January 21, 2025, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1: LIMA, Ohio (January 21, 2025) – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1, in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Executive Order 11988, is seeking public comments regarding the following proposed projects. The Ohio Department of Transportation is proposing to resurface 8.11 miles of pavement along State Route 66 between the southern city limits of Delphos and the northern village limits of Spencerville and the Ohio Department of Transportation is proposing to replace the bridge that carries State Route 66 (North State Street) over Jennings Creek on the northwest side of the city of Delphos. 

An Indiana man was killed in a crash between two semis in Van Wert County Wednesday night. According to the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, 64-year-old Blane Williamson was killed in the crash that happened just after 6 p.m. Thursday night at the intersection of U.S. 30 and State Route 49.

December 13, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Transportation: Interstate 75 and County Road 99 interchange and corridor improvement:  The project will reconstruct the interchange with a diverging diamond design and upgrade the County Road 99 corridor between Technology Drive and North Main Street.

The City of Lima wants motorists to take note of a traffic change for tomorrow. The traffic light at the intersection of Elm Street and Jameson will be worked on, and the intersection will become a four-way stop. With a partial lane closure. If you can find an alternate route for Thursday, it may be a good idea. The work is expected to take about 8 hours.

A Wapakoneta man was killed in a crash on an exit ramp off I-75 this morning. The Findlay Post of the Ohio State Patrol reports that 42-year-old Joshua Little was hit by a vehicle and pronounced dead on the scene. The post says the crash happened just after 6:15 a.m. Thursday on the southbound 75 exit ramp to State Route 103. 

Tuesday night, a man from Findlay was killed while walking along I-75. The Bowling Green Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol reports that Troopers say that just before 7 p.m., 69-year-old Daniel Soloman of Findlay was struck while walking across the highway in the middle lane by 34-year-old Leroy Newson of Detroit. Soloman was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash remains under investigation. 

The Ohio Department of Transportation has decided on a single-lane roundabout at the intersection of Bluelick Road and State Route 65. This is the roundabout design they picked, which shifted it a little north of the current intersection. Their decision comes following a public meeting in October and a public comment period. Other alternatives studied were adding turn lanes on Bluelick Road or putting a roundabout northwest of the existing intersection. The construction will not start until the summer of 2027 and is expected to be complete that fall.

November 20, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Transportation: COLUMBUS – With snow in the forecast for Thursday, Ohio Department of Transportation crews are making sure trucks, drivers, and equipment are ready to safely roll across the state. A warmer start to the week means pavement temperatures in Ohio remain high enough to melt most of the snow on contact. However, drivers should be extra alert on bridges and overpasses as conditions there will change more rapidly as temperatures fall. Crews will be out monitoring and treating roadways, as needed. ODOT has more than 810,000 tons of salt under roof and more than 4.5 million gallons of liquid deicer ready to go.

November 8, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Transportation: Montgomery County (Friday, November 8, 2024) – Traffic pattern changes are coming to I-75 between U.S. 35 and SR 725 in the coming this weekend. On Saturday, November 9, I-75 southbound will be reduced to a single lane starting at 8 a.m. through 4 p.m. Please note that the following ramps will be intermittently closed for entering or exiting I-75 southbound: Stewart Street, Edwin C. Moses Boulevard, Springboro Pike (SR 741) and Dryden Road. The work at the SR 741 bridge has been completed ahead of schedule and required lane closures will eliminate the need for the lane shift between Edwin C. Moses Boulevard and Dryden Road. Southbound traffic will return to its original configuration south of Edwin C. Moses Boulevard.

The State of Ohio is providing money to build two more roundabouts in Allen County to make those intersections safer. Governor Mike DeWine awarded $63 million to 19 roundabout projects or cable barrier projects statewide. The Ohio Department of Transportation will be looking to build a single-lane roundabout at the intersection of State Route 501 and Fort Amanda Road. They were awarded $3.5 million for the project that is expected to start in 2029.