{"id":74877,"date":"2016-03-30T07:50:29","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T12:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=74877"},"modified":"2016-03-31T07:41:40","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T12:41:40","slug":"odot-announces-2016-highway-construction-project-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2016\/03\/30\/odot-announces-2016-highway-construction-project-list\/","title":{"rendered":"ODOT lists highway construction projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n

COLUMBUS —\u00a0The Ohio Department of Transportation will invest $2.1 billion in the state\u2019s transportation network this construction season, including more than $4 million for two projects in Van Wert County.<\/p>\n

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The map shows two projects scheduled for this summer in Van Wert County. The two projects will cost more than $4 million.<\/strong> (ODOT graphic)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 2016 program is driven by two key components: addressing major critical infrastructure needs today, and introducing an enhanced, data-driven business strategy for maintaining the 43,000 miles of roads and 14,000 bridges on the state system.<\/p>\n

ODOT’s District 1, which includes Van Wert County, announced its upcoming construction program during a media conference held in Lima.<\/p>\n

Locally, projects that will have the most significant impact to traffic include:<\/p>\n

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  • Repair of pavement joints and guardrail and resurfacing on Interstate 75, from a half-mile south of Ohio 235 to just south of County Road 60, south of Findlay<\/li>\n
  • The reconstruction and widening of Washington Street (U.S. 127) from Fox to Ervin roads in Van Wert (cost: nearly $4.2 million)<\/li>\n
  • Drainage improvements and resurfacing of Ohio 309 west and east of Lima, and between Robb Avenue and Cole Street, Lima.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Statewide, ODOT will deliver more than 1,100 projects in 2016. Altogether, projects\u00a0are designed to improve the condition of roads and bridges, increase safety, and make the transportation of people and goods more efficient.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWe\u2019re charged with the care of Ohio\u2019s largest man-made asset — the transportation network,\u201d said ODOT Director Jerry Wray. \u201cWe take this very seriously, because investments in our infrastructure are vital to Ohio\u2019s economic growth and development. By maintaining a safe, reliable, and efficient system, we help to create the environment for more jobs, easier commerce, and a stronger Ohio — for today and for tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Of the 1,100 projects in 2016, 157 will focus specifically on safety, at a cost of $256.4 million. The program includes $417.5 million for improving the condition of more than 1,167 bridges and $629.3 million for 6,485 miles of pavement.<\/p>\n

    ODOT is also adding capacity to the system where it is most needed today, after careful planning, research and project development. This year, the state will invest $207.1 million — or approximately 10 percent of the overall construction budget — in expanding roads to ease current congestion.<\/p>\n

    The 2016 construction program features 27 projects valued over $10 million, with a combined value of $769 million. It also represents a fourth consecutive year of near-record dollars invested, made possible in large part by Governor Kasich\u2019s Jobs & Transportation Plan. From 2011 to 2016, ODOT has committed roughly $12.5 billion across 5,934 projects — the largest overall transportation investment in Ohio\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

    As it has for decades, ODOT is committing roughly 90 percent of this year\u2019s construction budget to activities related to taking care of existing roads and bridges. This year, the department is introducing an enhanced three-part strategy to strengthen its preservation efforts.<\/p>\n

    The first component is data, which ODOT gathers and analyzes through advanced software systems. Following a decade of refinement, the data now drives decisions related to the second component: a range of preservation treatments such as asphalt, micro-surfacing, and bridge cleaning among many others. The third component, collaboration, unifies the work plans of ODOT\u2019s planning and maintenance divisions, creates greater statewide consistency, and depends on strong partnerships between ODOT and its business contractors.<\/p>\n

    \u201cIn order to take care of our transportation network, we have to accurately measure it. That information helps us determine the right actions to take, at the right time, and in the right places, for everything from replacing a culvert on a two-lane state road to adding lanes to an interstate,\u201d said Director Wray. \u201cWith greater consistency and collaboration across the state, we are making sound business decisions on behalf of Ohio. Once again, this is for the benefit of our transportation system now and into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

    ODOT\u2019s preservation plan is estimated to create savings that will redirect approximately $300 million back into safety, capacity and preservation projects over the next six years.<\/p>\n

    Meanwhile, as\u00a0a consequence of the record number of work sites, ODOT has seen an alarming rise in crashes and fatalities in Ohio\u2019s work zones, where drivers and passengers are more than twice as likely as workers to be victims. Last year, Ohio recorded 6,035 work zone crashes, the highest number in a decade. Those crashes resulted in 1,150 injuries and 30 deaths.<\/p>\n

    A work zone may be a mile of orange barrels, or a single vehicle parked on the side of the road with flashing lights. Whatever the case, Ohio\u2019s Move Over law requires drivers to slow down and, if they can, move over a lane to give roadside workers safe space to perform their jobs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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