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.