The Allen County Engineers office says that McClain Road from Commerce Parkway to Buckeye Road will be closed to traffic on Tuesday June 10 and Wednesday 11 for pavement milling. The closure is between 7 am and 5 pm. There will be emergency access only during closure.
ALLEN COUNTY, Ohio (WLIO) — A proposed roundabout at the intersection of Fort Amanda and Buckeye roads in Allen County will be fully funded by the state after being deemed a safety concern.
Lima Refining Company is responding to a release of gasoline vapors from a tank vent, which contributed to benzene readings in an isolated area for a short time. Shawnee Township Fire Department and EMA are on the scene. As a precautionary measure, community members were asked to avoid Buckeye Road. That road has since been opened. There may be an odor; local air quality is being monitored. There are no detectable readings at this time. There has been no directive from local authorities or Lima Refinery to alter daily activities. Activities can continue as normal. “There is no shelter-in-place order, no danger to the public,” stated Shawnee Township Fire Chief Austin Miller.
Shawnee Township Fire Department acted quickly to clean up a nitric acid spill leaking from a truck earlier on Friday. Just before 10:30 a.m., firefighters were called out to Buckeye and Fort Amanda roads for two pools of acid spilled when the truck started and stopped on the road. The truck driver was able to shut off the leak on Buckeye Road. No one was injured.
Another roundabout is coming to Allen County, with most of the tab covered by the State of Ohio. Governor Mike DeWine announced that Allen County will get nearly two and a half million dollars toward a roundabout at the intersection of Buckeye and Fort Amanda roads. Combined, both roads see more than 15,000 vehicles a day, according to the Allen County Engineer. The county applied last year for funding from the Ohio Department of Transportation's Highway Safety Improvement Program.
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Buckeye Road has seen better days after many years of heavy truck travel. The Allen County Engineer's office accepted an offer from Degan Excavating Company for its reconstruction. The project will widen the road to 24 feet and redo its shoulders. All traffic signals will be replaced, new drainage will be installed, and the CSX railroad crossing will be evened out. The Allen County Roadway Engineer, David Louth, says after being approved for 3 state grants, the $1.25 million plan can begin.
Buckeye Road will be seeing major improvements as a shoulder enhancement gets underway. The project just going out for bid with construction to start in June. The road is in bad shape as truck traffic has broken it down. There will also be upgrades to the traffic signals and work on the CSX rail crossing. The project is being paid for with a 1.1-million-dollar grant from the state.
First responders called out to reports of a car into a pond off of Buckeye Road, just west of McClain Road, in Shawnee Township. The call came in at 5:23 p.m. Friday evening. Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers who assisted at the scene say the driver of the car drowned, while a passenger suffered injuries. We'll have more on this as more details become available.
