The interchange serves major employment and commercial centers, including Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Sinclair College, Premier Health and the Cornerstone Development shopping and entertainment district.
Public information meetings are scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Sinclair Centerville Campus, 5800 Clyo Road, and at noon on July 18 via a virtual public meeting at www.mctid.org/i-675-wilmington-pike-interchange-project.
“We know the public will want to learn more about traffic issues and potential future improvements in this growing area,” Corbin said.
The TID was engaged by Centerville, the Green County Engineer’s Office, Ohio Department of Transportation and Sugarcreek Twp. to study traffic conditions and the feasibility of making long-term improvements to the interchange and nearby local roadways.
The overall effort, underway since 2019, includes two distinct but related studies. Funded by Centerville, GCEO and Sugarcreek Twp., the original Influence Area Feasibility Study provides a comprehensive analysis of existing and projected traffic on local roadways in the vicinity of the Interchange. It also suggests priorities for improvements to the local roadway network.
Funded separately by Centerville, GCEO and ODOT, the Primary Interchange Project Study is concentrated on long-term alternatives for improvements to the interchange itself. It also evaluates potential long-term improvements to the interchange itself.
Information and preliminary engineering analysis from both studies, including three alternatives from the Primary Interchange Project Study will be presented at the meetings.
Study of the interchange identified several key contributing factors to poor traffic flow and safety issues. Those issues include “significant traffic congestion” along Wilmington Pike, including the I-675 interchange, plus the intersections at Wilmington Pike/Feedwire Road and Wilmington Pike/Clyo Road.
In addition, southbound traffic exiting I-675 to Wilmington Pike backs up onto the highway during the evening rush hour and traffic congestion and back-ups on the interstate contribute to the elevated crash rates in the area.
Questions or comments related to the project’s social, environmental, and economic impacts are encouraged, Corbin said. Any information the public may have on the existence of cultural resources, ecological resources or hazardous materials within the project area also is appreciated, she said.
Preliminary engineering is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2023, according to the TID. Detailed design is targeted to be completed by 2025.
The earliest construction on interchange improvements would start would be no earlier than 2026, Corbin previously told this news outlet.
There are no funding plans or commitments in place to advance any of the potential improvements at this time, Corbin said.
All materials presented during the in-person meeting and the virtual public meeting will be the same. Materials will be available on the project website immediately following the virtual meeting.
The public may provide comments to assist the project team in decision making until Aug. 18 via the public meetings or the project website, by calling 614-530-0884 or emailing ccorbin@mctid.org.
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