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Orange barrel time: ODOT announces construction plans
The Lima News
It will be a year of road improvements for Allen, Auglaize, Putnam and Van Wert counties. The Ohio Department of Transportation kicked off its 2021 construction season Wednesday by announcing plans to spend more than $1.9 billion on 956 projects statewide.
Orange barrels likely will be coming to a road near you.
The Ohio Department of Transportation kicked off its 2021 construction season Wednesday by announcing plans to spend more than $1.9 billion on 956 projects statewide. More than 4,600 miles of pavement and 800 bridges are targeted for work.
Plans for Allen County include work on the Slabtown Road bridge over U.S. 30 and the Shawnee roundabout.
Pictured above, a view of Lake Erie shoreline from the Luensman Overview Park.
The Chautauqua County Department of Public Facilities Division of Parks and Recreation has announced that Luensman Overview Park and Erlandson Overview Park will open to the public on May 5.
John R. Luensman Overview Park is located on Thayer Road in the Town of Portland. It is situated at the top of the Lake Erie escarpment with a view of the lake plain, villages along the north shore and the Canadian south shore.
Tom Erlandson Overview Park is located on Oak Hill Road in the Town of Carroll. The park is at an elevation of 2,080 feet, making it the second highest elevation in the county. It offers a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside, including Chautauqua Lake to the west, Onoville valley to the east, and the Allegheny Mountains to the south.
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Lima couple injured in Wednesday evening traffic crash
LIMA A Lima couple suffered non-life-threatening injuries when their vehicle was struck by a semi Wednesday evening.
Troopers from the Lima post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol were dispatched shortly after 6 p.m. to the accident on U.S. 30 at Thayer Road. According to the report, a vehicle operated by David Burkhart, 59, of Lima, was southbound on Thayer Road and failed to yield at a stop sign. Burkhart’s vehicle was struck by an eastbound semi-tractor-trailer operated by Bryan Steininger, 33, of Plano, Illinois.
Burkhart suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported by Beaverdam EMS to Lima Memorial Health System, Lima. A passenger in the vehicle, 64-year-old Donna Burkhart, of Lima, suffered serious injuries and was transported by Cairo-Monroe Township Volunteer EMS to the Lima hospital. Burkhart was cited for failure to yield at a posted stop sign.