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Despite wet weather raising water levels in the Little Muskingum River this week, construction continues at the Cornerville bridge on County Road 20 in Marietta Township. (Photo by Janelle Patterson)
Warmer temperatures mean it’s construction season in Ohio, but the rains also equal some delays.
This was the story at the Cornerville Bridge in Marietta Township this week, with a pivot from drilling piers to abutment work.
“We kept working, but rain obviously slows down production,” said Washington County Engineer Roger Wright. “Unfortunately the spring floods got us this week a little bit.”
With a pier underwater of the Little Muskingum River after rains throughout the middle of the week, Wright explained, drilling had to pause.
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Contractors with Premier Electric work on the Marietta fiberoptic project at the intersection of Seventh, Putnam and Gilman on Thursday.
The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in four southeast Ohio counties in the coming weeks. All outlined work is weather permitting.
¯ City of Marietta signal/fiber optic upgrades: A traffic signal and fiber optic system project is taking place at various intersections in the City of Marietta, including Putnam, Front, Third, Seventh, Greene, Pike, and Acme streets.
Periodic short-term daily lane closures will be in place.
Estimated completion: June 30.
¯ Ohio 60 landslide: One lane of Ohio 60 is closed 1.5 miles south of Lowell due to a landslide.