I-70 at Route 31 Interchange Improvement Project

Construction Complete

The project involved the reconstruction of the I-70 Exit 51 including replacing the structure over Route 31, I-70 reconstruction to accommodate 10-foot median, 12-foot shoulders, and improving the sight distance for two horizontal curves. Route 31 (Mount Pleasant Road) was reconstructed to accommodate a center left turn lane between Route 3061 (First Street) and T-401 (Fort Robinson Road). In addition, improvements to Route 3061 (First Street) and T-318 (Smithton Pike) included replacing the structure over I-70. Construction began in December 2017 and was completed in September in 2021.