OGS Colloquium: Paul Painter (ODOT), Mine Remediation Under a Major Transportation Corridor (State Route 2, Ottawa Co., Ohio)
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Mine remediation under a major transportation corridor
February 20, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Ohio Geological Society
Thursday, February 20th, 2025
Talk Begins at 1 PM
Horace R. Collins Laboratory & Core Repository
3307 South Old State Rd.
Delaware, OH 43015
Mine remediation under a major transportation corridor (State Route 2 in Ottawa County Ohio)
Paul Painter
Ohio Department of Transportation
This talk will present ODOT work to remediate an abandoned gypsum located beneath the State Route 2 roadway in Ottawa County, Ohio. The mine had to be remediated with larger than normal voids.
Venue: Horace R. Collins Laboratory & Core Repository
Venue Phone: 740-548-7348
Venue Website: https://ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-ODNR/geologic-survey/hrc-lab-core-repository/
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Description:
The ODNR Division of Geological Survey Horace R. Collins Laboratory is a multi-use facility located at Alum Creek State Park in Delaware County, Ohio. Core, sample, and twelve other collections are housed at the Ohio Geological Sample Repository. One wing of the facility has laboratories for core and sample description and analysis, petrographic studies, aggregate testing, and sedimentation research. A second wing houses Division of Watercraft Central District offices. The Collins Lab also headquarters the Ohio Seismic Network and the Lake Erie Data Center.
