Note: As
a courtesy to local motorists and in the interest of construction
site safety, this notice is delivered on BCEO letterhead to all
residents and businesses in and near the project area.
This is to inform you
that Hamilton New London Road is tentatively scheduled to close
0.3 mile northeast of U.S. 27 and 0.5 mile southwest of Black
Road for a bridge replacement by the Butler County Engineer's
Office beginning Monday, July 26, 2010.
The Project
This project is necessary
to replace an aging and deteriorating bridge with a new, safer
structure. The existing bridge, which spans Indian Creek, is
a two-span steel pony truss built in 1952, rehabilitated in 1983,
and is currently posted with a 20-ton load limit. It will be
replaced with a steel plate girder structure.
A construction contract
for the project was awarded to Eagle Bridge Company of Sidney,
Ohio which submitted a low bid of $1,449,456. Funding will consist
of Federal LPA money and local Butler County funds.
All work is slated
for completion the week of November 29, 2010, weather permitting.
Detour and Maintenance
of Traffic
During this closure,
local access to Hamilton New London Road will be maintained for
residents and businesses from either the southwest or northeast
side of the bridge, depending upon your location, but detours
will be posted for all thru traffic.
Northeastbound Hamilton
New London Road traffic will detour south on U.S. 27, northeast
on Ohio 128 into the City of Hamilton, and east on New London
Road to Hamilton New London Road. Southwestbound traffic will
reverse this route.
Emergency personnel,
school bus transportation officials, the post office, and the
media have been notified of this upcoming closure. The information
is also posted on our web site at www.bceo.org/roadclosings.
We apologize for the
inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
Who To Contact
While the BCEO makes
every effort to keep residents and businesses in a project area
informed, we strongly encourage you to check the Road
Closings page on our web site as the best source for possible
date and status changes concerning this closing. If you have
specific questions about the project, please contact BCEO Construction
Manager Tom Simpson at the Engineer's Office by phone or email:
785-4134 or simpsont@bceo.org.
Your Safety
The BCEO would like
to emphasize the importance of proper safety measures during
actual construction. Every precaution will be taken to make the
construction site as safe as possible. However, we do ask that
you and your family be aware of the potential hazards associated
with work areas such as this. Please advise everyone to keep
out of the construction sites as much as possible to reduce the
risk of accidents.
Your assistance would
also be appreciated in reporting any instances of vandalism,
including the removal of lights, signs, or barricades. Such acts
of vandalism can seriously jeopardize the safety of motorists
and pedestrians in the construction area. Please contact our
Office or the Butler County Sheriff at 785-1300 or 424-0469 to
report any suspected vandalism.
We realize that construction
can create some inconveniences and annoyances, but everything
possible will be done to keep these to a minimum during this
series of projects. Thanks again for your patience.
