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ODOT District 2 official reviews major local projects, US 24 reconstruction and district realignment
Summary
Pat McCully, ODOT District 2 deputy director, briefed council on a new district realignment, a roughly $200 million annual construction budget for District 2, and a $58 million reconstruction of US 24 that will add pedestrian facilities and bridge work.
Pat McCully, deputy director for District 2 of the Ohio Department of Transportation, updated the Napoleon City Council on regional projects and statewide initiatives affecting Henry County. McCully said District 2 will operate with roughly a $200 million annual construction budget and noted that ODOT has not realigned districts in about 40 years; the new map adds Defiance County to District 2 as part of a six-county realignment.
On local works, McCully highlighted a major US 24 reconstruction package the district recently sold for $58 million. The project includes replacing ageing concrete pavement with asphalt, bridge work, and extending a bike/ped path to Route 108 to address a previously dangerous pedestrian route. McCully emphasized traffic-management needs during construction and encouraged municipal staff, police and fire personnel to attend preconstruction meetings to coordinate closures and detours.
McCully also reviewed small-city grant programs (TAP, municipal bridge, urban paving and jobs/commerce grants), noting Napoleon has received approximately $6.3 million in ODOT grants over the last decade. He discussed roundabouts planned on County Road 24 and other corridors, citing observed local reductions in fatalities and serious injuries where roundabouts have been installed.
Council members asked technical questions (material lifespan for fiberglass rebar, expected construction seasons, staging and traffic impacts); McCully said some large jobs will run over multiple construction seasons and urged use of ODOT and municipal communication channels to notify residents. No council action was required on the presentation. "We have not realigned our districts in 40 years," McCully said, explaining the rationale for the change.
