ODOT Schedules Oct. 31 Completion for $16.3M US 42 Rehabilitation
The 4.92-mile project from Union County to the Delaware County line pairs major pavement resurfacing with highway safety upgrades.
The Ohio Department of Transportation has scheduled an Oct. 31, 2026, contract completion milestone for a $16.26 million major roadway rehabilitation spanning U.S. Route 42 across southern Union County to the Delaware County line. Designated in state records as State Project 250184 and Project ID 111381, the project covers 4.92 miles cataloged as UNI/DEL-42-4.92/0.00. The heavily traveled corridor serves as a vital regional connector for central Ohio commuters, agricultural haulers, and commercial freight carriers traveling between Plain City, Marysville, and Delaware County.
Contract Award and Delivery Timeline
State transportation records show ODOT administered the competitive letting on May 15, 2025, formally awarding the primary construction contract to Shelly & Sands Inc. at an estimated total cost of $16,258,581.05. Contractor crews initiated physical construction on July 1, 2025, establishing an intensive 16-month construction timetable designed to restore heavily worn pavement, strengthen underlying roadway base layers, and modernize roadside safety infrastructure across the entire 4.92-mile segment.
The capital undertaking is sponsored by ODOT District 6-Planning and designed by District 6-Engineering, incorporating dedicated state highway safety funds alongside traditional roadway preservation allocations. District engineers integrated specific safety upgrades into the resurfacing initiative to mitigate severe crash patterns, improve sightlines, modernize regulatory signage, and apply high-visibility pavement markings as traffic volumes climb throughout Jerome Township and the surrounding Delaware County border area.
Distinction From Adjacent Intersection Work
Transportation officials emphasize that the 4.92-mile corridor rehabilitation is physically adjacent to, but administratively separate from, a concurrent intersection improvement project at U.S. 42 and Industrial Parkway. That neighboring $7.96 million undertaking—cataloged in state databases as PID 107822 and State Project 250263—was awarded separately to The Shelly Company to add dedicated turn lanes on all four approaches and widen U.S. 42 to five lanes toward U.S. Route 33.
Although both projects rely on dedicated state highway safety funds and share ODOT District 6 administrative oversight, they operate under distinct prime contracts executed by different construction firms. Previously, "ODOT Schedules November 2026 Completion for US 42 and Industrial Parkway Safety Upgrades" reported on the intersection modernization project and its separate Nov. 1, 2026, contract completion target.
Milestone Timeline and Final Closeout
As the Oct. 31 milestone approaches, state contract records establish the overall completion deadline but do not detail specific schedules for punch-list inspections or final thermoplastic pavement striping. Regional weather patterns in late October frequently influence asphalt surface paving and durable pavement markings in central Ohio, where dropping temperatures and seasonal rainfall can dictate striping schedules. ODOT has not published a separate timetable for post-construction punch-list items, leaving regional motorists and commercial freight haulers navigating U.S. 42 to expect intermittent single-lane restrictions and temporary striping until state engineers conduct final project acceptance.
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The Ohio Department of Transportation has scheduled an Oct. 31, 2026, contract completion milestone for a $16.26 million major roadway rehabilitation spanning U.S. Route 42 across southern Union County to the Delaware County line. Designated in state records as State Project 250184 and Project ID 111381, the project covers 4.92 miles cataloged as UNI/DEL-42-4.92/0.00. The heavily traveled corridor serves as a vital regional connector for central Ohio commuters, agricultural haulers, and commercial freight carriers traveling between Plain City, Marysville, and Delaware County.
Contract Award and Delivery Timeline
State transportation records show ODOT administered the competitive letting on May 15, 2025, formally awarding the primary construction contract to Shelly & Sands Inc. at an estimated total cost of $16,258,581.05. Contractor crews initiated physical construction on July 1, 2025, establishing an intensive 16-month construction timetable designed to restore heavily worn pavement, strengthen underlying roadway base layers, and modernize roadside safety infrastructure across the entire 4.92-mile segment.
The capital undertaking is sponsored by ODOT District 6-Planning and designed by District 6-Engineering, incorporating dedicated state highway safety funds alongside traditional roadway preservation allocations. District engineers integrated specific safety upgrades into the resurfacing initiative to mitigate severe crash patterns, improve sightlines, modernize regulatory signage, and apply high-visibility pavement markings as traffic volumes climb throughout Jerome Township and the surrounding Delaware County border area.
Distinction From Adjacent Intersection Work
Transportation officials emphasize that the 4.92-mile corridor rehabilitation is physically adjacent to, but administratively separate from, a concurrent intersection improvement project at U.S. 42 and Industrial Parkway. That neighboring $7.96 million undertaking—cataloged in state databases as PID 107822 and State Project 250263—was awarded separately to The Shelly Company to add dedicated turn lanes on all four approaches and widen U.S. 42 to five lanes toward U.S. Route 33.
Although both projects rely on dedicated state highway safety funds and share ODOT District 6 administrative oversight, they operate under distinct prime contracts executed by different construction firms. Previously, "ODOT Schedules November 2026 Completion for US 42 and Industrial Parkway Safety Upgrades" reported on the intersection modernization project and its separate Nov. 1, 2026, contract completion target.
Milestone Timeline and Final Closeout
As the Oct. 31 milestone approaches, state contract records establish the overall completion deadline but do not detail specific schedules for punch-list inspections or final thermoplastic pavement striping. Regional weather patterns in late October frequently influence asphalt surface paving and durable pavement markings in central Ohio, where dropping temperatures and seasonal rainfall can dictate striping schedules. ODOT has not published a separate timetable for post-construction punch-list items, leaving regional motorists and commercial freight haulers navigating U.S. 42 to expect intermittent single-lane restrictions and temporary striping until state engineers conduct final project acceptance.
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Designated in state records as State Project 250184 and Project ID 111381, the project covers 4.92 miles cataloged as UNI/DEL-42-4.92/0.00.
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PID_NBR: 111381 PRIMARY_WORK_CATEGORY: Roadway Major Rehab PROJECT_NME: UNI/DEL-42-4.92/0.00
State transportation records show ODOT administered the competitive letting on May 15, 2025, formally awarding the primary construction contract to Shelly & Sands Inc. at an estimated total cost of $16,258,581.05.
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AWARD_MILESTONE_DT: 2025-05-15 BEGIN_CONSTR_MILESTONE_DT: 1751342400000 CONSTR_VENDOR_NME: SHELLY & SANDS INC COUNTY_NME: Union DESIGN_AGENCY: District 6-Engineering END_CONSTR_MILESTONE_DT: 1793505600000 EST_TOTAL_CONSTR_COST: 1.625858105E7
The capital undertaking is sponsored by ODOT District 6-Planning and designed by District 6-Engineering, incorporating dedicated state highway safety funds alongside traditional roadway preservation allocations.
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SAFETY_FUNDS_IND: Y SPONSORING_AGENCY: District 6-Planning STATE_PROJECT_NBR: 250184
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That neighboring $7.96 million undertaking—cataloged in state databases as PID 107822 and State Project 250263—was awarded separately to The Shelly Company to add dedicated turn lanes on all four approaches and widen U.S. 42 to five lanes toward U.S.
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CONSTR_VENDOR_NME: SHELLY COMPANY COUNTY_NME: Union DESIGN_AGENCY: District 6-Engineering END_CONSTR_MILESTONE_DT: 1793505600000 EST_TOTAL_CONSTR_COST: 7959354.26 FISCAL_YEAR: 2025 GIS_ID: 63573 LOCALE_SHORT_NME: UNI LOCAL_FUNDS_IND: N MAJOR_NEW_FUNDS_IND: N MPO_FUNDS_IND: N ODOT_LETTING: ODOT Let PID_NBR: 107822 PRIMARY_WORK_CATEGORY: Intersection Improvement (Safety) PROJECT_NME: UNI US 42 3.91