New section of four-lane U.S. 30 to open Friday
LIMA — A new section of U.S. 30 from Ohio 235 north of Ada to the Upper Sandusky bypass will open to traffic on Friday.
Tim Burkepile, Ohio Department of Transportation District I deputy director, said construction on the 26-mile project to relocate and expand U.S. 30 to a four-lane highway, about one-half mile north of Hardin County, began in 2005.
The opening will take place in phases, said Burkepile, beginning with the removal of barricades on the eastbound side of the highway and then continuing with the westbound lanes.
Posted signs and message boards will be placed at Ohio 235, U.S. 68 and Ohio 37 to direct motorists onto the new highway. ODOT personnel will also be stationed at select locations along existing two-lane U.S. 30 to give directions to motorists.