12/21/2018

Bauserman named top county engineer

Delaware County — Delaware County Engineer Chris Bauserman, P.E., P.S., and staff received the 2018 County Engineer of the Year award from the County Engineers Association of Ohio (CEAO) during its annual business meeting held Dec. 9-11.

11/01/2018

New traffic signage at two Guernsey County intersections

Guernsey County — Based on the results of a grant-funded safety study, new traffic signage has been posted at two intersections in Guernsey County — Ohio Avenue and Corduroy Road, and North Eighth Street Road and Lemon Hill Road. 

11/01/2018

Aging bridges and broken-down buses rank among Hamilton County voters' top concerns

CINCINNATI -- The state of the region's roads, bridges and public transit sits at the front of Hamilton County voters' minds as the 2018 midterm elections approach, with more than one high-profile race hanging in the balance.

10/22/2018

Bridge to be saved, Grant approved for covered bridge

Washington County - Washington County Engineer Roger Wright said rot has set in on the structural members holding the bridge up. Work to repair it will be complex and require craftsmen with specialized skills, he said.

A month ago, he said, a grant application to the federal government was approved, and the work will probably be scheduled in the 2020 fiscal year.

“We were able to get rather good funding,” he said. The federal government through two programs will pay 95 percent of the cost, which Wright estimated to be between $700,000 and $750,000.

10/10/2018

Snow salt prices rise in Portage, state

Portage County - Last winter may not have seemed particularly harsh to the average Ohio motorist. 

But the high number of small “snow events,” each requiring salt, plus the high number of days when temperatures fell below freezing and rose above freezing in a single day, took a toll on salt supplies, as well as the condition of pavement.