Circleville – Parts of SR-56 has been a cause for concern inside the city for a few months while plans have been constructed on how to fix the issue, but now an immediate need has arisen to cause a closure while repairs are made.
Erosion has caused the roadway to worsen due to the recent rains, making the roadway unstable in the area.
A project is planned later this summer to stabilize the slope adjacent to Hominy Creek; however, recent heavy rain has caused increased movement underneath the pavement. Out of an abundance of caution, ODOT has closed the westbound lane of SR 56 until further notice.
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ODOT will be placing a traffic signal at that location to allow traffic to be maintained in both directions. At this time we do not have a time frame for the repairs so the West bound lane will remain closed until further notice.
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