Lucas County to
receive a half million for highway safety on Interstate
Route 75
Lawmaker says funds will help maintain safe passage for
travelers during construction
Special to The Truth
State Rep. Michael Ashford (D-Toledo) this week announced
the release of $529,953 in state funds to help maintain safe
passage for travelers and prevent vehicle collisions during
the major widening project on Interstate Route (IR) 75 in
Lucas County. The funds will help pay for permanent concrete
barriers along the interstate.
“Safety has to be the number
one priority during any major construction project,” said
Ashford. “I am pleased that the state has invested wisely to
ensure Northwest Ohioans can continue to travel safely along
our major highway.”
The safety barriers are part
of the $62.6 million highway project, which consists of
improving Interstate Route 75 in Lucas County by
reconstructing and widening IR-75 between Lagrange Street
and Chrysler Drive. The overall project will reconstruct
seven steel beam structures with reinforced concrete decks
and remove one steel beam structure with a reinforced
concrete deck.
The latest funds approved for
release represent a correction to the quantity of concrete
safety barriers required by the project. The current project
completion date remains May 9, 2018.
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