000 is being paid by state and federal grants obtained by the Allen County Engineer’s office.  The remaining cost of $326,000 for the roadway is being paid from the Allen County Engineer’s license plate and gas tax revenues.  No county general fund revenues or real estate tax revenues are being used for this project.   The remaining costs of relocating waterlines and sanitary sewers are being paid for by the Allen Water District and the Allen County Sanitary Engineer respectively. The Ohio Department of Transportation is paying for the work at SR 309 (Elida Road) including the installation of a new traffic signal.  

In addition to receiving funds from federal and state grants for construction, the county engineer’s office has performed the inspection of the project in-house with their own personnel.  By performing the inspection in-house the county engineer has saved the cost of having a consultant perform the inspection and at the same time has been reimbursed for 80% of his employee’s time for the inspection.

The Allen County Engineer wishes to thank the residents and businesses along the project area for their cooperation and understanding during the construction of this project.  Local access was maintained during construction for local residents and businesses. The result of the project is a much safer road with a higher capacity for carrying traffic.

The last phase of construction of Eastown Road between Elm Street and SR 117 (Spencerville Road) is on schedule and should be open to traffic in late October or November.

Ronald J. Meyer II Receives Professional Surveyor License, 8-26-09

Ronald J. Meyer II recently received notice from the Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors that he has passed the April 2009 NCEES Principles and Practice of Surveying Exam, making Meyer a Registered Professional Surveyor in the State of Ohio.

It is not a simple process to become a Professional Surveyor in the State of Ohio.  To become licensed as a Professional Surveyor a person must first graduate from an accredited four year engineering college or university. Additionally, the person must have at least 24 credit hours in surveying or related courses, as determined by the State Board of Registration. That person is then eligible to take an eight hour Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) exam. If the person passes the test, he or she receives the title S.I. or Surveyor Intern. The person must also intern for four years in the field of land surveying. The person may then apply to take an eight hour Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) exam to demonstrate their surveying proficiency. If the person passes the exam, he receives a Professional Surveyor License for Ohio from the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors.

Meyer is also a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio.  To become dual licensed as a Professional Engineer and a Professional Surveyor, one must have four years experience in engineering, four years experience in surveying and 16 hours of testing for each license.

Meyer received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Ohio Northern University in May, 2001.  He passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam in 2001 and the Principles & Practice of Engineering Exam in 2005.  In 2008, he earned his Surveying Certificate from James A. Rhodes State College and also passed the Fundamentals of Surveying Exam.

Meyer has been an employee at the Allen County Engineer’s Office since March of 1998, where he began as a college intern on the Survey Crew.  In May of 2001, Meyer was hired full time as the Assistant Bridge Engineer.  In October of 2005, Meyer was promoted to the position of Planning Engineer.  Meyer's duties include overseeing the county's survey crew, web-master of the county engineer's website, designing road improvement projects, records retention manager and engineer in charge of subdivision review and inspection.

He resides in Spencerville with his wife Jessica.

Dirtworks Excavating Low Bidder for Fairwood Estates & Masters Circle Petition Ditch #1264, 5-8-09

Ditchworks Excavating will be awarded the Fairwood Esates & Masters Circle Petition Ditch #1264 Project located in Shawnee Township. Below are the bid results:

Dirtworks Excavating	$ 21,000.00
Calvelage Vault and Excavation	$ 22,275.00
Brenneman Excavating	$ 23,225.00
J & M Excavating	$ 24,192.20
Dave's Excavating	$ 24,800.00
Hume Supply	$ 25,330.00
H & K Construction	$25,400.00
Sand Ridge Excavating	$ 25,765.00

Asphalt Materials, Inc. Low Bidder for Liquid Asphalt for Tar & Chip Work, 5-7-09

Asphalt Materials, Inc. will be awarded the Liquid Asphalt Contract for Tar & Chip Work. Asphalt Materials, Inc.'s bid was $ 452,452.20 and Asphalt Technologies, LLC's $ 457,652.80.

Bridge Superintendent Dave Houchin Recognized by the Lima News for Volunteer Work , 4-23-09

Credit to the Cat Keeper

Houchin honored as Paul Smith Sports Volunteer

By TOM USHER tusher@limanews.com 419-993-2089



    BATH TOWNSHIP — It all started working the Bath “Wildcat Den” at the Allen County Fair.

    From there, Dave Houchin began immersing himself into volunteering at Bath athletics.

    Over the years, Houchin has helped run the concession stand for girls basketball, volleyball and wrestling. During football season, he was one of the equipment managers and handled everything from team shoulder pads and helmets to the video equipment. He also worked on the chain gang.

    And over the years, he was also involved with developing and manicuring the softball diamond.

    Houchin was named this year’s recipient of The Lima News’ Paul Smith Award for volunteering for a school’s sports high school program.

    His behind-the-scenes efforts haven’t gone unnoticed by Bath athletic director Rich Dackin.

    “He’s everywhere from organizing and manning the concession stand in the fall and winter to helping us load equipment and being on the sidelines during every Friday football game to dragging ball diamonds and maintaining our softball fields in the spring. His countless hours are amazingly beneficial for the current players, coaches and administration.”

    Houchin kicked up his level of involvement in 2001 when his daughter, Amanda, began playing softball and basketball at the high school level. She’s now playing softball at Cleveland State.

    “Many parents began helping out at the games with Greg Cogley,” Houchin said. “As far as the high school diamond, the boosters built it. We had a diamond before, but it was too close to the baseball field. We moved it away from there, built the pressbox and took care of the diamond like it was our own. …. We didn’t drag the diamond, we hand rake it and manicure the grass.”

    Houchin said this year he isn’t in on the softball grounds crew because he is off watching Amanda play her senior year of college.

    However, he still worked the concession stands for the football team.

    “The booster club had the opportunity to take over the concessions at all winter sports,” Houchin said. “When that happened, I volunteered for girls basketball, volleyball and wrestling.”

    He currently is manning the girls basketball and wrestling concession stands. The down side is he rarely goes to watch the Wildkittens play.

    “If you want to watch them play you’re not going to be able to (at home games),’’ Houchin said.

    At each road football game, Cogley and Houchin loaded up the team’s game equipment, along with the coach’s headsets and video equipment. At home games, he worked the sideline with the chains.

    “Then after the game, I’d help Greg tear down all the stuff,’’ he said. “Greg does most of it (the equipment work). I hang out with him and help him.”

    Houchin works for the Allen County engineer department, a job he has held for 31 years.

    Amanda graduated from Bath in 2005, Dave remains involved with Bath athletics.

    “Everyone says I’m crazy,” Houchin said. “But I care and if you don’t do it, who will?’’

CRAIG J. OROSZ
• The Lima News David Houchin stands next to the Bath Wildkittens softball dugout.

2009 Allen County Final Program Meeting, 4-15-09

A meeting of all township trustees, the Allen County Engineer and Allen County Commissioners is being held on Wednesday, April 15th at 11 A.M. at the Allen County Engineer’s Office, 1501 N. Sugar Street, Lima, Ohio.  The meeting is to discuss and finalize the 2009 Road Programs for township; village and county road work in Allen County.  The Allen County Commissioners will then pass a resolution approving the 2009 Road Program at their regular agenda meeting on the following Wednesday.

At the meeting, county engineer, Tim Piper, will review the totals for road work for the county, twelve townships and six villages.  These totals are as follows:

Grand Total Estimated Cost for 2009 Road Program = $1.98 million

Allen County Engineer’s road crews will begin work on the 2009 Road Programs in May. 

Approximately 22.71 of the above paving miles will be done as contract paving and will be completed by September.

2009 County & Township Road Program Meetings, 4-6-09

The meeting dates with the Township Trustees and Clerks to determine the 2009 TOWNSHIP ROAD PROGRAM are as follows:

First Meeting at COUNTY ENGINEER’S OFFICE:
1501 N. Sugar Street, Lima, Ohio

TOWNSHIP	DATE	TIME	TOWNSHIP	DATE	TIME
Perry	Tuesday, April 7	8:30 AM	Shawnee	Thursday, April 9	8:30 AM
Auglaize	Tuesday, April 7	9:30 AM	American	Thursday, April 9	9:30 AM
Richland	Tuesday, April 7	10:30 AM	Marion	Thursday, April 9	10:30 AM
Bath	Tuesday, April 7	1:00 PM	Spencer	Thursday, April 9	1:00 PM
Monroe	Tuesday, April 7	2:00 PM	Sugar Creek	Thursday, April 9	2:00 PM
Jackson	Tuesday, April 7	3:00 PM	Amanda	Thursday, April 9	3:00 PM

Second Meeting at COUNTY ENGINEER’S OFFICE:

A final road program meeting of all Township Trustees, Fiscal Officers, County Engineer and County Commissioners will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at 11:00 A.M. at the County Engineer’s Office.

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Review of Meetings:

     At the first meeting, the Allen County Engineer will meet with each township to discuss the proposed road work for that township.  The Township Trustees will want to prioritize their projects and discuss the amount of funding available for their township’s road program.  Any revisions made in their road program at the first meeting will be made on the Allen County Engineer’s computer and a revised road program will be sent to each township before the final road program meeting.

     The final road program meeting at the Allen County Engineer’s office is a combined meeting of all the Township Officials, County Engineer and County Commissioners.  The County Engineer will give a brief overview of the 2009 Road Program.  The County Commissioners will comment on the road program and ask if there are any further revisions to be made to the Township or County Road Programs.  If there are no changes, the commissioners will pass a resolution approving the road programs at their next regular meeting.  The Township Trustees will also be asked to pass a resolution at their next regular meeting approving their road program and authorizing the County Engineer to proceed with the work. 

Eastown Road Extension to Begin, 3-30-09

Allen County Engineer Tim Piper announced that work will begin April 1 on the extension of Eastown Road, from SR 117 to Elm Street.  Engineers held a pre-construction meeting with the contractor Anderzack-Pitzen last week to go over construction items.   

The contractor will begin by removing the trees and brush.  By April 10th, the Ohio EPA will allow the demolishing of the houses and after that the drainage work begins.  The contractor plans an aggressive schedule and the road should be open to traffic this fall, weather permitting.

The County Engineer is doing the inspection of the $3.6 million dollar project. with federal grants covering 80% of the cost and a 0% loan from the Ohio Public Works Commission covering the remaining 20%.

Contact Tim Piper or Mark Stockman for questions

Bluffton Paving, Inc. Awarded County Roads Resurfacing Program-09, 3-18-09

Bluffton Paving, Inc. was awarded the County Roads Resurfacing Prgram-09 which consists of 16 miles of Issue 1 paving. Bluffton Paving's bid was $ 940,047.60 and was the lowest of the two bids.

Fruend Road Bridge Bid Results, 3-17-09

Jutte Excavating, Inc.	Ft. Recovery	$403,997.34
J+J Schlaegel	Urbana	$434,901.70
B. Hill'z Excavating	Wayne	$449,163.40
R & I Construction	Tiffin	$458,622.00
Miller Contracting Group	Ottoville	$459,687.60
R.G. Zachrich Construction, Inc.	Defiance	$461,253.66
Degen Excavating	Lima	$465,670.44
R.D. Jones Excavating, Inc.	Harrod	$467,653.10
Eagle Bridge Co.	Sidney	$469,621.90
BECDIR Construction Co.	Berlin	$546,600.00
R.B. Jergens	Vandalia	$622,249.64
Click Here for the Bid Tabulations

 

Eastown Road Between SR 81 & SR 309 Closes March 9th, 3-5-09

Eastown Road will again be closed to through traffic beginning on Monday, March 9, 2009.  However, businesses will be open and customers will be able to get to the businesses.  Barricades will be placed on Eastown in a staggered fashion for customers and local residents to get through. 
The work has a completion date of October 1, 2009.   Until then, the road will be closed to through-traffic with the exception that local residents will have access to their houses and to local businesses.
There will be a new traffic light installed at the intersection of Eastown Road and State Route 309 (Elida Road).  This work may require future lane restriction on State Route 309 for periods of time to facilitate this work.
A new railroad crossing will be installed just south of State Route 309.  The construction of the new railroad crossing will require complete closure of the road during construction, so through access will be prohibited.