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Looking for Ohio’s most expensive road projects of 2025? Why we have to wait to find out
Work continues on major highway construction projects
Work continues on major highway construction projects including I-70, I-71, I-270 and US Rt. 23 interchanges
Ohio road construction is a year-round reality, which makes sense when the Ohio Department of Transportation has to maintain more than 43,000 miles of highway.
Yet some projects, such as the plan to widen U.S. Route 33 near Columbus, are bigger than others.
What are the 10 most expensive ODOT projects of 2025? We won’t know the real answer for a few more months. Here’s why.
Why we have to wait to learn which road projects are Ohio’s most expensive in 2025
Visit ODOT’s projects page and you’ll see a slew of big-money construction projects on the agenda.
Some, such as the Brent Spence Bridge corridor construction in Cincinnati or the Interstate 70 and I-71 work in downtown Columbus, have costs that run to $1 billion or more. Even planned work with lower project costs have price tags that soar well into nine figures.
However, coming up with a definitive list of Ohio’s most expensive road projects at the start of the year is virtually impossible.
Why?
Well, you can partly blame the winter weather in the Buckeye State.
There are basically two ODOT seasons during the year – snow and ice removal, and construction season. Most construction projects don’t ramp up until the spring when the weather warms. That’s when ODOT bidding is over and project costs are finalized, according to Mat Bruning, press secretary for the Ohio Department of Transportation.
The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge in downtown Cincinnati is an exception to the winter construction rule. A fire underneath the bridge Nov. 1 caused severe structural damage, but it could reopen sooner than expected as ODOT takes special measures to move repairs along.
“We’re doing things differently to pour concrete in December and January than we would in June and July,” Bruning said.
Bruning also said the ideal temperatures to pour asphalt are 50 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. ODOT can cold patch potholes in the winter, but the materials and equipment are better suited for warmer temps that Ohio usually doesn’t have in the winter.
So if you want to see the most expensive ODOT projects of 2025, you’ll have to wait until the weather warms and the bids are finalized before construction workers break out the orange cones in Ohio.
Aerial video shows fire damage to Daniel Carter Beard Bridge
Drone video shows damages done to the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge by a massive fire. The damages caused a total closure of Interstate 471.
The Ohio Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Nov. 1, 2025, results for each game:
Powerball
Powerball drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
02-26-43-44-62, Powerball: 22, Power Play: 2
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 3
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 3-8-1
Evening: 3-9-6
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 4
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 6-6-9-7
Evening: 7-5-6-9
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 5
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 9-8-3-9-7
Evening: 4-3-5-6-7
Check Pick 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Rolling Cash 5
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at approximately 7:05 p.m.
13-16-35-37-38
Check Rolling Cash 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Classic Lotto
Drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, at approximately 7:05 p.m.
01-14-24-27-31-41, Kicker: 9-0-6-5-5-1
Check Classic Lotto payouts and previous drawings here.
Lucky For Life
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at approximately 10:35 p.m.
06-19-28-38-46, Lucky Ball: 08
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Sometimes it pays to be forgetful.
An Ohio man’s oversight turned into a life-changing moment when his forgetfulness scored him a $500,000 lottery prize.
The unidentified Roseville resident told the Ohio Lottery that he went to cash a $50 winning Best of 7’s scratch-off in Zanesville but discovered he’d left the ticket at home.
Trying his luck again, the man said he decided to buy another Best of 7’s scratch-off at South 60 Market in Zanesville, and nearly became sick in his car when he realized he’d won half a million.
He called his wife to tell her the good news, but said she didn’t believe him – until their son confirmed it on the Ohio Lottery app.
The winning number was 13, which is also his dirt car racing number.
As for his advice on how he got so lucky, the man told the lottery, “You can’t win if you don’t play.”
After taxes, the man will take home $364,375, which he plans to use to pay off his house, buy a new car, and spend more time with his family.
Best of 7’s offers 60 chances to win per ticket, with one top and two second-tier prizes still remaining as of October 28, the lottery said.
BEACH CITY, Ohio (WJW) – A Northeast Ohio woman is feeling lucky after finally winning big playing the Ohio lottery.
According to the Ohio Lottery, the winner is $100,000 richer after her ticket matched all five of the Rolling Cash 5 winning numbers: 11-14-19-25-29.
According to the lottery, the woman said she plays almost every day, but this is the first time she’s gotten a big winning prize.
After taxes, she will receive $72,875.00.
The winning ticket was claimed at Lucky Choice located at 577 W. Nationwide Blvd. in Columbus.
“She still is in shock, so she doesn’t have any immediate plans for her prize,” the Ohio Lottery website said.
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