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Flooding forces several road closures in southern Ohio

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Flooding Update: Restrictions, Closures On State Highways

Chillicothe (Monday, March 14, 2011 – 7:45 a.m.) – The following is a list of closures and restrictions due to flooding on the state highway system that have been imparted by the Ohio Department of Transportation in Adams, Brown, Lawrence and Scioto counties.   

In Lawrence County, these routes are reduced to one lane and remain open to limited travel:

•      S.R. 93, just north of Pedro and its junction with S.R. 522;
•      S.R. 141, near T.R. 153 (Arabia-Gallia Road) and C.R. 16 (Aaron's Creek Road), south of Arabia, and at C.R. 4 (Etna Waterloo Road), just west of the Gallia County line;
•      S.R. 217, near the 6.0-mile marker and Linnville, just west of S.R. 378; and

The following routes are CLOSED to all traffic:
•      S.R. 247 at U.S. 52 and Wrightsville in Adams County;
•      S.R. 221 at U.S. 52 and Higginsport in Brown County;
•      S.R. 7, just south of Prosperity Street at Athalia in Lawrence County;
•      S.R. 243, near C.R. 2 and just west (north) of S.R. 7 in Lawrence County;
•      S.R. 243, near the 14.0-mile marker, just east of C.R. 36 (McKinney Creek Road) in Lawrence County;
•      S.R. 650 at its junction with U.S. 52 at Hanging Rock in Lawrence County;
•      S.R. 650 at the 9.0-mile marker, just south of S.R. 522, in Lawrence County;
•      S.R. 239 at U.S. 52 and West Portsmouth in Scioto County;
•      U.S. 52 exit ramp to S.R. 852 in Scioto County;
•      S.R. 73 underpass at U.S. 52 and S.R. 852 in Scioto County;
•      S.R. 73/104 South to the Second Street Bridge and Portsmouth; and
•      Second Street Bridge from Portsmouth to S.R. 73/104 North.

All closures will remain in effect until further notice, and motorists are reminded that crossing any closed route is strictly prohibited. Motorists are also advised of the need for additional caution when crossing any route which remains open but where standing water may be present.    

For information on additional lane and road closures caused by construction, accidents, flooding or other related traffic events throughout the state, visit Buckeye Traffic on ODOT's web site at www.buckeyetraffic.org[[In-content Ad]]

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