A project proposed by the Ohio Department of Transportation aimed at reducing the risk of severe crashes at an Athens County intersection was met with concern from the community during a digital public hearing.
The project would close the Johnson Road connection to U.S. Rt. 33 in The Plains beginning in 2021 to reroute traffic at whatâs been deemed a dangerous intersection. The cost of the improvement project is estimated at $250,000, ODOT said on the projectâs website.
As proposed, the project would redistribute right turns from Johnson Road to U.S. Rt. 33 to the U.S. Rt. 33 eastbound entrance ramp from Rt. 682 northbound. Left turns from Rt. 33 would be changed to the U.S. Rt. 33 westbound exit ramp with a left turn onto Rt. 682, the ODOT project website states.