PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP —
The Ohio Department of Transportation plans to close Carson Road west of State Road in two years to improve the Interstate 90-Route 11 interchange.
Plymouth residents are not welcoming ODOT’s plan with open arms. About 35 residents attended a public information meeting about the project Wednesday evening at the ODOT Garage, 492 Seven Hills Road. ODOT officials set up maps of the proposed project, including an aerial view, and an environmental study. They also were on hand to answer questions.
The project proposes to reconfigure the ramps from I-90 east to Route 11 south and from Route 11 north to I-90 east, said Jack Noble, District 4’s planning and programs administrator.
“The basic idea is to fix the deficiencies of the ramps,” he said. “There are a lot of crashes up in that area.”
ODOT is proposing to reduce the sharpness of the curves on the ramps for a smoother transition between the two highways, Noble said.
Also proposed as part of the project is the permanent closure of Carson Road West under Route 11 to traffic and the proposed ramps. ODOT will create two cul-de-sacs. Motorists will have to enter Carson Road either from State Road and drive to a cul-de-sac under Route 11 or from Jefferson Road to a cul-de-sac under Route 11.
The estimated cost of this project is $5.18 million, Noble said.
Carson Road resident Terri Hiltabidel said if the problem is too many car crashes, why not just “put grooves in the roadway to make people slow down?”
Noble said it would be too noisy for the people living close to the ramp.
“I rather have noise than my road closed,” Hiltabidel said.
She wasn’t the only unhappy Plymouth resident.
Ralph Pankowski, the township’s former fiscal officer, reminded ODOT officials that “this is the third road dead-ended because of your poor engineering.”
Other residents asked about chemical run-off, snowplowing and the possibility of paving of Carson Road West once it is closed. ODOT officials would have to look into those questions, although they did not believe they could use federal money to pave the road.
ODOT representatives encouraged residents to write any further questions or concerns that they may have regarding the project. The answers to the questions will be posted on ODOT’s Web site 30 days after the deadline. Written comments may be submitted by Friday, Aug. 27, to: Mr. Eric M. Czetli, District 4 deputy director, Attn: Mr. Jack Noble P.E., District 4 Planning and Programs Administrator, Ohio Department of Transportation, 2088 S. Arlington Road, Akron, OH 44306-4243.
Traffic is expected to be maintained on the ramps at all times during project construction.
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