Wards Corner Road improvements underway

MIAMI TOWNSHIP – There may be some delays this spring, as road crews widen a section of Wards Corner Road from two lanes to three, including a turn lane.

The new section will connect to the existing three-lane section of Wards Corner Road just west of Interstate 275 and extend about 1,500 feet toward the west. The project is to reduce congestion and minimize traffic delays.

“There will be an occasional flagging when that section of Wards Corner Road is down to one lane, but for the most part, it’ll be two lanes,” said Doug Royer, Clermont County deputy engineer. “It should be finished sometime in July.”

The $764,600 project also includes the construction of a public road, Todd Farm Lane, off Wards Corner Road. The new road will lead into a commercial development that’s under construction.

The improvements are being paid for by the Clermont County Transportation Improvement District, a governing body established in June 2006. It takes the lead in working with local jurisdictional partners, as well as other county, state and federal agencies to identify, develop and secure money for transportation improvements that support local and regional economic development.

Other Clermont County Transportation District projects under construction this spring include the reconstruction of Eastgate Boulevard over State Route 32, the widening of Clough Pike, improvements to the I-275/State Route 32 interchange, improvements to the US 50/State Route 131/ Milford Parkway intersection, State Route 28/Branch Hill-Guinea Pike improvements, phase II of the Intelligent Transportation System and the Ivy Pointe extension.

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