June 9, 2025, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Transportation:
SIDNEY, Ohio - As part of The Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) statewide re-imagined rest area project, the I-75 north and southbound rest areas in Auglaize County will close Monday, July 7, for a full replacement.
Construction is scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2026.
Located just north of the State Route 67 exit near Wapakoneta, the rest areas will be completely renovated with new, lodge-style buildings, including larger restrooms with adult changing tables, a lobby area with vending and regional tourism information, and attached and covered outdoor picnic areas. Included in the new design are landscape upgrades that include Ohio native plants.
The project is part of the statewide initiative announced in the spring of 2023 by Gov. Mike DeWine to update 36 rest areas with all new buildings. Additional parking is also being added where possible. Ohio has 83 rest areas located along major highways, not including those maintained by the Ohio Turnpike Commission.
Once the rest areas are closed, the nearest facilities for northbound motorists will be those located in Hancock County, south of Findlay. The closest facilities for southbound are the rest areas located near Florence, Ky., off I-71 as the facilities in Butler County, near Monroe, are also scheduled to be closed in July for replacement.
Currently, the facilities in Miami County, south of Piqua, remain closed, but these are scheduled to be reopened in the fall of 2025.
