Ohio State Route 823

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The Portsmouth Bypass is a proposed bypass rerouting thru traffic around the cities of Portsmouth and New Boston in Scioto County, Ohio, United States. Construction is schedule to begin in 2009 after property acquisition is completed which began in 2006.

[edit] History

The proposal for a bypass began in the 1960s as the city of Portsmouth was growing at a rapid rate creating backups on numerous city streets along with the width of trucks trying to turn from U.S. 23 to U.S. 52 and the other way around. It wasn't until the 1990s when the lines were drawn for proposing a bypass. After three proposed routes, the hill alignment was chosen.

[edit] Routing & Signing

The routing of the bypass will go through Minford, Lucasville, Sciotoville and Sciotodale with interchanges at U.S. 52 between New Boston and Wheelersburg, at Minford near the Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport, at Lucasville-Minford Road, and at U.S. 23 north of Lucasville. The route will be signed as Ohio State Route 823 once completed.