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ODOT Extends U.S. 23 Work Zone Record Through October Following South Bloomfield Paving
Read the full articleAn automated state work zone notice extends scheduled lane restrictions through Oct. 31 for punch-list work and striping after village officials confirmed mainline asphalt resurfacing is finished.
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S WALNUT ST · northbound · work zone
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Route 23 through October 31, 2026.
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Ends=2026-10-31T03:59:00Z
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In late September, South Bloomfield Mayor Aaron Thomas announced in the village newsletter that the state had completed the final surface paving of U.S. 23.
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Thomas also confirmed that the state has completed the final paving of U.S. 23 through South Bloomfield, work that fell to the Ohio Department of Transportation once the village’s own road-widening project wrapped up.
Under the joint arrangement, the village funded half the cost of the center turn lane while the state covered the remaining share.
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The village funded half the cost of a new center turn lane on the corridor, with the state covering the rest, according to the newsletter.
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Sponsored by the village as lead agency alongside the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, Pickaway County, ODOT, and the Ohio Public Works Commission, the initiative carried an estimated cost of $3 million to $4 million, according to the MORPC Project Profile (documentRef ff1bb743-bbee-390a-9d89-535a60cc5a8b, Original Page 1).
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Estimated Cost: $3 - 4 million Lead Agency: Village of South Bloomfield
https://www.sciotopost.com/just-in-time-for-pumpkin-show-us-23-in-south-bloomfield-nears-completion/
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South Bloomfield awarded the construction contract in March 2025 to Boss Excavating, which widened approximately 1,800 feet of roadway, installed a continuous center double left-turn lane, replaced drainage infrastructure, buried overhead utility lines, and rebuilt side streets.
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March 2025: Contract awarded to Boss Excavating, who began construction, including full resurfacing of Second Street
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Boss Excavating finished most of that municipal road widening before Thanksgiving 2025.
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Most of that work, done by contractor Boss Excavating, was substantially finished before Thanksgiving 2025
The second initiative is ODOT District 6's roadway resurfacing project (PID 118853), a $550,000 state-administered contract paved by The Shelly Company.
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paving contractor Shelley were working to finish laying an intermediate asphalt layer across all lanes of U.S. 23 through town.
The substandard layer—stretching across part of the inside lane and center turn lane roughly from the Dollar General store south to the end of the project—failed state compaction and quality specifications.
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covering part of the inside lane and center turn lane roughly from the Dollar General store south to the end of the project — was insufficient and had to be ground out and corrected
Because of that required rework and heavy traffic forecasts over the Labor Day holiday weekend, ODOT decided not to begin placing the final surface course until crews could return after the holiday break.
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Because of that extra work, and with the Labor Day holiday weekend approaching, ODOT opted not to begin placing the final surface course until crews could be sure of finishing it before the weekend
S WALNUT ST · northbound · work zone
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Route 23 through October 31, 2026.
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Ends=2026-10-31T03:59:00Z