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ODOT outlines Reading Road 'road diet' aiming to slow traffic and boost pedestrian safety
Summary
Ohio Department of Transportation presented a Reading Road proposal centered on a road diet to reduce speeds and add pedestrian features; ODOT said smaller elements can be adjusted and that plans will firm up by June while the public comment page remains open.
The Ohio Department of Transportation told Reading City Council on March 24 that its proposed Reading Road project centers on a road diet and pedestrian safety improvements and that the public-comment period remains open. "Although the Public Input period is over, we are still accepting comments and suggestions from the public," an ODOT representative said to council.
ODOT representatives said the road diet — narrowing to one travel lane in each direction in parts of the corridor combined with raised crosswalks, medians, and hardened centerlines — is the core of the plan and cannot be removed, though some smaller design features can be adjusted in later phases. The agency said it hopes to have firmer designs by June and that the project is 100% funded. City officials were told ODOT will provide turning templates and will monitor operations post-implementation to make minor adjustments where possible.
