U.S. 62 @ Bedford/U.S. 62 @ Broadway Intersection Improvements (PID 110589)
U.S. 62 @ Bedford/U.S. 62 @ Broadway Intersection Improvements (PID 110589)
The Ohio Department of Transportation District 4 proposes to improve safety at the intersections of U.S. 62 with Bedford Road and Broadway Avenue, located in Brookfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. Scroll down to click on the window below to watch a video recording of the public meeting. The recording includes a project presentation followed by a question and comment session. Use the tabs below to review project information. Please click the green Continue button or the tabs to advance through the information.
While the deadline has passed for comments to be considered during the design phase of the project, you may continue to submit comments or questions via email, phone, or mail to:
Mail: Ohio Department of Transportation, District 4
Attn: Sean Carpenter, District Environmental Specialist
2088 South Arlington Road
Akron, Ohio 44306-4243
Email: Sean.Carpenter@dot.ohio.gov
Call: 1-330-786-2274
The Ohio Department of Transportation District 4 proposes safety improvements at the intersections of U.S. 62 with Bedford Road and U.S. 62 with Broadway Avenue in Masury, Ohio, near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. U.S. 62 is a four-lane divided highway, with a speed limit of 55 miles per hour (MPH) through the project area. Bedford Road and Broadway Avenue are two-lane local roads with 35 MPH speed limits that provide the surrounding residential areas access to U.S 62 at unsignalized intersections.
Following a fatal accident at the U.S. 62 and Bedford Road intersection in 2018, ODOT initiated a Safety Study for the project area. The Safety Study, completed in February 2020, identified crash trends, developed and examined potential countermeasures, and evaluated those countermeasures using Highway Safety Manual methodology and cost-benefit analyses. A copy of the Safety Study is included in the Documents Section in the sidebar. See the Project Purpose tab for a summary of the information from the Safety Study.
The various alternatives examined in the Safety Study were presented to a group of project stakeholders in November of 2019 to determine which alternatives best meet the needs of the project while minimizing potential impacts. Project stakeholders include Trumbull County, Brookfield Township Trustees, the Easgate Regional Council of Governments, and the Brookfield Township Fire and Police Departments.The Project Management Team, with input from the project stakeholders, have recommended an alternative for safety improvements at each intersection. See the Alternatives Considered tab for additional information on all the alternatives that were evaluated.
ODOT-District 4 is currently soliciting pubic input on the recommended alternatives for the proposed safety improvements at both the Bedford Road and Broadway Avenue intersections. The public comment period extends to July 23, 2021. ODOT will evaulate public input during the selection of the Preferred Alternative for each intersection improvement. Detailed engineering design will be completed in Summer 2022. Construction is anticipated to start in Spring 2023 and end in Winter 2023. The proposed project schedule is shown in the sidebar on this webpage.
Public Meeting for U.S. 62 @ Bedford/U.S. 62 @ Broadway Intersection Improvements (PID 110589)
Click on the window below to watch a video recording of the public meeting that was held on June 22, 2021.
The recording includes a project presentation followed by a question and comment session.