OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION State Route 2 …

1 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER ohio DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION District. 2, 317 East Poe Road, Bowling Green, ohio 43402 Phone: 419-353-8131 State Route 2 Edison Bay bridge Construction Overview and Schedule Project Overview Cost: $ million Contractor: Great Lakes Construction, Hinckley, ohio Other projects done in area include: built foundations for Cooling Tower @ Davis-Besse and constructed Radiation Waste building; constructed ohio Turnpike widening from Fremont (Gate 6) to Commodore Perry Service Area; $35M I-90 Innerbelt bridge in Cleveland; $65M ODOT bridge in Youngstown; Cryogenic testing facility relocation job at NASA Plumbrook Scope of work Widen existing bridge to include new 8 median shoulder and 12 outside shoulder 22 piers installed on each side of bridge (drilled shafts) Widen existing abutment walls Replace existing bridge deck with new concrete bridge deck New parapet walls, expansion joints Install new concrete median w/ new lighting to meet current standards Extend pier fender protection w/ new navigational lighting No permanent work on causeway Project begins March 14, 2005 Project completion date: June 30, 2007 Construction Schedule Phase 1.

2 March 14, 2005 May 14, 2005 Traffic reduced to one lane in each direction Work to be accomplished during this phase: o Drive pilings for wider abutments o Begin new pier construction o Building abutments o Constructing crossovers on both ends of causeway (to be used in Phase 2) No in water work which disturbs bottom of bay (environmental issues spawning fish, etc.) Phase 2: May 15, 2005 September 13, 2005 All lanes of traffic open on weekends o All eastbound lanes open Friday 8 to Monday 8 o All westbound lanes open Friday 10 to Monday 10 o Outside those times, one lane open in each direction Work to be accomplished during this phase: o Construct new substructure (drilled shaft foundations, piers, etc.)

3 After June 15 o Begin pre-cast concrete I-beam placement on wider bridge portion August 25 o Once beams in are in place, begin forming for concrete work EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Phase 3: September 15, 2005 May 15, 2006 Traffic reduced to one lane in each direction bidirectional in eastbound lanes utilizing crossovers throughout winter Work to be accomplished during this phase: o Remove existing westbound bridge deck o Place forms for new westbound bridge deck o Form and pour new westbound deck beginning November 1 Phase 4: May 15, 2006 September 15, 2006 All lanes of traffic open on weekends o All eastbound lanes open Friday 8 to Monday 8 o All westbound lanes open Friday 10 to Monday 10 Work to be accomplished during this phase: o Construct wider eastbound bridge substructure (drilled shafts, piers, pier caps) o Place pre-cast concrete I-beam placement on wider bridge portion o Once beams in are in place, begin forming for concrete work Phase 5: September 16, 2006 May 15, 2007 Traffic reduced to one lane in each direction bidirectional in westbound lanes Work to be accomplished during this phase.

4 O Remove existing eastbound bridge deck o Place forms for new eastbound bridge deck o Form and pour new eastbound deck beginning November 1 o Install concrete median Phase 6: May 15, 2007 June 30, 2007 Install median lighting, guardrail, seeding, final cleanup Maintenance of Traffic Concerns Webcams to remain in service as much as operationally possible Overhead message boards to remain in operational 11 lanes during bidirectional phases (which means 10 width restriction) Tow trucks on standby at each end of bridge with 10 minute response time Portable changeable message boards (PCMS) positioned on approaches Wide load permits for commercial vehicles can be obtained from the ODOT District Two permit office at (419) 373-4414 For further information or questions, please contact.

5 Joe Rutherford, Spokesman ODOT District Two (419) 373-4471 E-mail.