A stretch of U.S. 23 north of the city of Delaware is being reduced to just one lane in both directions 20 hours a day for months, starting Aug. 10.
U.S. 23 northbound and southbound between Hills-Miller Road on the northern end of Delaware to State Route 229 near the Marion County border will be reduced to one lane from 7 p.m. to 3 p.m. every day through the fall for pavement repairs, according to ODOT. Around 29,000 vehicles drive that portion of U.S. 23 every day, according to ODOT traffic data.
Contractors will not be on the road from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. every day for the afternoon rush hour, ODOT spokesperson Hannah Salem said.
The pavement repairs will cost the state $1.69 million, according to ODOT. The affected stretch of U.S. 23 sits south of ODOT’s preferred route for a potential U.S. 23/I-71 connector route, which would link the highways across Marion, Morrow and Delaware counties.
Transportation and neighborhoods reporter Nathan Hart can be reached at NHart@dispatch.com, @NathanRHart on X and nathanhart.dispatch.com on Bluesky.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Lane reduction of stretch of U.S. 23 in Delaware County starts this week
Reporting by Nathan Hart, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
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