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As part of the U.S. 42 widening project, culvert work will require the closure of a portion of U.S. 42 next week, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.

The closure will be in place between Cox Road and Tylersville Road, just north of the entrances to the Pisgah Youth Park baseball fields, 9116 Columbus-Cincinnati Road, and the West Chester Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 9117 Columbus-Cincinnati Road.

The closure will begin Monday, June 11 and is scheduled to be completed by 5 p.m., Friday, June 15 with U.S. 42 reopened to traffic at this time.

Northbound U.S. 42 traffic will be detoured north to Cox Road to east on Tylersville Road to U.S. 42. Southbound traffic will be detoured west to Tylersville Road to south on Cox Road to U.S. 42.

Access to all addresses will be maintained with addresses north of 9117 Cincinnati-Columbus Road accessible from Tylersville Road and addresses south of and including 9117 accessible from Cox Road.

Arrow boards and/or signs will be in place prior to the work zone to alert motorists of the upcoming road closure. To help ensure the safety of the construction workers as well as the traveling public, motorists should remain alert, reduce their speed and watch for stopped traffic.

The completion date for the entire U.S. 42 project is June 2013. The project includes widening U.S. 42 to three lanes. The widening area will provide a through lane in each direction and a middle two-way left-turn lane, from Fields-Ertel Road north to Butler-Warren Road. It also includes left turn lanes on both approaches of Dimmick Road.

Crews hope to have all major items completed by Dec. 2012 with the exception of surface course asphalt, final striping and final grade/landscaping.

West Chester Township offers a monthly construction update meeting for property owners in the impacted area. The meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 a.m. in Township Hall, 9113 Cincinnati-Dayton Road. Updates are also available on the township’s website www.WestChesterOH.org. The next meeting will be held July 11 due to Independence Day falling on the first Wednesday of July.

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According to a press release from West Chester Township, the U.S. 42 widening project remains on schedule. The completion date for the entire project is June 2013.

Currently, all subcontractors are progressing northward with the curb placement and the asphalt placement between Dimmick Road and West Chester Road.

It is still the goal of Ohio Department of Transportation and the contractors to complete this part of the project before Dec. 1.

Over the winter months, crews will address drainage on the east side between Fields-Ertel and West Chester Road, and on the north end of the project from West Chester Road to Butler Warren.

A very tentative look ahead to 2012/2013 is to have all major items completed by Dec. 2012 with the exception of surface course asphalt, final striping and final grade/landscaping.

Weather conditions will impact schedule.

While the construction continues, businesses on U.S. 42 will remain open.

West Chester Township offers a monthly construction update meeting for property owners in the impacted area. The meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 a.m. in Township Hall, 9113 Cincinnati-Dayton Road. Updates are also available on the township’s website www.WestChesterOH.org.

Water main work on West Chester Road: Butler County has begun work to replace a water main on West Chester Road between John Road and Barret Road. Traffic on West Chester Road is being maintained throughout the project, with the exception of an anticipated one-day closure to complete the project. The replacement project will take approximately 90 days, weather permitting.

Accident cleared up: Allen Road between Union Centre and Muhlhauser road re-opened around noon Monday after a traffic accident caused damage to a utility pole.

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West Chester Road is currently closed at Cincinnati-Dayton Road and at Barret/Station Road due to an accident.

Duke Energy crews are on the scene.

The road is expected to be re-opened at approximately 1 p.m., according West Chester Township officials.

The road closed at 9:40 a.m. Monday, Oct. 31, morning.

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According to a release from West Chester Township. construction crews working on The Ohio Department of Transportation project to widen U.S. Route 42 through West Chester are pushing ahead to complete as much paving work as possible before winter weather arrives.

The project, which is scheduled to be compete in June of 2013, includes widening U.S. 42 to three lanes. The widening area will provide a through lane in each direction and a middle two-way left-turn lane, from Fields-Ertel Road north to Butler-Warren Road.

The project also includes left turn lanes on both approaches of Dimmick Road.

According to ODOT, crews working on a handful of drainage structures between Dimmick and West Chester roads and will also be progressing north completing tie-ins to the water service this week. This work is being done an effort to install curbs and asphalt between Fields-Ertel and West Chester Road before Dec. 1.

Through the winter months, crews will be working on drainage features and the remaining ties-ins to the water service.

While the construction continues, businesses on U.S. 42 remain open.

West Chester Township offers a monthly construction update meeting for property owners in the impacted area. The meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 a.m. in Township Hall, 9113 Cincinnati-Dayton Road. Updates are also available on the Township’s website www.WestChesterOH.org.

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There are a couple road construction projects that will take place in West Chester Township this week that should slow down traffic. Beginning Monday and lasting the rest of the week, water line work will take place at and through the intersection of U.S. 42 and West Chester Road. Meanwhile, also beginning Monday, Tylersville Road in West Chester will close near the Fairfield Township line.

Water line work at the intersection of U.S. 42 and West Chester Road will take place daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and one lane of traffic on each leg of the intersection will be maintained with the use of local law enforcement officers.

Tylersville Road will close, for ditching and embankment repairs, 0.6 mile east of Seward Road and 0.1 mile west of Smith Road/Tylers Reserve Drive. The road is tentatively scheduled to reopen the week of Sept. 19.

This closure is not related to the closure already in effect on Tylersville Road 4.5 miles to the east. That project involves widening the road from two lanes to five between Wetherington Drive and Cincinnati-Dayton Road through Maud.

The widening project began in May and is tentatively scheduled to be completed the week of Sept. 5.

That construction has closed Tylersville Road east of Second Street and west of Cedar Creek Drive since July 5 due to a bridge replacement. During the bridge replacement, access will be maintained to all businesses and residences. Thru traffic, however, will be detoured. Eastbound Tylersville Road traffic will detour south on Cincinnati-Dayton Road and north on Interstate 75. Westbound traffic will reverse this route.

For more information on both Tylersville Road projects, visit www.bceo.org/roadclosings.

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Water line work will take place at and through the intersection of U.S. 42 and West Chester Road the week of August 22, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Work will take place daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and one lane of traffic on each leg of the intersection will be maintained with the use of local law enforcement officers.

Arrow boards and signs will be in place prior to the work zone to alert motorists of the upcoming closure.

To help ensure the safety of the construction workers as well as the traveling public, motorists should remain alert, reduce their speed and watch for stopped traffic nearing the work zone.

For additional information on lane and road closures or delays caused by construction, accidents or other related traffic events, visit www.BuckeyeTraffic.org.

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