The Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) Transportation Review Advisory Council, known as TRAC, approved the final funding list when it met recently in Columbus. ODOT will invest an additional $398 million into major new projects over the next four years. The projects awarded funding in northwest Ohio are located in Lucas and Hancock counties:
Construction of a New Interchange at Interstate 475 and U.S. Route 20A, Toledo
- The project was awarded $79 million in TRAC funding.
- Local funding for the project is provided from TMACOG (Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments) Lucas County, City of Maumee, Toledo/Lucas County Port Authority, Lucas County Transportation Improvement District, Monclova Township and the local Joint Economic Development Zone.
- Construction of the project is tentatively scheduled for 2022 at a cost of $107 million.
Improvement of the Interchange of Interstate 75 at County Road 99, North of Findlay
- A project to improve the interchange was awarded $400,000 to allow the project to move forward in the development phase.
- Assessment of intersections along the county Road 99 corridor between Technology Drive and Main Street in Findlay are also included in the project.
- The project, which is being developed with the partnership of the City of Findlay, is tentatively scheduled for construction in 2023.
