NEWS RELEASE
MILLIKIN ROAD CLOSING
The Butler County Engineer's Office reports that Millikin Road will close for two culvert replacements beginning Monday, March 25, 2013. Crews will begin at the westernmost culvert and work east. Length of time for each culvert may vary so dates listed below are estimates only. Details are as follows:
- First culvert - Located 100 feet east of Judith Drive and 250 feet west of Beaty Lane. Closing: March 25, 2013. Approximate opening date: March 27, 2013.
- Second culvert - Located 400 feet east of Indian Trace Drive and 400 feet west of Morris Road. Approximate closing date: March 28, 2013. Approximate opening date: April 1, 2013.
Detour: Eastbound Millikin Road traffic will detour northeast on Ohio 4 and south on Liberty Fairfield Road. Westbound traffic will reverse this route.
LIBERTY FAIRFIELD ROAD IMPROVEMENT TO RESUME
Road Closing April 1
Butler County Engineer Greg Wilkens reports that work on the Liberty Fairfield Road improvement begun last fall is slated to resume April 1. The project, located between Logsdon's Woods Drive and Princeton Road, involves widening the existing lanes from ten to twelve feet, adding two-foot paved shoulders plus an additional two-foot earth berm, and reconstructing driveways and drainage to accommodate the pavement widening. Additionally, a small bridge has already been replaced as part of the project.
Construction had to be suspended in December with the onset of winter. The remainder of the work is expected to be completed by early May, weather permitting.
Liberty Fairfield Road Closing and Maintenance of Traffic
Liberty Fairfield Road will close to thru traffic between Logsdon's Woods Drive and Princeton Road beginning Monday, April 1, 2013. During this closure, all thru traffic will be detoured but local access will be maintained for residents, businesses, school buses, and emergency vehicles.
The road is tentatively scheduled to reopen the week of April 29, 2013.
Detour: Northbound Liberty Fairfield Road traffic will detour east on Hamilton Mason Road, north on Ohio 747, and west on Princeton Road. Southbound traffic will reverse this route.
Motorists are encouraged to check the BCEO web site as the best source for possible date and status changes concerning this closure – www.bceo.org/roadclosings