Tag: widening

South Gilmore in Fairfield to close as widening project is underway

Jun. 4—The longtime traffic bottleneck on South Gilmore Road is now being addressed, but it will take several months for the wider roadway to be a reality. The project that started Monday will include a 30-day closure of the stretch between Resor and Mack roads. “The widening of South Gilmore Road to allow for two […]

Gaps Widening Between Indiana’s Highest- and Lowest-Performing Students

The exact date varies across grades and subjects, but Indiana’s student achievement scores peaked about a decade ago and have been falling since. The decline started well before COVID-19 and has not affected students evenly. Perhaps not surprisingly, Indiana’s lowest-performing youngsters have suffered the largest losses. This wasn’t always the case. In the early 2000s, […]

Road widening, sidewalk pavement project to close street in Preble County

A safety improvement project is scheduled to start this week in Eaton, according to a spokesperson from the Ohio Department of Transportation. Starting Friday, March 1, ODOT contractors will be widening and reconstructing North Maple Street between Mechanic Street and Lexington Road. This project is aimed to provide on-street parking and install a curb, gutter, […]

Cracks in the Commercial Property Market Are Widening to Apartments

(Bloomberg) — The cracks in the commercial real estate market are widening from offices to apartment complexes, with more than $67 billion of the housing potentially distressed as borrowers struggle to repay loans extended during the height of the pandemic. Most Read from Bloomberg That’s potentially bad news for lenders like Arbor Realty Trust Inc., […]

Major Newtown Pike widening project will get underway soon

A road construction project that will widen Newtown Pike from two lanes to three lanes between New Circle Road and Interstate 75 will soon get underway. Adding a third lane in each direction will improve traffic flow and safety along the corridor, which carries an estimated 44,000 vehicles a day, according to a news release […]