Note: All information is current as of The Scoop’s production on Tuesday morning. Click the links for the most up-to-date information.
Audits released:
- Athens County Land Reutilization Corporation: Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2024.
- Athens County: Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2024.
- Athens County Port Authority: Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2024.
City of Athens
- Recently adopted ordinances: Adopted Aug. 18, posted on website through Sept. 25.
Traffic
- Ohio Department of Transportation:
- SR 144 culvert replacement: Between Main Street and Four Mile Creek Road. The road is closed; detour U.S. 50 to SR 124 to SR 144. Estimated completion: Aug. 29.
- U.S. 33 and SR 682 roundabout: SR 682 at U.S. 33. Open with flaggers. The right shoulder is closed on U.S. 33 westbound. Off ramp from U.S. 33 west to SR 682 closed. Use the non-interchange exit for Chauncey then turn right onto North Plains Road. Estimated completion: Oct. 31.
- U.S. 50 RCUT: Reduced collision U-turn construction is taking place on U.S. 50 at Coolville. Lane closures are in place in both directions. Estimated completion: Oct. 31.
- U.S. 33 Athens-Meigs expansion: Motorists may encounter flaggers at the highway’s intersections with Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton and Rainbow Lake roads, as well as SR 681. Estimated completion: 2028.
- Nelsonville:
- Canal Street project: Construction to install wheelchair ramps and clean up completed road sections continues until Tuesday, Sept. 2, with single lane closures as needed. Road closures will continue at Old U.S. Highway 33, East Canal Street, West Canal Street, West Washington Street, Burr Oak Blvd., and Happy Hollow Road. Lane closures in place. Estimated completion: Oct. 31.
- Hocking Parkway on game days: Parkway will be closed to traffic between both ends of Loop Road 11 a.m.–6 p.m. during 2025 Hocking College home football games. Please avoid this area and use an alternative route on these dates.
- Game day schedule, all Saturdays: Aug. 30, Sept. 20, Oct. 4, Oct. 18, Oct. 25, Nov. 8.
General
- Economic development strategy released: Buckeye Hills Regional Council has updated its Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, Buckeye Hills Forward: A Regional Economic Plan, which outlines a shared vision for economic growth and resilience across eight counties in Southeast Ohio, including Athens.
