S. Dixie Highway
Bree
se R
d.
SR 65
Yoder Rd.
Natio
nal R
d.
McClain Rd.
Hant
horn
Rd.
FORT SHAWNEE
CRIDERSVILLE
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIPDUCHOUQUET
TOWNSHIP
Auglaize CountyAllen County
PERRYTOWNSHIP
4th
St.
SR 11
7
Kibb
y St.
SR 30
9
Rese
rvoi
r Rd.
Roush Rd.
SR 81
Dixie Highway
Blue
lick R
d.
Stewart Rd.
Bibl
e Rd.Twin Lakes
Reservoir
Lost CreekReservoir
MetzgerReservoir
FergusonReservoir
Lima LakeReservoir
Little Ottawa River
0 .50 1.0 2.0 Miles
Alternative 5 ~ Six-Lane Reconstruction
Mumaugh Rd.
Greely Chapel Rd.
Bowman Rd.
Bellefon
taine
Ave.
CSX RR
Indiana and Ohio RR
R.J.
Corm
an R
R
Norfolk Southern RR
Indiana and Ohio RR
CSX RR
Norfolk Southern RR
LIMA
Otta w
a R iver
Alternative 5 will rebuild I-75 as a six-lane facility, three lanes in each direction, with the following features:
• All mainline bridges will be widened to accommodate the additional lanes and 12-foot inside and outside shoulders.
•ThecurvenearHanthornRoadwillbeflattenedtomeetstandardsfora70mphdesignspeed.
• Continuous freeway lighting and high mast interchange lighting will be con-structed.
• All interchanges will be reconstructed to current design standards. Local roads (YoderRoadandDeanAvenue)willberemovedfrominterchangeon-ramps.At the SR 81 interchange, the existing divided highway will be removed and replacedwithanundividedhighway.
Inaddition,thisalternativecouldincludeanyofthefollowingoptions:
- North-south connector road (one-way, two-way or collector distributor road).-Bikelanescouldbeconstructedalongsideorparalleltotheserviceroads,possiblyinconjunctionwithsidewalks.
-SR65couldbeimprovedthroughthecitytoElmStreet(SR309).
Sugar St.
Leonard Ave.
LEGENDCounty Line
Township Line
Study Area Boundary
6 Lane Freeway with Bridge Widening
Interchange Reconstruction
Local Road Improvements
One-Way or Two-Way Service Road Corridor
New Interchange
Optional Improvement
Relocated Roadway/New Alignment
Interchange Elimination
Optional One-Way, Two-Way or Collector Distributor Roads
Flatten Curve to 70 mph Design Speed
Elm
St.
S. Dixie Highway
Bree
se R
d.
SR 65
Yoder Rd.
Natio
nal R
d.
McClain Rd.
Hant
horn
Rd.
FORT SHAWNEE
CRIDERSVILLE
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIPDUCHOUQUET
TOWNSHIP
Auglaize CountyAllen County
PERRYTOWNSHIP
4th
St.
SR 11
7
Kibb
y St.
SR 30
9
Rese
rvoi
r Rd.
Roush Rd.
SR 81
Slabtown Rd.
Dixie Highway
Blue
lick R
d.
Stewart Rd.
Bibl
e Rd.
BATHTOWNSHIP
Twin LakesReservoir
Lost CreekReservoir
MetzgerReservoir
FergusonReservoir
Lima LakeReservoir
Little Ottawa River
0 .50 1.0 2.0 Miles
Alternative 6 ~ Six-Lane with SR 117 Relocated to Railroad
Mumaugh Rd.
Greely Chapel Rd.
Bowman Rd.
Bellefon
taine
Ave.
CSX RR
Indiana and Ohio RR
R.J.
Corm
an R
R
Norfolk Southern RR
Indiana and Ohio RR
CSX RR
Norfolk Southern RR
LIMA
Otta w
a R iverSugar St.
Leonard Ave.
Alternative 6 will rebuild I-75 as a six-lane facility, three lanes in each direction, with the following features:
•Allmainlinebridgeswillbewidenedtoaccommodatetheadditionallanesplus12-foot inside and outside shoulders.
•ThecurvenearHanthornRoadwillbeflattenedtomeetstandardsfora70mphdesignspeed.
• Continuous freeway lighting and high mast interchange lighting will be con-structed.
•TheSR309/SR117andFourthStreetinterchangeswillbeeliminated.•AnewinterchangewillbeconstructedbetweenFourthStreetandSR309attheabandonedrailroadcorridor.EastofI-75,SR117willberelocatedtofollow the abandoned railroad and access I-75 at the new interchange. SR 309andFourthStreetaccesstoI-75ontheeastsidewillbeprovidedalonganimprovedGreelyChapelRoad.AserviceroadwillbeconstructedonthewestsideofI-75toprovideaccesstothenewinterchangefromFourthStreetandSR309onthewestsideoftheinterstate.
• All remaining interchanges will be reconstructed to current design standards. The reconstruction of the SR 65 interchange will relocate Yoder Road from theI-75northboundon-ramp.AttheSR81interchange,theexistingdividedhighwaywillberemovedandreplacedwithanundividedhighway.
Inaddition,thisalternativecouldincludeanyofthefollowingoptions:
-BikelanescouldbeconstructedinconjunctionwiththeserviceroadandtheGreelyChapelRoadimprovements.
-TheserviceroadcouldbeextendednorthfromSR309(KibbyStreet)toSR 81.
- SR 117 could continue west along the abandoned railroad line to intersect with SR 65 in Lima.
-SR65couldbeimprovedthroughthecitytoElmStreet(SR309).
LEGENDCounty Line
Township Line
Study Area Boundary
6 Lane Freeway with Bridge Widening
Interchange Reconstruction
Local Road Improvements
One-Way or Two-Way Service Road Corridor
New Interchange
Optional Improvement
Relocated Roadway/New Alignment
Interchange Elimination
Optional One-Way, Two-Way or Collector Distributor Roads
Flatten Curve to 70 mph Design Speed
Elm
St.
S. Dixie Highway
Bree
se R
d.
SR 65
Yoder Rd.
Natio
nal R
d.
McClain Rd.
Hant
horn
Rd.
FORT SHAWNEE
CRIDERSVILLE
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIPDUCHOUQUET
TOWNSHIP
Auglaize CountyAllen County
PERRYTOWNSHIP
4th
St.
SR 11
7
Kibb
y St.
SR 30
9
Rese
rvoi
r Rd.
Roush Rd.
SR 81
Dixie Highway
Blue
lick R
d.
Stewart Rd.
Bibl
e Rd.
BATHTOWNSHIP
Twin LakesReservoir
Lost CreekReservoir
MetzgerReservoir
FergusonReservoir
Lima LakeReservoir
Little Ottawa River
0 .50 1.0 2.0 Miles
Alternative 7 ~ Six-Lane with Relocated SR 117 to Fourth Street
Mumaugh Rd.
Greely Chapel Rd.
Bowman Rd.
Bellefon
taine
Ave.
CSX RR
Indiana and Ohio RR
R.J.
Corm
an R
R
Norfolk Southern RR
Indiana and Ohio RR
CSX RR
Norfolk Southern RR
LIMA
Otta w
a R iverSugar St.
Leonard Ave.
Alternative 7 will rebuild I-75 as a six-lane facility, three lanes in each direction, with the following features:
•Allmainlinebridgeswillbewidenedtoaccommodatetheadditionallanesplus12-foot inside and outside shoulders.
•ThecurvenearHanthornRoadwillbeflattenedtomeetstandardsfora70mphdesignspeed.
• Continuous freeway lighting and high mast interchange lighting will be con-structed.
• All the interchanges will be reconstructed to current design standards. Local roads (Yoder Road and Dean Avenue) will be removed from interchange on-ramps.AttheSR81interchange,theexistingdividedhighwaywillberemovedandreplacedwithanundividedhighway.
•SR117willberealignedtorunconcurrentwithFourthStreet,enteringI-75attheFourthStreetinterchange,andcontinuingwesttointersectwithSR65inthecityofLima.FourthStreetwillbeimprovedeastofI-75andextendedtointersect with existing SR 117. This could alleviate some of the congestion and thepotentialforvehicularconflictsattheexistingSR309/SR117interchangebydivertingSR117traffictotheFourthStreetinterchange.
Inaddition,thisalternativecouldincludeanyofthefollowingoptions:
- North-south connector road (one-way, two-way or collector distributor road)-Bikelanescouldbeconstructedalongsideorparalleltotheserviceroads,possiblyinconjunctionwithsidewalks.
-SR117/FourthStreetcouldbeimprovedwestofI-75toSR65.-SR65couldbeimprovedthroughthecitytoElmStreet(SR309).
LEGENDCounty Line
Township Line
Study Area Boundary
6 Lane Freeway with Bridge Widening
Interchange Reconstruction
Local Road Improvements
One-Way or Two-Way Service Road Corridor
New Interchange
Optional Improvement
Relocated Roadway/New Alignment
Interchange Elimination
Optional One-Way, Two-Way or Collector Distributor Roads
Flatten Curve to 70 mph Design Speed
Elm
St.