S.R. 315 Commuting Gets Complicated

CENTRAL OHIO -- If you think your commutes on state Route 315 are bad now, wait until June when drivers making their way from Dublin to Downtown and students and staff heading to and from campus, will only have two open lanes in each direction.

As the Ohio Department of Transportation begins its two-summer, $24-million project to repair bridges and improve three miles of pavement, getting off S.R. 315 should be easier than getting on.

The Ohio Department of Transportation discussed its road-construction plans Tuesday.

NBC 4's Patrick Preston GOT ANSWERS on ODOT's big plans.

ODOT held a news conference Tuesday to talk about its 2009 projects, including roadwork on state Route 315.

ODOT Spokesperson Nancy Burton said the project was not scheduled to begin until after OSU's commencement Sunday, June 14.

From that time forward, the contractor has 120 days to complete the project, which would take the closings into October, Burton said.

The project will cost $24 million over two years to repair bridges and improve the pavement for a stretch of three miles, Burton said.

Click here to see ODOT's project plan.

Northbound traffic will shift to what are now S.R. 315's southbound lanes.

Two northbound and southbound lanes will remain open. That's down from three lanes in each direction.

Eight entrance ramps and two exit rampss will close during the four-month construction project in 2009.

Heavily used on-ramps on Olentangy River Road, North Broadway, Ackerman Road, Lane Avenue, King Avenue and Goodale Boulevard all will close.

Between Henderson Road and Interstate 670, drivers getting on state Route 315 will have one option for heading northbound: Ackerman Road. And only one option for heading southbound: Goodale Boulevard.

And of the three exit ramps serving drivers coming up from the south, only Lane Avenue will stay open. The northbound Ackerman Road and Medical Center Drive exit ramps both will close.

Westbound Interstate 670 traffic still will be able to merge on S.R. 315.

Drivers will be able to exit on Lane Avenue from either direction but will not be able to enter S.R. 315 at Lane Avenue in either direction.

These exit ramps are set to close:
S. R. 315 NB – King Avenue exit/Medical Center Drive
S. R. 315 NB – Ackerman exit

These entrance ramps are set to close:
S. R. 315 SB – Olentangy River Road (near North Broadway)
S. R. 315 SB – North Broadway from West North Broadway
S. R. 315 SB – Ackerman Road
S. R. 315 SB – Lane Avenue
S. R. 315 SB – 12th Street (from OSU Medical Center)
S. R. 315 SB – Goodale Boulevard (across from White Castle)
S. R. 315 SB – Olentangy River Road (Lennox Town Center)
S. R. 315 SB – Lane Avenue

ENTRANCE AND EXIT CLOSING MAP

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A special ODOT Web site will keep drivers updated. The site -- www.buckeyetraffic.org/315 -- will feature interactive maps, current information, traffic advisories, detours and general project information.

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