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Originally published July 29, 2024
BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Transportation is planning changes to the busy Morristown area in Belmont County, according to Lauren Borell, Public Information Officer for ODOT District 11.
The area along State Route 149 and the I-70 are heavily traveled with gas stations, restaurants and a clinic. Union Local High School and the Pilot Travel Center are also in this corridor. With the addition of the new Love’s Travel Stop in Morristown, ODOT says it is responding to the anticipated increased traffic on roadways in that area.
ODOT has been in conversations with Loves since fruition for the building of the truck stop at this location.
Lauren Borell, Public Information Officer for ODOT District 11
Borell says bridge replacements and road widening are planned. The project is in its preliminary stages but is slated to begin in 2026 and last two years.
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is developing plans for an interchange improvement project at the I-70/State Route 149 interchange. Construction is anticipated to commence in 2026 and last at least two years. It will involve widening State Route 149 and replacing the existing bridges on I-70.
Lauren Borell, Public Information Officer for ODOT District 11
Love’s should open in 2025 and is being built where a golf course once operated.