{"id":179442,"date":"2024-05-19T21:33:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T02:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=179442"},"modified":"2024-05-19T21:34:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T02:34:55","slug":"overpasses-closed-other-work-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2024\/05\/19\/overpasses-closed-other-work-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Overpasses closed, other work continues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pair of overpasses along U.S. 30 in Van Wert County remain closed after being hit by an over-height vehicle. Both were closed to traffic on May 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 Office, the Converse Roselm Road overpass near Convoy and Stripe Road overpass in Van Wert are closed until further notice as a safety precaution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traffic may be impacted due to various road projects around Van Wert County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stripe Road in Van Wert remains closed. Scott Truxell\/Van Wert independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

U.S. 33\/State Route 49\/State Route 81 around the village of Willshire will have lane restrictions resurfacing project. Work is scheduled to take place in the following areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • U.S. 33 between the Indiana state line and the village of Willshire<\/li>
  • \"\"U.S. 33 between the village of Willshire and the Mercer County line<\/li>
  • \"\"Ohio 49 between the village of Willshire and the Mercer County line<\/li>
  • Ohio 81 between the Indiana state line and the village of Willshire<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    U.S. 30 between U.S. 127 and Middle Point Wetzel Road may have traffic impacts for moving berm repair operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    County Road 418 (Lincoln Highway) between Convoy Road and John Brown Road will have lane restrictions for resurfacing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Some ongoing projects continue to affect traffic in Van Wert County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Ohio 81 between Willshire Eastern Road and Harrison Willshire Road closed on May 6 for approximately 150 days to raise the roadway profile and replace two culverts. Access for local traffic to all properties is being maintained throughout construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

    Leeson Avenue between Shannon Street (Ohio 118) and Rose Drive in the city of Van Wert closed on February 7 for 245 days for reconstruction including curb and gutter, storm sewer, and a multi-use path on the north side of the roadway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    U.S. 30 rest areas between Ohio 49 and U.S. 127 in Convoy closed on January 11 for approximately one year for complete reconstruction of the buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    One project is complete and another short project will begin in two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Hoaglin Center Road at U.S. 224 on the south side of the intersection is open following a culvert replacement project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    U.S. 224 eastbound entrance ramp to U.S. 30 will close on Monday, June 3, for approximately two days for pavement repair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    VW independent staff\/submitted information A pair of overpasses along U.S. 30 in Van Wert County remain closed after being hit by an over-height vehicle. Both were closed to traffic on May 9. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 Office, the Converse Roselm Road overpass near Convoy and Stripe Road overpass in Van […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-179442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 17:30:11","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179442"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":179489,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179442\/revisions\/179489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}