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.

Through November 2011, intermittent lane and shoulder restrictions are possible on I-280 at Wheeling Street for bridge replacement work.  Through October 2011, both directions of I-280 at Wheeling Street will be reduced to a width of 11 feet for bridge work. 

During the construction, some drives will be restricted, but alternate drives will be maintained to allow access to and from residential and commercial areas.

More information for the Wheeling Street project is available on the ODOT website at:

http://www.dot.state.oh.us/districts/D02/Pages/08162010WheelingStreetWideningProject.aspx

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