KNOX COUNTY: Weekly Construction Update

WEEK OF 8/24/2020

Jacksontown, Ohio (Thursday, August 20, 2020) – The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Knox County. All outlined work is weather permitting.

Mt. Vernon Avenue bridge replacement: Project includes bridge replacement of Mt. Vernon Ave. bridge between Cougar Drive and Lower Gambier Road. Completion date is Spring 2021.

  • New impacts: Beginning Monday, August 24, through Wednesday, August 26, between the hours of 12:00 pm and 5:00 pm there will be intermittent closures of Mount Vernon Avenue between Cougar Drive and Lower Gambier Road so that crews can unload and set beams for the bridge over the Kokosing River.  If traveling this way during this time frame, motorists should expect long delays.

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