Ohio to widen part of Interstate 70 starting this summer

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A 3-mile section of the interstate that cuts across Ohio's midsection will be widened in a project expected to start this summer, ahead of schedule.Scott Schmid, of the Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee, tells the Springfield News-Sun that the construction on Interstate 70 in Springfield will start in July.The $52 million project involves adding a lane on the highway, redoing the existing lanes and replacing six bridges. The first phase was