Widening busy Ohio Route 170 to five lanes through the township of Calcutta involved moving utilities 15 feet beyond the path of two eastbound and three westbound lanes. Four major shopping plazas, several retail stores and restaurants line Dresden Avenue, serving shoppers from parts of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.The Ohio Department of Trans-portation District 11 stipulated that at least one traffic lane always remain open in each direction to minimize business disruption. So Bert Dawson, P.E., Columbiana County engineer, specified horizontal directional drilling under driveways and parking lots, and trench cutting in open areas.Dave Sugar of Dave Sugar Excavating
