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Shelly & Sands Aims to Relieve Congestion at ‘The Point’
Andrew Watters photo
Creating the shared use path involves clearing and grading the area, as well as placing aggregate base and asphalt.
By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
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A $45 million effort designed to relieve congestion along U.S. 36 and SR 37 is moving forward in Delaware, Ohio.
A $45 million effort designed to relieve congestion along U.S. 36 and SR 37 is moving forward in Delaware, Ohio. The Point Project focuses on the intersection of the two routes, which serves more than 27,000 vehicles per day, including freight transport, motorists traveling to and from work and emergency responders. Traffic models project that number to increase to almost 40,000 vehicles by 2040. “The congestion on the east side of the city of Delaware has substantially
increased in the last 10 years,” said Brian Davidson, Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 6 local programs manager. “With the business growth coming to the region, the traffic will make this vital intersection even more congested and increase safety concerns.” As part of the undertaking, The Point will replace the Norfolk Southern railroad bridge over U.S. 36/SR 37 to accommodate widening of the existing bottleneck from one to two lanes in each direction. “Currently, traffic traveling westbound on U.S. 36 has to merge into see POINT page 4