Pray for dry, mild weather for the next few weeks.That’s what’s needed to turn the $20 million state Route 57 reconstruction project into a not-so-nightmarish travel scenario.

Heavy traffic, impossible intersections to cross and orange barrels are commonplace right now, but — should Mother Nature cooperate — all could lessen in a couple of weeks.

Not that that mattered Friday, when bumper-to-bumper traffic near the route’s intersections with Gulf and  Abbe roads.

However, that’s what you get when you try to beat Ohio’s harsh and sometimes early  winters, City Engineer Mukund Moghe said.

What the Shelly Co. was doing Friday was something called grinding — removing the top layer of old asphalt so fresh asphalt can be laid down in its place, Moghe said.

The crew is sticking to its plan of laying all the asphalt and opening up all four lanes of 57 before Thanksgiving.

However, in order to do this they are aggressively attacking the project, Moghe said.

Asphalt can only be put down in dry weather with temperatures above 40 degrees, he added.

“It’s going to be hard for the next few weeks, but the project is going good,” Moghe said.

Contact Lisa Roberson at 329-7121 or lroberson@chroniclet.com.

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