Monday, September 25, 2000
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Highway will have pull-off
By Walt Schaefer
The Cincinnati Enquirer
QUESTION: On the new section of Ronald Reagan Highway, 8-inch curbs have been installed. My concern is there is no way to get off of the highway if your car should break down. Why are the curbs so high?
— Harold Rice, Sycamore Township
Answer: Kim Patton, spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Transportation, said curbs will be at the standard 6-inch height when the final coat of asphalt is applied next spring. A shoulder, wide enough for cars to pull off, has been added as part of a reconstruction project. New
lane markings will designate it, Mrs. Patton said.
Q. Heading north on Interstate 75 and exiting at westbound Ronald Reagan Highway, there is sharp turn that might cause trucks to turn over. Why not erect one of those warning signs showing a tilting truck?
— Calvin Lewis, Madisonville
A. ODOT's traffic engineering department conducted a traffic accident analysis and found there were no reported truck accidents at this location between 1995 and 1999, Mrs. Patton said. “Therefore, they do not see any need to put up such a sign,” she said.
Q. What can be done about speeding on Glen Este-Withamsville Road between Clough Pike and Oak Street? In the past year there have been several accidents. At 45 mph, the speed limit is too fast for the road.
— Valerie Jacobs, Withamsville
A. Clermont County Engineer Carl Hartman said he is aware there have been accidents in this area. Because it is in unincorporated Union Township, any reduction in speed must be approved by ODOT. That requires a detailed traffic study and Mr. Hartman said he will initiate that. “However, it is our contention that (speed) enforcement is most effective,” he said. Union Township Police Lt. Mark Griffith said the area will be monitored to see if it qualifies as “target” for special enforcement.
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