NEWS Kokosing Enhancing Highway Access in Ohio By mjoseph April 01, 2026 > Kokosing Enhancing Highway Access in Ohio From the Ohio Turnpike up north to the interchange I-70/I-71 interchange in the state capital to State Route 33 in the southeast, Kokosing is easing traffic flow and increasing access to Ohio highways. The Downtown Ramp-Up project in Columbus aims to reduce congestion on I-70 and I-71 near the downtown core. In 2025, Kokosing poured more than 18,000 cubic yards of concrete, opened three bridges to traffic and proceeded with demolition, substructure construction, drainage, utility upgrades, and street reconstruction. The reconstruction of I-70 from State Route 315 to Grant Avenue is now focused on the eastbound portion of the interstate, with deck pours scheduled for the Scioto River bridge and girder erection over railroad tracks. Demolition of the High Street Bridge’s western half is also planned, with full project completion expected by June 2031. The Kokosing Construction Asphalt Paving group successfully completed two resurfacing projects on the Ohio Turnpike in 2025, allowing 140,000 vehicles that use the turnpike each day to cross the state near the northern border. Crews worked around the clock to repair the drainage system, median barrier wall, bridge decks, and asphalt pavement with limited impact to traffic. Paving crews placed nearly 70,000 tons of asphalt, supplied by Kokosing Materials, with many of the aggregates originating from the Olen Corporation and Area Aggregates. In spring 2025, Kokosing was awarded all four contracts for the US33 four-lane expansion in Athens and Meigs Counties in southeast Ohio. Work began in Meigs County in June and includes three million cubic yards of excavation, 14 miles of new westbound alignment, reconstruction of eight intersections, one drilled shaft wall, and three new mainline bridges. In Athens County, construction began in the fall 2025 and will involve 4 million cubic yards of excavation, 10 miles of new eastbound alignment, reconstruction of four intersections, three mainline bridges, and three overpass bridges. Both new alignments are scheduled to open to traffic by the end of 2027, with final resurfacing and grading work to be completed by the end of 2028.
From the Ohio Turnpike up north to the interchange I-70/I-71 interchange in the state capital to State Route 33 in the southeast, Kokosing is easing traffic flow and increasing access to Ohio highways. The Downtown Ramp-Up project in Columbus aims to reduce congestion on I-70 and I-71 near the downtown core. In 2025, Kokosing poured more than 18,000 cubic yards of concrete, opened three bridges to traffic and proceeded with demolition, substructure construction, drainage, utility upgrades, and street reconstruction. The reconstruction of I-70 from State Route 315 to Grant Avenue is now focused on the eastbound portion of the interstate, with deck pours scheduled for the Scioto River bridge and girder erection over railroad tracks. Demolition of the High Street Bridge’s western half is also planned, with full project completion expected by June 2031. The Kokosing Construction Asphalt Paving group successfully completed two resurfacing projects on the Ohio Turnpike in 2025, allowing 140,000 vehicles that use the turnpike each day to cross the state near the northern border. Crews worked around the clock to repair the drainage system, median barrier wall, bridge decks, and asphalt pavement with limited impact to traffic. Paving crews placed nearly 70,000 tons of asphalt, supplied by Kokosing Materials, with many of the aggregates originating from the Olen Corporation and Area Aggregates. In spring 2025, Kokosing was awarded all four contracts for the US33 four-lane expansion in Athens and Meigs Counties in southeast Ohio. Work began in Meigs County in June and includes three million cubic yards of excavation, 14 miles of new westbound alignment, reconstruction of eight intersections, one drilled shaft wall, and three new mainline bridges. In Athens County, construction began in the fall 2025 and will involve 4 million cubic yards of excavation, 10 miles of new eastbound alignment, reconstruction of four intersections, three mainline bridges, and three overpass bridges. Both new alignments are scheduled to open to traffic by the end of 2027, with final resurfacing and grading work to be completed by the end of 2028.