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Work progresses on state Route 7 south of Cardinal Plant at Brilliant

Kokosing Construction crews work to remove dirt and rock from a hillside above state Route 7 south of Brilliant. About 80 percent of the excavation is complete, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. The reconstruction of the highway will begin in the spring, with the road reopening for all four lanes in June or July. Slightly more than 50 percent of the hillside about the highway north of Brilliant has been excavated by crews from Cast and Baker Corp. ODOT reported the company is running two shifts a day, five days a week. Excavation is expected to be completed by the end of 2017, with road work beginning in the spring of 2018. ODOT reported the highway will reopen to all four lanes in June 2018. — Photo by Adam Lytoon, ODOT projext engineer

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