PREBLE COUNTY – Crews from ODOT’s Preble County Highway Maintenance Facility will undertake a culvert replacement project on Ohio 503 later this month, requiring a 12 day closure of the route.

Weather permitting, Ohio 503 will be closed 0.8 miles south of Sonora Road, June 15-26, for crews to replace a deteriorated pipe at the 22.27 mile marker.

The closure will go into effect at approximately 7 a.m. Monday, June 15, and it will remain in place until 3 p.m. Friday, June 26, or until all work is completed. While the route is closed, motorists will be detoured by way of U.S. 40 and U.S. 127.

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