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Richland County certifies 2024 road mileage and approves ODOT-backed safety and bridge studies
Summary
The board certified a slight reduction in county road mileage after a small annexation and approved two engineering agreements: a federally funded curve safety study and a bridge load-rating project with partial local matches.
Richland County commissioners on Feb. 20 certified the county's 2024 official road mileage, recording a net loss of 0.05 miles after a small annexation to the village of Belleville, and approved two engineering agreements with Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) that will be mostly paid with federal funds.
Adam Gove, the county engineer (introduced as "America's Engineer"), and Joshua Sharkey described the mileage change as a loss of "five hundredths of a mile" resulting from an annexation on Mok Road in Belleville. Joshua Sharkey said the county's official mileage now stands at 347.545 miles.
The board also approved two agreements with ODOT: a curve safety study and a bridge load-rating project. Gove told the board the curve safety study has an estimated total cost of about $30,000, of which 90% is federal funds and the county share is roughly 10% paid from auto-license and gas/bridge funds. The bridge load-rating project was presented with an estimated total cost near $115,000; Gove said the county's share would be approximately $23,000 (about 20% with 80% reimbursement depending on the program).
Commissioners voted to approve both resolutions for the studies. The board recorded the motions and approvals at the meeting.
