Crews have been working on a bridge replacement project in Loveland, Ohio since January and it is finally nearing the end.
From 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. between Oct. 7 and Oct. 18 East Kemper Road will be closed as crews install sanitary sewers. Crews are also gearing up to replace the water main in the Loveland Heights neighborhood, which is planned to begin in December.
Funding came from Clermont County, the Metropolitan Sewer District, and the city of Loveland, according to City Manager David Kennedy.
"The project included a bridge replacement, sidewalks, storm water, sanitary sewer main replacement and a repaving of the road,” Kennedy said in an interview with WCPO 9.
Clermont County provided $478,320 for the bridge replacement. Loveland also received $722,400 in state grant funding for sidewalks, wingwalls, storm sewer system improvements and road repaving.
The Metropolitan Sewer district funded approximately $686,200 for sanitary sewer work.
“It has been a big project but is has been a difficult project to say the least,” Kennedy said.
Rob Weisgerber, a Loveland City Council member and former mayor, said the bridge needed a replacement for years. He explained why the project finally took off.
“Because the county are the ones who manage bridges, even though it's in the City of Loveland, the county had had to get the funding and move it to the right project level. That has now happened and so this is a conjunction of county and city projects,” Weisgerber said.
As the project approaches its final stages, the second half of the road is scheduled to be paved next week, according to Kennedy.
The project is expected to be completed in June 2025.
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Source: WCPO 9, Lovelandoh.gov
