In the past five weeks, nine people have died in traffic crashes throughout the region.

Community members laced up their tennis shoes and joined Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith for a walk through the city’s 3^rd Ward. During the walk, residents shared their excitement about a new neighborhood market and voiced concerns about property maintenance and sidewalks damaged by tree roots. However, the most common concern centered around neighborhood traffic involving semi-trucks and speeding—particularly near the intersection of Flanders Avenue and North Jefferson Street.

With summer travel season in full swing, the Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding drivers of the importance of adhering to posted speed limits. 

City engineers gave the Lima council members the opportunity to weigh in on the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program.

“For the engineering division, what we would like to see is different strategies to know better what concerns residents have, and just have different approaches because one size doesn't fit all,” said Ian Kohli, City of Lima engineer.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol and local law enforcement will be out enforcing safe and responsible driving during the Memorial Day weekend. 

 A bill has been introduced in the Ohio House to impose a $200 fine on top of regular speeding penalties if you are caught speeding 30 miles per hour or more over the speed limit.