LIMA, OH (WLIO) - One person is dead after a nine vehicle crash that occurred on Interstate 75 Sunday. The Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway…
The UAW Retirees Ramp Crew visited a home on Union Street in order to install stair steps and railings to allow easier access to the homeowner who needs assistance getting into her home. The crew spent more than an hour putting together the stairs and say that they are happy to help local residents in need.
LIMA, Ohio (Wednesday, July 20, 2022) U.S. 30 westbound at State Route 115 will close Thursday, July 21, at 7 a.m. for a couple of hours to set up a barrier wall and a crash attenuator in the median around the piers of under the overpass.
A part of U.S. 30 by the State Route 115 overpass and exit ramp is back open this morning after being closed for seven hours following a crash with a semi and trailer Thursday evening. The Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol says that the semi-driver from Indianapolis was ejected and received life-threatening injuries. He was taken to St. Rita's for treatment. The OSHP says he reportedly was not wearing a seatbelt at the time.
Funds are being raised for a handicap ramp to allow those who have trouble with the steps to enter the church with ease. Lima 6th Ward Councilman Derry Glenn is helping with the fundraising as part of his new “Juneteenth Service Day”. With material costs rising the church wants to get started with the project sooner rather than later.
First responders were called out to the entrance ramp of U.S. 30 west in Beaverdam for a semi that flipped over at around 7 p.m. The crash closed down the entrance ramp as well as U.S. 30 heading west. Injuries are unknown at this time, and the crash is under investigation.
The orange barrels along I-75 in Findlay will slowly become a thing of the past, as the $114 million dollar project is in its final weeks. Early Monday (August 17th) morning, motorist will be able to take the new ramps that connects State Routes 68 and 15 to I-75. This is the final large piece of the construction puzzle the Ohio Department of Transportation began 4 years ago A five mile stretch interstate between county road 99 and Harrison Street will be three lanes and the on and off ramps have been redesigned to make travel safer.
This year one Lima Senior High School student will be getting an early Christmas present that will totally change his life.