http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:28:29 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/04/odot-scrubs-weekend-i-475-work-because-of-rainy-forecast/stories/20260604117 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/04/odot-scrubs-weekend-i-475-work-because-of-rainy-forecast/stories/20260604117#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:53:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/04/odot-scrubs-weekend-i-475-work-because-of-rainy-forecast/stories/20260604117 Rain forecast for the upcoming weekend’s first half has prompted another postponement of road work closing I-475/U.S. 23 in Perrysburg. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/04/old-west-end-streets-to-close-for-festival/stories/20260604080 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/04/old-west-end-streets-to-close-for-festival/stories/20260604080#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:45:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/04/old-west-end-streets-to-close-for-festival/stories/20260604080 Several neighborhood streets will close Friday morning for the Old West End Festival, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. Tara Anderson, with the Slang Gang (a group of Slingshot autocycle owners), throws candy to the kids during the Old West End Festival’s King Wamba Parade in Toledo on June 7, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/03/utility-work-closes-parts-of-jefferson-delaware-avenues/stories/20260603099 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/03/utility-work-closes-parts-of-jefferson-delaware-avenues/stories/20260603099#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:55:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/03/utility-work-closes-parts-of-jefferson-delaware-avenues/stories/20260603099 Utility work will close parts of two Toledo streets for different durations, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/02/utility-work-close-2-streets-1-day/stories/20260603055 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/02/utility-work-close-2-streets-1-day/stories/20260603055#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:01:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/02/utility-work-close-2-streets-1-day/stories/20260603055 Utility work will close parts of two Toledo streets Wednesday, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. Stock photo of road closed signs. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/02/nighttime-filming-to-close-2-streets-for-6-nights/stories/20260602116 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/02/nighttime-filming-to-close-2-streets-for-6-nights/stories/20260602116#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:30:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/02/nighttime-filming-to-close-2-streets-for-6-nights/stories/20260602116 Nighttime filming will close two streets in the Harvard Terrace neighborhood for a series of nights starting Thursday, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. Road closed stock art https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/31/road-warrior-skyway-close-1-night-laser-survey/stories/20260530093 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/31/road-warrior-skyway-close-1-night-laser-survey/stories/20260530093#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 20:29:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/31/road-warrior-skyway-close-1-night-laser-survey/stories/20260530093 A high-tech survey of the Veterans’ Glass City Skyway will shut that structure down to all traffic during the overnight hours Monday into Tuesday. The I-280 Veterans' Glass City Skyway at sunset on May 29, 2026. The Skyway will be closed late Monday into early Tuesday (June 1-2) for a laser survey. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/31/big-boy-expected-to-bring-thousands-to-northwest-ohio/stories/20260527112 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/31/big-boy-expected-to-bring-thousands-to-northwest-ohio/stories/20260527112#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 10:58:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/31/big-boy-expected-to-bring-thousands-to-northwest-ohio/stories/20260527112 FOSTORIA — When the Union Pacific Big Boy steam locomotive leaves Fort Wayne, Ind., on Saturday morning, throngs of spectators already will have begun gathering along the steel ribbon its train will follow across northwest Ohio to Bellevue. Ellen Gatrell, with the Fostoria Rail Preservation Society, adds a new coat of paint to the sign at the entrance to the Fostoria Iron Triangle Railpark in Fostoria on May 29. A train goes in reverse by the viewing area at the Fostoria Iron Triangle Railpark in Fostoria on May 29. Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014. A Norfolk Southern train rounds the corner near the Fostoria Iron Triangle Railpark in Fostoria on May 29. A Norfolk Southern freight train hauling steel to the Pro-Tec Coating Company processing plant near Leipsic, Ohio, passes the Iron Triangle Railpark in Fostoria, Ohio, on May 29. The Union Pacific Big Boy steam engine is scheduled to stop here on June 6. Hal Schaarschmidt watches a Norfolk Southern train go by at the Fostoria Iron Triangle Railpark in Fostoria on May 29. A Norfolk Southern train of empty grain hoppers passes the Iron Triangle Railpark in Fostoria, Ohio, on May 29. The Union Pacific Big Boy steam engine is scheduled to stop here on June 6. A Norfolk Southern train of loaded grain hoppers passes the Iron Triangle Railpark in Fostoria, Ohio, on May 29. The Union Pacific Big Boy steam engine is scheduled to stop here on June 6. Sean Allison makes a day of it watching passing trains as a Norfolk Southern train goes by at the Fostoria Iron Triangle Railpark in Fostoria on May 29. Sean Allison makes a day of it watching passing trains as a Norfolk Southern train goes by at the Fostoria Iron Triangle Railpark in Fostoria on May 29. A train goes in reverse by the viewing area at the Fostoria Iron Triangle Railpark in Fostoria on May 29. Ellen Gatrell, with the Fostoria Rail Preservation Society, adds a new coat of paint to the sign at the entrance to the Fostoria Iron Triangle Railpark in Fostoria on May 29. Railfans Sean Allison, left, and Isaiah Wade watch a Norfolk Southern train go by at the Fostoria Iron Triangle Railpark in Fostoria on May 29. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/29/tree-work-to-close-part-of-fearing-boulevard-for-1-day/stories/20260529096 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/29/tree-work-to-close-part-of-fearing-boulevard-for-1-day/stories/20260529096#comments Fri, 29 May 2026 18:40:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/29/tree-work-to-close-part-of-fearing-boulevard-for-1-day/stories/20260529096 Tree work will close part of Fearing Boulevard in central Toledo on Saturday, the Toledo Department of Transportation said. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/29/i-75-repairs-in-monroe-county-for-weekend/stories/20260529095 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/29/i-75-repairs-in-monroe-county-for-weekend/stories/20260529095#comments Fri, 29 May 2026 18:25:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/29/i-75-repairs-in-monroe-county-for-weekend/stories/20260529095 MONROE — Southbound I-75 will be reduced to one lane for several miles in Monroe County for most of the weekend, the Michigan Department of Transportation announced. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/28/cruise-ship-makes-return/stories/20260528108 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/28/cruise-ship-makes-return/stories/20260528108#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 22:59:02 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/28/cruise-ship-makes-return/stories/20260528108 One day shy of the anniversary of its Toledo debut, the cruise ship Victory I will return to the Maumee River Friday for the first of two visits in 2026. Victory I cruise ship docked at One Maritime Plaza in 2025 in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/27/i-275-ramp-to-close-for-2-days-for-paving/stories/20260526092 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/27/i-275-ramp-to-close-for-2-days-for-paving/stories/20260526092#comments Wed, 27 May 2026 12:48:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/27/i-275-ramp-to-close-for-2-days-for-paving/stories/20260526092 MONROE — An exit ramp from northbound I-275 north of Monroe will be closed Thursday and Friday for repaving, the Michigan Department of Transportation announced. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/26/4-residential-streets-closed-for-repair-work/stories/20260526076 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/26/4-residential-streets-closed-for-repair-work/stories/20260526076#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 17:32:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/26/4-residential-streets-closed-for-repair-work/stories/20260526076 Resurfacing projects closed three Toledo streets on Tuesday while utility work affected a fourth, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/26/utility-work-closes-block-of-monroe-street/stories/20260526075 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/26/utility-work-closes-block-of-monroe-street/stories/20260526075#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 13:13:08 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/26/utility-work-closes-block-of-monroe-street/stories/20260526075 Utility work that closed inbound Monroe Street between 15th and 14th streets on Tuesday morning will continue through Wednesday, the Toledo Department of Transportation said. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/24/regional-council-seeks-public-comments-active-transportation-plan/stories/20260524119 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/24/regional-council-seeks-public-comments-active-transportation-plan/stories/20260524119#comments Sun, 24 May 2026 17:29:46 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/24/regional-council-seeks-public-comments-active-transportation-plan/stories/20260524119 Nearly 500 people responded several years ago when what was then the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments asked for ideas about how to boost non-automobile transportation in the area. Brothers George, Bob, and Tim Silcox approach the River Road trailhead on the Chessie Circle Trail during a morning walk on May 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/24/road-warrior-lane-ramp-closings-upcoming-u-s-23/stories/20260523093 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/24/road-warrior-lane-ramp-closings-upcoming-u-s-23/stories/20260523093#comments Sun, 24 May 2026 15:52:29 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/24/road-warrior-lane-ramp-closings-upcoming-u-s-23/stories/20260523093 Changes are coming to the work zones on U.S. 23 and Monroe Street in Sylvania city and township. Aerial view looking north at U.S. 23 and its present and future northbound exit ramps to Monroe Street in Sylvania on May 22. The new entrance ramp, in the distance, will open before the existing entrance ramp, center, is closed. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/23/street-closed-overnight-train-derailment/stories/20260523091 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/23/street-closed-overnight-train-derailment/stories/20260523091#comments Sat, 23 May 2026 17:10:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/23/street-closed-overnight-train-derailment/stories/20260523091 A derailed train has left a North Toledo street closed since early Saturday morning. Railroad workers stand next to a train derailment on the CSX track that crosses East Manhattan Boulevard in Toledo on May 23. A railroad crew member watches as a fork lift works to lay wooden planks to flip a train derailment on the CSX track that crosses East Manhattan Boulevard in Toledo on May 23. Two railroad crew workers observe a train derailment on the CSX track that crosses East Manhattan Boulevard in Toledo on May 23. A railroad crew works to lay wooden planks to flip a train derailment on the CSX track that crosses East Manhattan Boulevard in Toledo on May 23. Railroad crew members watch as a forklift moves to lay wooden planks to flip a train derailment on the CSX track that crosses East Manhattan Boulevard in Toledo on May 23. A railroad crew works to lay wooden planks to flip a train derailment on the CSX track that crosses East Manhattan Boulevard in Toledo on May 23. A train derailment on the CSX track that crosses East Manhattan Boulevard in Toledo on May 23. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/21/strong-nor-easter-winds-disrupt-ferry-service-memorial-day-weekend/stories/20260521127 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/21/strong-nor-easter-winds-disrupt-ferry-service-memorial-day-weekend/stories/20260521127#comments Thu, 21 May 2026 23:49:25 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/21/strong-nor-easter-winds-disrupt-ferry-service-memorial-day-weekend/stories/20260521127 MARBLEHEAD, Ohio — Ferry service to and from Kelleys Island is suspended for Friday because strong winds from the northeast have made Lake Erie waves unusually high and choppy. The Kelleys Island Ferry travels towards Kelleys Island after picking up passengers in Lakeside Marblehead. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/20/craig-bridge-to-close-thursday-for-odot-survey/stories/20260520104 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/20/craig-bridge-to-close-thursday-for-odot-survey/stories/20260520104#comments Wed, 20 May 2026 18:57:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/20/craig-bridge-to-close-thursday-for-odot-survey/stories/20260520104 The Craig Memorial Bridge will be closed for about six hours Thursday while the Ohio Department of Transportation conducts a survey of the structure, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. A drone view takes in the drawspans of the Craig Memorial Bridge. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/20/patrol-semi-pitches-in-with-work-zone-speed-enforcement/stories/20260520091 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/20/patrol-semi-pitches-in-with-work-zone-speed-enforcement/stories/20260520091#comments Wed, 20 May 2026 21:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/20/patrol-semi-pitches-in-with-work-zone-speed-enforcement/stories/20260520091 STONY RIDGE, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol rolled its full-sized tractor-trailer through several Ohio Turnpike work zones near Toledo on Wednesday, and not just for visibility. A tractor-trailer the Ohio State Highway Patrol obtained by forfeiture in a drug case cruises an Ohio Turnpike work zone in Perrysburg Township near Tracy Road on May 20. Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. Ryan Purpura highlights the radar device on the patrol's tractor-trailer on May 20. The semi was forfeited to the OSHP during a drug case. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/20/delayed-monclova-roundabouts-are-first-of-county-s-six-for-2026/stories/20260518100 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/20/delayed-monclova-roundabouts-are-first-of-county-s-six-for-2026/stories/20260518100#comments Wed, 20 May 2026 14:50:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/05/20/delayed-monclova-roundabouts-are-first-of-county-s-six-for-2026/stories/20260518100 After more than a month of delay it blamed on late relocation of utility poles, the Lucas County Engineer’s Office expects construction to start June 1 on the county’s latest crop of modern roundabouts. A FirstEnergy crew works near Monclova and Albon roads in Monclova Township in Toledo on May 15. A FirstEnergy crew works near Monclova and Albon roads in Monclova Township in Toledo on May 15. A FirstEnergy crew works near Monclova and Albon roads in Monclova Township in Toledo on May 15.