ODOT closes SR 93 in McArthur for realignment project
ODOT will close SR 93 in McArthur on July 6, sending traffic onto SR 683, U.S. 50 and North Market Street until the realignment is finished.
Ohio Department of Transportation will close State Route 93 in McArthur on Sunday, July 6, as crews begin a roadway realignment project between Meeksville Road and Maple Street. The route will shut down to through traffic, and ODOT’s detour will move drivers from SR 93 to SR 683, then to U.S. Route 50 and North Market Street before bringing them back into McArthur.
The closure is listed as a 60-day project in June and July 2026, with posted detours and an expected completion date of September 4. ODOT says the work is part of a roadway realignment in Vinton County, and the agency has marked all of the work weather permitting.
For McArthur and the surrounding parts of Vinton County, the shutdown will reach beyond a short local detour. SR 93 is one of the county’s practical travel links for commuting, school transportation, farm and business traffic, emergency response and routine trips in and out of town. Drivers who normally use the corridor between Meeksville Road and Maple Street will need to shift their routes immediately, especially because the detour sends traffic onto roads that are already carrying other work.
That matters because U.S. 50 is already under resurfacing between SR 278 in Vinton County and SR 346 in Athens County, with traffic maintained by flaggers. ODOT says that resurfacing is a two-lane project on U.S. 50 in Athens County between SR 346 and the Vinton County line and in Vinton County between the Athens County line and SR 278. The expected completion date for that work is August 1.
With the SR 93 closure and the U.S. 50 resurfacing running in the same travel network, some drivers detouring off one project could run straight into slowdowns from the other. ODOT directs motorists to OHGO for real-time construction and closure information, and the Vinton County engineer’s website lists the ODOT Vinton County garage at 30931 SR 93 in McArthur, Ohio 45651-9012, with the phone number 740-568-4410 for problem reporting.
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