Comment sheets available here at the open house meeting and attached to this information package will provide you with an opportunity to express your support for or concerns about this project. After comments and input from citizens, public officials, specialists and agencies have been reviewed, the one preferred alternative will be chosen for completion of plan development and environmental documentation. A series of improvements to S.R. 2 have resulted in its now being a four-lane highway from Reynolds Road in the City of Toledo to the airport. The I-475 interchange has been a catalyst for commercial growth in the Airport Highway corridor, particularly in the interchange area. In addition to the usual transportation-oriented facilities such as fast food restaurants and gasoline service stations, other types of commercial activities have been drawn to the area.
Commercial development is present within the entire project limits.
The Ohio Turnpike provides an additional route to the airport, where an interchange now provides direct access from the turnpike to Airport Highway adjacent to the airport s parking facilities. Because of the lack of a direct interchange connecting the turnpike with I-475, Airport Highway is the primary access route. Because of the current congestion and increasing traffic volumes and collisions, the Ohio Department of Transportation commissioned a study called The Toledo Express Airport Highway Access Concept Study, covering the area from the airport easterly to Holland-Sylvania Road. Upgrade the existing signal system on Airport Highway to provide arterial coordination. Revise the Airport Highway ramp termini at the I-475 and Airport Highway interchange.