(From the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1)

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 has concluded the public involvement process for three proposed roundabouts and selected the layouts to carry forward into the detailed design phase. All three intersections have received funding through Ohio’s Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) to enhance safety.

“We are excited to move these projects forward. Roundabouts have proven to be effective at our rural intersections,” said Chris Hughes, ODOT District 1 deputy director. “Where we have built them in Allen and Van Wert counties there have been zero fatal crashes, injury crashes are down 72% and crashes overall are down 36%,” said Hughes.

Roundabouts alleviate crash severity by reducing speed and conflict points.

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