Road signs near Home Rd RR construction
The signs of summer are with us. Some of us who live in Delaware County are dealing with road improvements, and while they can slow our journey now, hopefully, the projects will make life easier in the future.
A project that we’re going to have to live with for awhile is the building of an overpass over the Home Rd railroad tracks just north of Powell. Anyone who has been late to work or a meeting waiting for a train to pass will be thankful when this project is complete. According to the Delaware County Engineer’s web site, the project won’t be completed until 2011.
Before construction can begin on the RR overpass, they had to re-route traffic onto a temporary side road that “snakes” its way between Liberty Rd and Sawmill Pkwy. The signs in this photo help redirect traffic onto the temporary road from the road next to the Chase Bank at the corner of Sawmill Pkwy. Yes, it can be confusing the first time through!!!!
East of this area, Liberty Rd is being re-aligned to join the north & south sections of this road. When complete, there will be a stoplight at Home Rd, which will be a welcome addition. It was becoming increasingly difficult to turn onto Home Rd from Liberty Rd without taking some risk. This project is to be complete by the end of 2010. If you go to this link, you can see a map of how the road is to be realigned.
If you want to avoid this area entirely and want to go north-south between Powell & Delaware city, your options are to take Rt 315 (Olentangy River Rd) or Sawmill Pkwy all the way to Hyatts Rd, then east to Liberty Rd. If you need to go east-west, your options are to take Hyatts Rd then south on Section Line Rd or Powell Rd through downtown Powell (allow extra time for this option).
If you live in another part of Delaware County, the Engineer’s Office has a list of all projects on their website. It’s pretty helpful.
Best advice is to stay cool … control the road rage … keep your eyes open … and don’t drive on the wrong part of the road as I did the first time through!
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