The City of Oregon has received Ohio Public Works Commission funding to replace the sanitary sewer system within the existing public right of way along Cresceus Road, Mambrino Road and Grasser Street.  (See project location map)  The proposed sanitary sewer replacement is planned to have the same alignment as the existing sanitary sewer within the public right of way. 

The Big Ditch Improvement Project involves improving the roadside drainage ditch along the west side of Stadium Road from Seaman Road to Bay Shore Road to increase safety by eliminating the eroding ditch banks along the roadside and to improve the overall drainage system.  Please note, property owners will not be assessed for this improvement project.  The City has been awarded $319,200 in grant funding and $478,000.00 in low interest loan funding through the Ohio Public Works Commission Program for the project.

The improvements will include the replacement of the ditch and undersized culverts with a large storm sewer, catch basins, and shallow grass-lined swales.  At the downstream end of the project, near South Shore Veterans Park, and in areas along open farmland, the improvement will include enhancing the existing ditch by widening and relocating the ditch further away from the roadway to restore the ditch to a more natural stream channel. 

The Wheeling Street project includes the widening of Wheeling Street from Navarre Avenue (SR 2) to Pickle Road, including the bridge over I-280.  As part of the project, Wheeling Street is being widened to 5-lanes from Navarre Avenue to just south of Pickle Road and to 3-lanes from just south of Pickle Road to Brown Road.  Upon completion, the Wheeling Street Project will reduce congestion and create easier access along the Wheeling Street corridor.  The project is expected to be completed by December 2012.  All work is weather permitting.

Through November 2011, the contractor for the ODOT Wheeling Street widening project in Lucas County will establish lane closures and restrictions on Wheeling Street. Through November 2011, Wheeling Street, between I-280 and Navarre Avenue, is reduced to one lane in both directions.

Beginning Wednesday, March 2, 2011 through November of 2011, the Wheeling Street Bridge over I-280 will be closed to allow the E.S. Wagner Company to remove and replace the existing overpass bridge structure with a new 6-lane structure.  Detour: Dearborn Avenue and Navarre Avenue.  Dearborn Avenue will be temporarily converted to two-way traffic between Wheeling Street and Navarre Avenue during this period.