The work, which has caused periodic lane closures and detours since April, spans Ohio 48/Far Hills Avenue to Shroyer, said Megan O’Leary, a county spokeswoman.
O’Leary said Monday the project was targeted for completion on Wednesday. But Kettering Assistant City Manager Steve Bergstresser said Tuesday night the work “will be ongoing the rest of this week” and “the project to be fully complete by the end of next week, weather depending.”
Crews have been working from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day, but the traffic constraints will remain until the section is completed, said Kettering Community Information Manager Mary Azbill.
“They have a high early trench patch back (Tuesday) morning and asphalt will be put on it Wednesday morning,” Azbill said in email.
The work is impacting traffic in the following ways, according to Kettering:
· Northbound and southbound through traffic on Shroyer will be limited to turning right onto Dorothy. Detour signs will be posted.
· Left turns from Dorothy onto northbound and southbound Shroyer will be closed. Detour signs will be posted.
· Through traffic on Dorothy will be reduced to one lane in both directions and will be maintained during construction.
This is the fourth time that part of Dorothy has been closed for the county project since April. That part of Dorothy averages about is 15,530 vehicles a day, officials have said.
The project is replacing a main installed in the mid-20th century, the county has said. The periodic closures are the most efficient ways to connect about 65 homes to the new water main, which is eight inches wide and has already been installed, officials said.
It is two inches in diameter larger than the current one, which is prone to rupture due to age, said county Project Manager Ed Schlaack.
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