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Chillicothe, Ohio (Thursday, April 8, 2021) - The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is gearing up for another busy construction season. This year, ODOT will invest $1.92 billion into 956 projects to improve transportation across the state.
The 2021 construction program includes improvements to 876 bridges and 4,596 miles of pavement. Ninety-six cents of every dollar invested will go toward making sure existing roads and bridges are in good condition and as safe as possible.
In ODOT District 9, more than $85 million in new investment will be used to complete 89 new and ongoing projects.
The District includes Adams, Brown, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, and Scioto Counties in southern Ohio. ODOT District 9 s 2021 Construction Guide is available online at transportation.ohio.gov.
WHITE CHRISTMAS STATS
A white Christmas is defined as having an inch or more of snow on the ground on Christmas morning. How common is that in the Columbus area?
Since snow depth measurements began in Columbus in 1948, the area has experienced a white Christmas only 17 times, or about 25 percent of the time.
During the most recent 30-year climatological normal period (1981-2010), the area experienced a white Christmas just eight times, or about 27 percent of the time.
Columbus most recent white Christmas occurred in 2017 and before that it was in 2010 when there was an inch of snow on the ground in the morning.