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State Of Ohio DOT Targets High Crash Locations Statewide
(COLUMBUS) – Commuters in Ohio’s largest cities will see increased law enforcement on congested, high-crash
freeways beginning this week, as state officials continue to expand a new program to reduce injuries and
fatalities on Ohio roadways.
OhioSafe Commute, sponsored by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), the Ohio Department of the
Public Safety (ODPS), and the Ohio State Highway Patrol, places troopers and police officers on Ohio’s busiest
roadways. Law enforcement agencies are stationed in these high-crash corridors to enforce safer speeds and clear
crashes quickly to prevent congestion and additional crashes.
“Over the past two years we’ve seen substantial decreases in speeds and crashes within Safe Commute
corridors,” said ODOT Director Gordon Proctor. “These improvements demonstrate the critical role motorists
play in preventing injuries and deaths on Ohio’s roadways.”
OhioSafe Commute will kick off its summer effort in the following locations (note: crash data is for 2004 and
ADT is average daily traffic):
Interstate 75 in Dayton from East River to Needmore Road (10 miles, 730 crashes, 114,150 ADT)
Interstate 71 in Cincinnati from State Route 561 to Fields-Ertel Road (14 miles, 939 crashes, 127,654
ADT)
Interstate 71 in Cleveland from State Route 82 to Interstate 480 (8 miles, 361 crashes, 96,713 ADT)Columbus
Interstate 70 from 18th Avenue to Interstate 270 (9 miles, 619 crashes, 119,575 ADT)
Interstate 270 from State Route 161 in Dublin to US 23 (6.5 miles, 319 crashes, 139,721 ADT)
Interstate 270 from Morse Road to Interstate 670 (3 miles, 190 crashes, 157,856 ADT)State Route 315 from Lane Avenue to Interstate 270 (8 miles, 311 crashes, 108,082 ADT)(NEW Location) Toledo
Interstate 75 from Miami Street to Phillips Avenue (6 miles, 411 crashes, 96,619 ADT)
Interstate 475 from Talmadge Road to Interstate 75 (4 miles, 205 crashes, 97,011 ADT)
Combined, these areas accounted for approximately 4,085 crashes last year. Each year, there are approximately
380,000 crashes that kill 1,400 people and injure 190,000 people in Ohio.
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