Governor DeWine announces $97 million to upgrade roadway safety

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Pamela Boratyn this week announced details on 39 transportation projects that will improve safety on roadways in 27 counties across the state.

The safety projects are funded with $97.2 million from ODOT’s Highway Safety Improvement Program, the largest safety program in the country based on per capita spending. This record investment has led to four consecutive years of reduced fatalities and serious injuries.

“We want Ohioans to get from place to place safely,” said Governor DeWine. “We put a lot of effort into road design and physical road safety in order to make our roads as safe as possible.”

Roadway safety improvements funded through this round of the grant program will include roundabouts, turn lanes, intersection upgrades, more visible signs and pavement markings, and high-visibility crosswalks, sidewalks, and bike lanes.

Projects will be funded in State Fiscal Years 2026 through 2031.

“These projects represent a strategic, data-driven approach to reducing deadly and serious injury crashes on Ohio roadways,” said ODOT Director Pamela Boratyn. “By combining proven safety countermeasures with proactive improvements, we are investing in solutions that save lives and reduce the risk of crashes before they happen.”

Ohio’s Highway Safety Improvement Program addresses road locations with a history of fatal or injury crashes where other safety improvements have not been effective. For more, go to https://governor.ohio.gov/.

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