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The design/build project was awarded to John R. Jurgensen, of Cincinnati, which is charged with the coordination of relocations of numerous utilities, a task that would typically happen before the project began.
ODOT Builds ‘Superstreets’ in Greene County By Lori Tobias CEG CORRESPONDENT
A project by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to build two innovative intersections called Superstreets comes with its fair share of challenges — the usual and the not so usual. “A Superstreet is a non-traditional, signalized intersection
that can provide more capacity than a traditional intersection,” according to an ODOT fact sheet. “Traffic movements in Superstreet intersections prohibit side-street — minor cross street — traffic to turn left or go straight through the mainline intersection. Instead, motorists will turn right and do a legal U-turn at a nearby one-way, signalized median crossover to follow their desired path.” The Superstreets are being built on U.S. 35 between T.R.
1217 (Orchard Lane) and T.R. 48 (Factory Road) at Beavercreek in Greene County in an effort to reduce congestion, cut down on delays and limit collision opportunities. From 2016 to 2018, there were 69 crashes at the intersection with Factory Road and 35 at the Orchard Lane intersection. Typically, a Superstreet intersection reduces the total conflict points from 32 to only 14 or 8, depending on the precise see SUPERSTREETS page 2