ODOT project halted until county, state settle who pays roughly $439,000 water‑line relocation
ODOT and county engineers told Commissioners that a planned intersection and sidewalk package near Howland Corners is paused because a water line in state right‑of‑way must be relocated; initial estimates put the county share at about $439,000, but staff said design savings could reduce that by roughly $200,000.
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Chad Rut, capital programs administrator for ODOT District 4, briefed the Trumbull County Commissioners on a multi‑site road and safety package that includes a diverging‑diamond interchange already under construction and a separate intersection/sidewalk/signal project at 46 and Market Street in Howland Corners. Rut said crews must move a water line inside ODOT’s right‑of‑way because state separation standards require greater distance between the existing water and planned sewer improvements.
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