PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — Scherer Hollow Road has reopened to traffic, months after the narrow hillside route closed for a roadway improvement project, the city said in a social media post.
The city closed Scherer Hollow Road beginning Aug. 3 for an extended project, the Portsmouth Police Department said at the time. Officials said the closure was expected to last about 180 days, or roughly six months, but did not specify what work was prompting it or which roads would serve as detours. Warning signs were posted along the route in the weeks before the shutdown, and drivers were urged to find an alternate way around the hill.
The road reopened after roughly three months, well ahead of the original six-month estimate.
Scherer Hollow Road is one of several narrow hillside roads and hollows that connect outlying parts of Portsmouth to the city’s core, offering residents a shortcut they would otherwise have to find along longer valley routes.
The information contained in this story was obtained from a Portsmouth city government social media post and a previous Portsmouth Police Department announcement.
