MANSFIELD — All road work by the Ohio Department of Transportation will resume on Tuesday, May 30 in Richland County on the following projects as described below.

State Route 97

SR 97, at its interchange with Interstate 71, will have two narrowed lanes of traffic in each direction with periodic flagging operations as needed. There will be daytime paving operations as surface work on the ramps, intersections, and Kochheiser Rd. are completed. Please use caution while navigating through work zones. The project is expected to be complete by the Spring of 2017. 

State Route 545

SR 545, between Crall Rd. and Richland-Shale Rd., has been reduced to one lane of traffic as needed for pavement resurfacing. Traffic will be maintained with flaggers as needed. The project is expected to be complete Spring 2017.

State Route 546

SR 546, from the Knox County line to the City of Lexington, will have intermittent lane closures as crews begin work as part of a chip and seal resurfacing project. Traffic will be maintained with flaggers as needed. The project is expected to be complete by October 2017.