The Ohio Department of Transportation has launched a record-$3.2 billion statewide construction season that includes 955 projects, 38 of them considered “major” with a value above $10 million.
[Above photo by Ohio DOT]
The agency noted that two of the main goals of its 2025 construction season are improvements to 5,538 miles of pavement and 844 bridges. Concurrently, a further 171 projects within Ohio DOT’s 2025 construction plan are directly focused on improving safety.
“We know that drivers see Ohio DOT’s orange barrels and cones as an inconvenience, but they are also a signal of progress and improvement,” said Governor Mike DeWine (R) in a statement.
[Editor’s note: The Ohio DOT recently opened a “reimagined rest area” in Meigs County on U.S. 33; part of a plan unveiled in 2023 to refresh and reimagine 36 rest areas statewide.]
“This year’s transportation projects will continue to ensure that our infrastructure keeps pace, improving the quality of life for those who live [in], work [in], and visit Ohio,” he noted.
“This year we will see a very significant investment in our transportation infrastructure—one that will improve safety, reduce traffic fatalities, and keep people and goods moving efficiently,” added Ohio DOT Director Pamela Boratyn. “Every project we break ground on is a step toward a stronger, safer, and more connected future for Ohio.”
[Editor’s note: The video below by the South Carolina Department of Transportation illustrates some of the key equipment operator skills necessary for infrastructure construction work.]
Other state departments of transportation have also formally announced 2025 construction season plans.
In early April, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said its 2025 construction season includes nearly 180 planned road and bridge projects, plus 51 projects that will improve airports, water ports, railroad crossings and transit infrastructure.
“With construction projects beginning in the coming weeks statewide, drivers should use caution as they see more work zones, more lane closures and orange cones – and most importantly more workers wearing their high visibility safety gear along the highway,” said MnDOT Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger in a statement. “We’re all safer when we pay close attention, slow down, remain patient and work together to safely share the limited space in a work zone.”
Concurrently, the Wyoming Department of Transportation recently said it is “gearing up” for another season of construction in Sweetwater County, which will include substantial work on I-80.
And in February, the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities issued a planning list of highway and aviation construction projects it expects to work on for the 2025 season; indicating that it would award an estimated $900 million in construction project funding this year.
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