Portion of state Route 5 in Braceville closed for 10 days

BRACEVILLE — A portion of state Route 5 will remain closed for at least 10 days because of a washed-out culvert just east of the Newton Falls exit on the Ohio Turnpike.

The damage was discovered Wednesday morning. By today, there was a 4-foot wide hole in the road across three of the four lanes.

Brent Kovacs, public information officer for the Ohio Department of Transportation, District 4, said the length of time the road will be closed will be determined by the availability of materials to replace the culvert and fix the other damage.

The turnpike exit is still open, but it is only accessible from the west, Kovacs said. The detour is state Route 534 north to state Route 82.