Note: All information is current as of The Scoop’s production on Tuesday morning. Click the links for the most up-to-date information.
Bids
- City of Athens: City Project #386, Jacobs Street Water Line Replacement. Bids due 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5.
Traffic
- Ohio Department of Transportation
- 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. Right lane is closed on U.S. 33 eastbound. 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: Nov. 28.
- 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: Nov. 30.
- U.S. 33 Athens-Meigs expansion: Lane closures will be in place in both directions on U.S. 33 between Pleasant Hill Road and Oxley Road through Friday, Nov. 7. Rolling roadblocks will be in place during rock blasts. Estimated completion: 2028.
- Nelsonville
- Resurfacing and concrete repair: Taking place in both directions on Old U.S. 33 at East Canal Street, West Canal Street, West Washington Street, Burr Oak Blvd., and Happy Hollow Road. Lane closures in place. Traffic could be detoured. Estimated completion: Nov. 14.
- Albany
- Hebbardsville Road bridge: Athens County EMS announced Sept. 12 that unforeseen structural issues will cause a potential six-month closure of the bridge at Hebbardsville Road (CR 17A) at the Fisher Road intersection (CR 17).
General
- NAMI annual meeting RSVP: Those who wish to attend the annual meeting for the Athens chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) should register by Wednesday, Nov. 12. Form through link.
- Seeking Nelsonville resident input: Share ideas, hopes, and priorities for the city’s future at the Nelsonville Next Open House 6–8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13. Those who can’t attend are invited to participate in a citywide online survey, launching soon. Stuart’s Opera House, 52 Public Square, Nelsonville.
By-donation breakfast event: Chauncey-Dover Fireman’s Association Breakfast Fundraiser will be held 8–11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15. Quaker Meeting House, 22 Birge Drive, Chauncey.
