Expect to see orange barrels for a while longer on on I-75 north of downtown Dayton, with road construction taking longer than expected.
The Ohio Department of Transportation now says that the reconstruction of I-75 between Needmore and Leo streets won’t be completed until summer 2027. The original completion date was summer 2026.
ODOT officials say sections of the pavement in the reconstruction area are deeper than expected. That means they will require more substantial work to repair.
Decades of projects and repairs under the roadway need to be removed before the new road is constructed.
This is the first time this section of I-75 has been reconstructed down to the base since its original installation in the late 1950s.
