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Originally published Aug. 22, 2024
BRIDGEPORT, Ohio – Traffic remains snarled in the Bridgeport area following ODOT’s closure of the Blaine Hill Bridge, but another ODOT project there is compounding the congestion.
Morgan Eibel, Regional Public Information Officer for ODOT, told River News Network earlier this month that culvert work on Route 40 east of the bridge is part of the traffic issue.
Even the ODOT Project Engineer, who lives in Bridgeport, experiences the traffic problem on his way to and from work, and is trying to find a solution.
Regarding Bridgeport, our Project Engineer and the contractor have worked to try and program the signals to allow traffic flow to the best of their ability. Our Project Engineer lives in Bridgeport and experiences this traffic daily when going to and from work. He is extremely familiar with the back ups and again is doing his best to try to alleviate the situation.
Lauren Borell, Public Information Officer, ODOT District 11
Earlier this month, ODOT checked timing on temporary traffic lights there and found no problems. They said vehicles were crossing the double yellow line and not actuating the signal.
ODOT said some adjustments were made to the detection zone and revised timing installed in the controller to increase the max green time on mainline.
Traffic is backed up approximately one mile at times, especially in mid-afternoon and evening. Residents tell River News Network that cars are blocking their driveways and they are concerned whether emergency vehicles can navigate the traffic snarl.
River News Network journalists witnessed traffic backed up from the I-70 interchange to the Comcast building in Brookside this week.