Briefs: US 30 pavement work, Click It or Ticket, upcoming meetings
US 30 work will impact traffic in Richland County
The Ohio Department of Transportation says the following work is planned on U.S. 30 beginning Monday:
• The I-71 southbound ramp to U.S 30. west, Exit 176 towards Mansfield, will close Monday for three days for pavement repairs. The detour will be to take Exit 176 Ramp A (U.S. 30 east Wooster), turn right onto Crider Road, turn right onto Koogle Road, and take the Koogle Road entrance ramp to U.S. 30 west. • The U.S. 30 westbound rest area will close Monday for two days.• The U.S. 30 eastbound rest area will close Monday for three days.
In addition, there will be nightly ramp closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for paving from Fifth Avenue to Trimble Road. In addition, U.S. 30, from the Crawford County line to just west of Old Lincoln Way/West Fourth Street, will have single lane closure for a resurfacing project. Traffic will be maintained at all times using barrels. Resurfacing is expected to be completed by September.
Click It or Ticket campaign reminds drivers to buckle up
The Richland County Sheriff's Office is urging drivers to buckle up during the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) national Click It or Ticket high-visibility enforcement effort. The national seat belt campaign, which coincides with the Memorial Day holiday, runs from May 22 to June 4.
According to NHTSA, in 2021, there were 11,813 unbuckled passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes in the United States. In that same year, 57% of passenger vehicle occupants killed at night were not wearing their seat belts. That's why one focus of the Click It or Ticket campaign is nighttime enforcement. Participating law enforcement agencies will be taking a no-excuses approach to seat belt law enforcement, writing citations day and night.
For more information on the Click It or Ticket mobilization, please visit NHTSA.gov/ciot.
Upcoming meetings:
● Shelby Shade Tree Commission, 3 p.m., Tuesday, James E. Henkel Conference Room, City Hall, 43 W. Main St., Shelby
● Shelby City Council Public Works & Operations Committee, 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, James E. Henkel Conference Room, City Hall, 43 W. Main St., Shelby
● Shelby City Planning Commission, 6 p.m., Tuesday, City Hall rear meeting room, 5 Water St., Shelby
● North Central State College Board of Trustees, 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, room 149-F (old board room), Fallerius Technical Education Center (165-F) and via Zoom. To join via Zoom, contact Board Secretary Stephen Williams at swilliam@ncstatecollege.edu or at 419-755-4811.
● North Central State College Foundation Board of Trustees, 11:30 a.m., Thursday, room 155, Kehoe Center, 175 Mansfield Ave., Shelby
This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: US 30 work, Click It or Ticket campaign to start Monday
