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Ohio DOT reports string of work-zone crashes despite less traffic
The Ohio Department of Transportation reports that five of its work areas have been crashed into by drivers within an eight-day period.
June 8, 2020
Roadbuilding
Ohio DOT designates Johnny Appleseed Historic Byway
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has designated two state routes as The Johnny Appleseed Historic Byway, its newest Scenic Byway. Making up the byway, which is the 27th in the state’s program, are State Route 39 from Loudonville to Mansfield and State Route 603 from Mifflin to Malabar. ODOT says the Scenic Byway Program […]
May 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
Ohio DOT reports $2.3 billion to be invested in bridges and roads in 2017
In kicking off its road construction season, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is touting its plan to invest $2.3 billion in bridge and road improvements in 2017, a figure close to the record investments of $2.4 billion in the two previous years. “Since Gov. John Kasich took office, we have invested an unprecedented $14 […]
April 5, 2017
Roadbuilding
Penn., Ohio, Michigan groups form Smart Belt Coalition to focus on automated vehicle tech
Transportation agencies from Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan have formed the Smart Belt Coalition to focus on automated and connected vehicle initiatives. “I’m excited for us to continue our efforts in fostering safe and effective development of this technology,” Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie S. Richards says. “This multi-state partnership not only offers fantastic collaboration […]
January 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
Ohio’s highest bridge opens to traffic after 6 years of construction
After six years of construction, traffic is once again moving on the Jeremiah Morrow Bridge, a section of Interstate 71 that spans the Little Miami River connecting Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati in Ohio. Limaohio.com reports that state transportation officials expect the project to be completed within the $104 million budget. “The completion of this project will have an […]
January 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Ohio to make 35 miles of US 33 a Smart Mobility Corridor for smart road tech testing
Ohio is turning 35 miles of U.S. 33 near Dublin into a Smart Mobility Corridor, along which the Ohio Department of Transportation is installing $15 million in highway technology features to test autonomous and connected vehicle features. “Some of the world’s foremost automotive researchers are working here in Ohio, at both ends of this corridor, and […]
December 2, 2016
Roadbuilding
Ohio DOT, highway patrol team up for drugged driving awareness campaign
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Ohio State Highway Patrol are teaming up this holiday season to use the state’s 130 freeway message signs, plus portable highway signs, in an awareness campaign about drugged driving. The department reports the state has seen a 25 percent increase in drugged driving crashes since 2012. This […]
November 24, 2016
Roadbuilding
Belmont County (Ohio) bridge engineer receives historic bridge preservation award
During the Ohio Bridge Conference August 17-18 in Columbus, Belmont County Engineer Fred Bennett received a statewide historic bridge preservation award for his work preserving historic landmarks in the area, The Times Leader reports. The award was sponsored by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), the Ohio Historical Society, the County Engineer’s Association, and the National Road […]
September 5, 2016
Roadbuilding
Ohio’s I-480 Valley View Bridge project to begin two years early
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has announced a rehabilitation project for the Interstate 480 Valley View Bridge of the Cuyahoga River Valley will begin two years earlier than previously planned, according to a report by Cleveland 19. The project had been projected to start in 2019, but due to improved transportation funding, Kasich says the project […]
July 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Ohio DOT set for $2.1 billion in transportation projects in 2016
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) reports it will work on roughly 1,100 new transportation projects in 2016 at a value of $2.1 billion. “We’re charged with the care of Ohio’s largest man-made asset—the transportation network,” says ODOT Director Jerry Wray. “We take this very seriously, because investments in our infrastructure are vital to Ohio’s […]
April 4, 2016
Roadbuilding
Ohio TRAC approves 7 new projects totaling $58.6 million
The Ohio Transportation Review Advisory Council has approved seven construction projects across the state. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, the Ohio TRAC voted to approve additional funding totaling $58.6 million. The following are the seven projects approved: Mahoning County: $6 million for construction of a new interchange at I-680 & SR 164. Jefferson County: $900,000 for […]
February 1, 2016
Roadbuilding
Ohio DOT releases video featuring mother of road worker killed to raise awareness of “Move Over” law
Mark Kiper had only been working his summer job as a seasonal employee at the Ohio Department of Transportation for two weeks when he was struck and killed by a vehicle. He was a high school valedictorian, college athlete and a dean’s list student, as his mother Joan explains in a new video from ODOT. She recalls that her son […]
October 22, 2015
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