{"id":210213,"date":"2026-09-17T20:30:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T01:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=210213"},"modified":"2026-09-18T23:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T04:04:31","slug":"roundabout-design-chosen-for-dangerous-intersection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/09\/17\/roundabout-design-chosen-for-dangerous-intersection\/","title":{"rendered":"Design chosen for pending roundabout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ohio Department of Transportation has chosen the preferred alternative for intersection improvements at U.S. 224 and Van Wert-Decatur Road, just west the Van Wert city limits, following a public comment period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In June, ODOT presented two intersection improvement alternatives to enhance safety:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alternative 1: Off-centered roundabout with temporary right-of-way impacts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alternative 2: Centered roundabout with permanent right-of-way impacts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After considering the public feedback and stakeholder input, ODOT has selected Alternative 1, an off-centered roundabout as the preferred option. Alternative 1 will construct a single-lane roundabout shifted to the east of the existing intersection allowing for phased construction to reduce traffic disruption. According to ODOT, Alternative 1 is the most cost-effective alternative, minimizing utility impacts, and with no new permanent right-of-way needs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/van-224-9_crop-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-210214\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The estimated construction cost is $3.6 million.&nbsp;The project was awarded funding for construction in 2028 through&nbsp;Ohio&#8217;s Highway Safety Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project will now advance to the detailed design phase. The tentative schedule is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Design and environmental studies: fall of 2026\/winter of 2027<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Construction: summer to fall of 2028<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Information on how traffic will be maintained during construction will be provided as project development advances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once constructed, it will be Van Wert County&#8217;s third roundabout. The first one, at U.S. 127\/U.S. 224\/Marsh Rd. opened in August of 2022. The second one is currently under construction at the intersection of U.S. 224 and Lincoln Highway. A fourth roundabout is in the works. It will be built at Ohio 118 and Wren Landeck Rd., mostly likely in 2028. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information The Ohio Department of Transportation has chosen the preferred alternative for intersection improvements at U.S. 224 and Van Wert-Decatur Road, just west the Van Wert city limits, following a public comment period. In June, ODOT presented two intersection improvement alternatives to enhance safety: After considering the public feedback and stakeholder input, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-210213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-26 05:00:28","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210213"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210283,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210213\/revisions\/210283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}