The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District Two is now displaying a safety memorial at the ODOT Lucas County garage. The memorial is to raise awareness of work zone safety for drivers, specifically to represent the 28 people who were killed in Ohio work zone crashes in 2016. 27 of the 28 were motorists. “The…
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Upcoming ODOT Work This Week July 31, 2017
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The following is highway construction scheduled to occur within Defiance, Paulding, Putnam and Van Wert Counties. Defiance: State Route 2/state Route 49 within the village of Hicksville will close August 1 for approximately two weeks for excavation of a manhole. Traffic detoured onto state Route 18, U.S. 127 and U.S. 24 back to state Route…
Upcoming ODOT Work Week Of July 10, 2017
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The following is work scheduled to occur in the coming week on state highways in Defiance, Paulding, Putnam and Van Wert Counties. Defiance: State Route 18 between township Road 115 and Glenberg Road will close beginning August 8 for culvert replacements at three locations: two located west of Sherwood, one east of Sherwood. Work is…
ODOT Presents New Facility
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After a year of construction Ohio Department of Transportation had their open House on Tuesday, June, 27 at both Paulding and Hicksville’s brand new facilities. Paulding’s new operations include a 21000+ square foot operations center and vehicle maintenance facility. This new building cost $8.2 million for Paulding County. The former buildings were constructed between 1948…
ODOT Inspects Snow-Fighting Equipment In Preparation For Winter
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The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is preparing for winter 2016/2017 by readying its snow and ice equipment, filling salt barns and ensuring operators and mechanics are well trained. Throughout October and November, ODOT crews around the state will conduct 150-point inspections to repair and fine tune snow removal equipment in preparation for winter. The…
Hardin, Paulding County Employees Take Home “Roadeo” Honors
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Employees in the Hardin and Paulding County Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 garages were named the winners in the ODOT District 1 truck and loader roadeo held in Lima. District 1 encompasses Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert and Wyandot counties. Winning the truck competition was Mike Freshcorn of the Hardin…
Village says No Stops are dangerous; ODOT Implies, “Too Bad!”
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Monday March 9th the Village of Payne and Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 1 Deputy Director Kirk Slusher squared off in a debate of the Village’s right to replace the downtown traffic signals. It is ODOT’s position that the intersection of SR 49 and Townline (SR 613) should no longer have any lighted traffic control…
Be safe while celebrating this Halloween
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Buzzed Driving is Drunk DrivingCOLUMBUS – No Halloween costume or decoration is as scary as the consequences of drunk driving. This Halloween, remember that Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be cracking down on impaired drivers to keep roadways safe for travel. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety…
ODOT initiates safety study, plans to place additional signage along U.S. 24
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Temporary video cameras to be placed at select intersections in Paulding County The Ohio Department of Transportation has put in motion several initiatives to improve the U.S. 24 corridor in Paulding, Defiance and Henry counties in response to accidents which have occurred at the at-grade intersections along the route. Among the initiatives is the placement…
Opinions Clear: Highway is Dangerous. Solutions Vary
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Paulding County has seen many of it’s own killed in the past several years after US 24 opened to a four lane expressway. On Thursday, August 7, Kirk Slusher of ODOT spoke of the US 24 expansion issues and tragedies since the highway has opened, specifically in areas of Paulding and Defiance counties. This took…
ODOT Recognizes Hazards with US 24, Wants Your Input
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U.S. 24 in Paulding County focus of meeting. It’s time to voice your concernsWe like to arrive at our destinations quickly. Small towns and stop lights can now be avoided. The new US 24 is an amazing time saver, no doubt. Tragically, it has also become known as quite deadly in Paulding County. US 24,…
Patrol Focuses on Motorcycle Safety and Enforcement
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May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness MonthCOLUMBUS – May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the Patrol would like to remind motorists that there will be an increase in motorcycles on the roadways with the warmer weather and to remind motorcyclists to ride endorsed, trained and sober. In 2013 there were 132 motorcycle-related fatalities. This…
Traffic Advisory for US 224
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U.S. 224 at Interstate 75, Findlay – Beginning Friday, March 7, the U.S. 224 bridge will close while demolition of the southern half of the bridge occurs. During demolition, the ramps at the interchange will essentially become the lanes of Interstate 75 as traffic on the interstate will be directed up and over the ramps.…
