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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.89 | Catawba Island Township Veterans Memorial Highway.

Effective:
June 10, 2020
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 276 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, the portion of the road known as state route number fifty-three, commencing at the intersection of that route and water street and proceeding in a southerly direction to the Catawba island township line in Ottawa county shall be known as the "Catawba Island Township Veterans Memorial Highway."
(B) The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
(C) Subject to approval by the director in relation to the marker location, size, color, format, and method of placement, the Catawba island township board of trustees may erect auxiliary markers in conjunction with the markers erected by the director under division (B) of this section, displaying the following names and any other name of a United States military veteran approved by the board:
(1) Private First Class William E. Galloway;
(2) SP4 James M. Davenport.
The Catawba island township board of trustees may alternate the approved auxiliary markers on a periodic basis.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.891 | Pvt. David Rhoades Memorial Highway.

Effective:
November 2, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 347 - 132nd General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, the northbound and southbound lanes of state route number one hundred sixty-four, within the municipal corporation of Bergholz only, shall be known as the "Pvt. David Rhoades Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.892 | First Lt. Harry L. Martin Memorial Highway.

Effective:
November 2, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 347 - 132nd General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, the portion of the road known as United States route number thirty, running in an easterly and westerly direction, between the intersection of that route and state route two hundred thirty-one and the intersection of that route and state route five hundred ninety-eight, in Wyandot and Crawford counties, shall be known as the "First Lt. Harry L. Martin Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.893 | Army Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Hansen Memorial Highway.

Effective:
June 10, 2020
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 276 - 133rd General Assembly
In addition to any other name in the Revised Code or otherwise, the eastbound and westbound lanes of United States route number thirty-three between township road number ninety-four and township road number two hundred twenty-one, in Logan county only, shall be known as the "Army Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Hansen Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.894 | Army National Guard Sgt. Jeremy M. Hodge Memorial Highway.

Effective:
June 10, 2020
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 276 - 133rd General Assembly
In addition to any other name in the Revised Code or otherwise, the northbound and southbound lanes of United States route number sixty-eight between township road number thirty-seven and township road number one hundred three, in Logan county only, shall be known as the "Army National Guard Sgt. Jeremy M. Hodge Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.895 | Marine Gunnery Sgt. David S. Spicer Memorial Highway.

Effective:
June 10, 2020
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 276 - 133rd General Assembly
In addition to any other name in the Revised Code or otherwise, the eastbound and westbound lanes of United States route number thirty-three between state route number five hundred forty and state route number two hundred ninety-two, in Logan county only, shall be known as the "Marine Gunnery Sgt. David S. Spicer Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.896 | Trucks Bridge.

Effective:
June 10, 2020
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 276 - 133rd General Assembly
The bridge that is part of state route number six hundred three, located in the village of Plymouth in Huron and Richland counties, and being a part of the road known as Trux street, shall be known as the "Trucks Bridge."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers upon the bridge or its approaches indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.897 | Joseph K. Vrabel "Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame" Memorial Highway.

Effective:
July 21, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 291 - 134th General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, the eastbound and westbound lanes of state route number two hundred twenty-four, located in the municipal corporation of Poland, in Mahoning county, shall be known as the "Joseph K. Vrabel 'Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame' Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
Last updated April 29, 2022 at 3:00 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.898 | Sgt David S. Harris Memorial Highway.

Effective:
June 10, 2020
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 276 - 133rd General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed by the Revised Code or otherwise, the northbound and southbound lanes of state route number four between the intersection of that route and Owens road west and the intersection of that route and Somerlot Hoffman road west, in Marion county only, shall be known as the "SGT David S. Harris Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.899 | Pfc Steven D. Smith Memorial Highway.

Effective:
July 21, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 291 - 134th General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed by the Revised Code or otherwise, the northbound and southbound lanes of state route number thirteen between the northern border of the municipal corporation of Bellville to the southern border of the municipal corporation of Mansfield, in Richland county only, shall be known as the "PFC Steven D. Smith Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
Last updated April 29, 2022 at 3:01 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.902 | Wayne County Gold Star Family Memorial Highway.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 578 - 134th General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, the portion of the road known as state route number two hundred twenty-six, running in a northerly and southerly direction, between the intersection of that route and state route number five hundred fourteen and the location where state route number two hundred twenty-six passes Triway high school, in Wayne county, shall be known as the "Wayne County Gold Star Family Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name. If the director erects such markers, the director shall ensure that the markers include the gold star family symbol.
Last updated February 27, 2023 at 12:23 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.91 | James H. Hough Memorial Highway.

Effective:
June 10, 2020
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 276 - 133rd General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, the southbound lane of interstate route number seventy-one commencing at mile marker one hundred two and continuing to mile marker one hundred, in Franklin county, shall be known as the "James H. Hough Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.911 | Steve Story Memorial Highway.

Effective:
October 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 239 - 132nd General Assembly
I n addition to any other name prescribed by the Revised Code or otherwise, the southbound and northbound lanes of the road known as United States route number thirty- three, between the intersection of that route and the northern border of Meigs county and the intersection of that route and state route number six hundred eighty-one, in Meigs county, shall be known as the "Steve Story Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.912 | Steven Lowell Cook Memorial Highway.

Effective:
July 21, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 291 - 134th General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed by the Revised Code or otherwise, the portion of the road known as state route number eight hundred, running in a northerly and southerly direction, between the intersection of that route and Ross Kennon road and the intersection of that route and Shannon road, in Belmont county, shall be known as the "Steven Lowell Cook Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
Last updated April 29, 2022 at 3:01 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.913 | Ronald H. Barron Memorial Highway.

Effective:
June 10, 2020
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 276 - 133rd General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, the northbound and southbound lanes of interstate route number two hundred seventy-one between South Woodland road and Harvard road, in Cuyahoga county, shall be known as the "Ronald H. Barron Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.916 | Officer M. Scott Moyer Memorial Highway.

Effective:
June 10, 2020
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 276 - 133rd General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, the eastbound and westbound lanes of United States route number twenty-two, between the intersection of that route and state route number one hundred eighty-eight and the intersection of that route number and state route number thirty-seven, in Fairfield county, shall be known as the "Officer M. Scott Moyer Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.917 | Officer Wayne A. Leon Memorial Highway.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 578 - 134th General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, the eastbound and westbound lanes of Lorain avenue between the intersection of that avenue and west sixty-fifth street and the intersection of that avenue and west thirtieth street, located in the municipal corporation of Cleveland, shall be known as the "Officer Wayne A. Leon Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
Last updated February 27, 2023 at 12:23 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.918 | Pfc Dale Marker Memorial Highway.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 578 - 134th General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, the portion of the road known as state route number five hundred seventy-one, running in a northwesterly and southeasterly direction, between the intersection of that route and Burkholder road and the intersection of that route and Gettysburg-Pitsburg road, in Darke county, shall be known as the "PFC Dale Marker Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
Last updated February 27, 2023 at 12:23 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.92 | James F. Dicke, Sr. Memorial Highway.

Effective:
April 6, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 455 - 131st General Assembly
That portion of the road known as state route two hundred seventy-four, running in an easterly and westerly direction from the intersection of that route and state route three hundred sixty-four to the intersection of that route and county road seventy-one within Auglaize county, shall be known as the "James F. Dicke, Sr. Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers on the highway indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.923 | Sgt Gary Lee Mckiddy Memorial Highway.

Effective:
July 21, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 291 - 134th General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, the portion of the road known as state route number seven hundred twenty-five, running in a westerly and easterly direction, between the intersection of that route and south union road and the intersection of that route and soldiers home road, in Montgomery county only, shall be known as the "SGT Gary Lee McKiddy Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
Last updated April 29, 2022 at 3:02 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.93 | Officer Bill Johnson Memorial Highway.

Effective:
March 23, 2018
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 132nd General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, the portion of state route number seventy-three, running in an easterly and westerly direction between the intersection of state route number seventy-three and state route number seven hundred forty-one and the intersection of state route number seventy-three and interstate route number seventy-five in Warren county only, shall be known as the "Officer Bill Johnson Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.94 | Virginia E. "Ginny" Kirsch Memorial Highway.

Effective:
June 30, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 26 - 132nd General Assembly
The northbound and southbound lanes of state route number seven between the intersection of that route and state route number eighty-two and the intersection of state route number seven and state route number sixty-two, in Trumbull county, shall be known as the "Virginia E. "Ginny" Kirsch Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.95 | Roy Rogers Happy Trails Highway.

Effective:
March 23, 2018
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 132nd General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, the portion of the road known as state route number three hundred forty-eight, running in an easterly and westerly direction, between the intersection of that route and state route number one hundred four and the intersection of that route and state route number seventy-three, in Scioto county only, shall be known as the "Roy Rogers Happy Trails Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.96 | Football Heritage Corridor.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 86 - 132nd General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed by the Revised Code or otherwise, the eastbound and westbound lanes of state route number one hundred seventy-two, between the intersection of that route with interstate route number seventy- seven and the intersection of that route with state route number twenty-one, in Stark county only, shall be known as the "Football Heritage Corridor."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.962 | Jesse Owens Memorial Highway.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 578 - 134th General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed by the Revised Code or otherwise, the northbound and southbound lanes of state route number three hundred fifteen, between the Broad street exit and the King avenue exit, in Franklin county, shall be known as the "Jesse Owens Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
Last updated February 27, 2023 at 12:24 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.97 | Frank Watson Memorial Highway.

Effective:
March 23, 2018
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 132nd General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, the portion of the road known as interstate route number six hundred eighty, running in an easterly and westerly direction, between the intersection of that route and Market street and the intersection of that route and Glenwood avenue, in the municipal corporation of Youngstown only, shall be known as the "Frank Watson Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5534 | Memorial Highways › Section 5534.98 | Larry Morgan Memorial Highway.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 86 - 132nd General Assembly
In addition to any other name prescribed by the Revised Code or otherwise, the portion of the road known as state route number six hundred twenty-seven, running in a northerly and southerly direction, between the intersection of that route and Nave road southeast in Perry township and the intersection of that route and Nave street southwest on the border of Perry township and the municipal corporation of Massillon, in Stark county, shall be known as the "Larry Morgan Memorial Highway."
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5535 | Types of Highways › Section 5535.01 | Classes of Highways.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The public highways of the state shall be divided into three classes: state roads, county roads, and township roads.
(A) State roads include the roads and highways on the state highway system.
(B) County roads include all roads which are or may be established as a part of the county system of roads as provided in sections 5541.01 to 5541.03, inclusive, of the Revised Code, which shall be known as the county highway system. Such roads shall be maintained by the board of county commissioners.
(C) Township roads include all public highways other than state or county roads. The board of township trustees shall maintain all such roads within its township. The board of county commissioners may assist the board of township trustees in maintaining all such roads. This section does not prevent the board of township trustees from improving any road within its township.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5535 | Types of Highways › Section 5535.02 | Types of Highways - Definition.

Effective:
September 28, 1973
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly
A "limited access highway" or "freeway" is a road, highway, or street, especially designed for through traffic, over which abutters have no easement or right of access by reason of the fact that their property abuts upon such highway. Access may be allowed only at highway intersections designated by the director of transportation, board of county commissioners, or municipal authorities on roads within their jurisdiction, so as to eliminate cross traffic of vehicles.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5535 | Types of Highways › Section 5535.03 | Establishment, Construction, and Vacation of Freeways.

Effective:
September 28, 1973
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly
The director of transportation, board of county commissioners, and municipal authorities may lay out, establish, acquire, open, construct, improve, maintain, regulate, vacate, or abandon the use of freeways within this state in the same manner in which they may lay out, establish, acquire, open, construct, improve, maintain, regulate, vacate, or abandon the use of roads, highways, or streets. Such director, board, and municipal authorities shall have all additional authority and power, relative to such freeways, as they possess relative to roads, highways, or streets, including the authority and power to acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, such lands as are required for rights-of-way, and to be provided for from any available funds.
Where an existing road, highway, or street, in whole or in part, has been designated as or included within a freeway, existing easements of access may be extinguished by purchase, gift, agreement, or condemnation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5535 | Types of Highways › Section 5535.04 | Service Highways.

Effective:
September 28, 1973
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly
As an adjunct of any "limited access highway" or "freeway," the director of transportation, board of county commissioners, and municipal authorities may lay out and construct highways and drives, to be designated as service highways, to provide access from areas adjacent to a limited access highway or freeway, when they are deemed necessary in the public interest.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5535 | Types of Highways › Section 5535.05 | Court Proceedings.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Court proceedings to acquire the necessary land for "limited access highways" or "freeways" as provided in sections 5535.02 to 5535.04, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall take precedence over all other causes not involving the public interest in all courts, and shall be given preference to the end that constructions and reconstructions of highways and freeways may not be unreasonably delayed, but may be expedited.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5535 | Types of Highways › Section 5535.06 | Standardization of Road Construction.

Effective:
September 28, 1973
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly
In all cases where a county or township has constructed or improved any intercounty road, the director of transportation, upon request, shall, within sixty days, indicate what changes or improvements will be required in the road in order to bring it up to the approved standard of construction of such roads. In any case where such road is about to be constructed, reconstructed, or improved, the director shall, upon application, indicate within sixty days what changes will be required in the plans and specifications to bring the road up to the standard required by the state for the construction of intercounty highways. Whenever the changes specified by the director have been made, or when such roads have been constructed according to the plans and specifications approved by him, the roads shall at once become state roads.
The board of county commissioners, upon application by the board of township trustees, shall specify in like manner what changes are required in any township road in order to bring it up to the standard of construction maintained for county roads, or, in case of the construction of any new improvement, the board of county commissioners shall indicate what changes in the plans and specifications will be required to bring the road up to the standard of construction required for county highways, and when a township highway is so improved or constructed, in accordance with the standard fixed, it shall be a county road.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5535 | Types of Highways › Section 5535.07 | Maintenance of Main Highways.

Effective:
September 28, 1973
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly
The director of transportation shall take over, for maintenance purposes such mileage of the system of intercounty highways outside of municipal corporations, as has not been constructed by the state or taken over by the state for maintenance. All such portions of the intercounty highway system not at present under state maintenance shall be first improved by the county to an extent which in the opinion of the director will permit economical maintenance for the purpose of making them passable for traffic.
The director shall maintain said roads and highways, and the respective counties and townships of the state in which such roads and highways are located shall be relieved of the duty of their maintenance. For the purpose of this section, maintenance does not include the construction of any new bridges or culverts or the replacement of any bridges or culverts destroyed by the elements or by natural wear, nor any construction work changing the type of construction existing on said roads at the time the same are taken over in accordance with this section.
This section does not prevent the authorities of any county or township from co-operating with the state in the construction, maintenance, or repair of any section of such highways within such county or township.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5535 | Types of Highways › Section 5535.15 | Maintenance or Repair of Road Under Control of Another Public Entity.

Effective:
November 11, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 234 - 120th General Assembly
(A) The board of county commissioners, board of township trustees, or legislative authority of a municipal corporation may maintain, repair, construct, reconstruct, improve, or widen any section of a road under the control of the state or another political subdivision if all of the following apply:
(1) The county, township, or municipal corporation proposing the project declares to the state or political subdivision the reasonable necessity of the construction or improvement. The declaration shall be by resolution or ordinance. A certified copy shall be sent to the director of transportation when a state highway is the subject of the proposal and to the affected political subdivision when any other highway is the subject of the proposal.
(2) The documents, plans, reports, or other materials relating to the project comply with applicable design development criteria of the department of transportation and the federal highway administration, which compliance is determined by the director in the manner provided in section 5521.13 of the Revised Code;
(3) The county, township, or municipal corporation proposing the project certifies to the state or political subdivision, in the resolution or ordinance required by division (A)(1) of this section, that all funds necessary to complete the project are available either privately or from the county, township, or municipal corporation proposing the project.
The county, township, or municipal corporation proposing the project may acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, any lands required for the construction or improvement.
(B) Upon compliance with the requirements of division (A) of this section, the county, township, or municipal corporation proposing the project may proceed only with the consent of the department. The state or other political subdivision having control over the road may contribute to the cost of the construction or improvement.
(C) Any person may appeal an action taken by a county, township, or municipal corporation under this section. The appeal may be taken to the probate court or the court of common pleas of any county in which any part of the construction or improvement is located, and shall be limited to a determination of compliance with division (A) of this section.
(D) After completion of the project, the state or political subdivision having control of the road shall repair and maintain it if the project is accepted by the state or political subdivision. Upon such acceptance, the county, township, or municipal corporation constructing or improving the road under this section may contribute to the cost of repair and maintenance of the road. If the project is not accepted by the state or political subdivision having control of the road, the county, township, or municipal corporation constructing or improving the road shall repair and maintain it.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5535 | Types of Highways › Section 5535.16 | Snow and Ice Removal.

Effective:
June 30, 2003
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 87 - 125th General Assembly
Notwithstanding sections 5535.08 and 5535.15 of the Revised Code, the department of transportation or a political subdivision may provide snow and ice removal on the roads under the control of the state or any political subdivision.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.03 | Turnpike and Infrastructure Projects.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly
In order to remove present and anticipated impediments and potential hazards on the congested highways in this state, to facilitate vehicular traffic throughout the state, to finance infrastructure projects that improve and enhance mobility in Ohio, and also to promote the agricultural, recreational, tourism, and commercial, industrial, and economic development of the state, and to provide for the general welfare by the construction, improvement, and maintenance of modern express highways embodying safety devices, including without limitation center divisions, ample shoulder widths, longsight distances, multiple lanes in each direction, and grade separations at intersections with other public roads and railroads, the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission may do the following:
(A) Subject to section 5537.26 of the Revised Code, construct, maintain, repair, and operate a system of turnpike projects at locations that are reviewed by the turnpike legislative review committee and approved by the governor, and in accordance with alignment and design standards that are approved by the director of transportation, and issue revenue bonds of this state, payable solely from pledged revenues, to pay the cost of those projects. The turnpikes and turnpike projects authorized by this chapter are hereby or shall be made part of the Ohio turnpike system.
(B) Provide the infrastructure funds to pay the cost or a portion of the cost of infrastructure projects as recommended by the director of transportation pursuant to a determination made by the commission based on criteria set forth in rules adopted by the commission under section 5537.18 of the Revised Code. A determination by the commission to provide infrastructure funds for an infrastructure project shall be conclusive and incontestable.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 1:10 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.041 | Appeal of Turnpike Invoice.

Effective:
March 23, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 162 - 134th General Assembly
(A)(1) A person that receives an invoice from the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission may request an administrative hearing with the commission at the commission's principal office to dispute the invoice. The person may present evidence at the hearing.
(2) Notwithstanding sections 1901.18, 1901.20, 1907.02, and 1907.031 of the Revised Code, the commission has exclusive original jurisdiction over a dispute regarding an invoice issued by the commission in accordance with the rules adopted under section 5537.04 of the Revised Code.
(3) The commission shall grant a hearing to any person that requests one under this section. The commission shall send reasonable notice in advance to the requestor of the time, date, and location of the hearing. The commission may appoint a hearing officer to administer any requested hearings.
(4) A person forfeits the right to an administrative hearing or appeal if either of the following occur:
(a) The person does not respond within sixty days after the second invoice is issued in accordance with the rules adopted under section 5537.04 of the Revised Code.
(b) The person fails to appear at the requested hearing.
(5) The decision of the commission or its designated hearing officer is presumed final unless it is reversed on appeal. A person may appeal the decision in accordance with Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. Any such appeal shall be commenced in the Cuyahoga county court of common pleas. The court's decision is final and there is no further right to appeal that decision.
(B) In accordance with the rules adopted under section 5537.04 of the Revised Code, the commission may notify the registrar of motor vehicles if either of the following occur:
(1) A person fails to remit payment of a toll or fee or fails to dispute an invoice with the commission within sixty days after the provision of the second invoice in accordance with the rules adopted under section 5537.04 of the Revised Code;
(2) A person fails to pay any remaining balance due after appeal to the Cuyahoga county court of common pleas.
(C) If the registrar receives a notice from the commission under division (B) of this section, neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar shall accept any application for the registration or transfer of registration of any motor vehicle owned or leased by the person named in the notice, until the registrar receives notice from the commission that the remaining balance for the toll or fee has been paid or dismissed.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.051 | Responsibility for Maintenance and Repair and Replacement of Failed Grade Separations.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
(A)(1) In any county that as of January 1, 2011, had closed one or more roads as a result of grade separation failure at intersections of a turnpike project with a county or township road, the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission is responsible for the major maintenance and repair and replacement of failed grade separations. The governmental entity with jurisdiction over the county or township road is responsible for routine maintenance of such failed grade separations.
(2) This section does not apply to any grade separation at intersections of a turnpike project with a county or township road except as described in division (A)(1) of this section.
(3) Major maintenance and repair and replacement of aforementioned failed grade separations shall commence not later than July 1, 2011, and be completed before December 31, 2014.
(B) As used in this section:
(1) "Major maintenance and repair and replacement" relates to all elements constructed as part of or required for a grade separation, including bridges, pile, foundations, substructures, abutments, piers, superstructures, approach slabs, slopes, embankments, fences, and appurtenances.
(2) "Routine maintenance" includes, without limitation, clearing debris, sweeping, snow and ice removal, wearing surface improvements, marking for traffic control, box culverts, drainage facilities including headwalls and underdrains, inlets, catch basins and grates, guardrails, minor and emergency repairs to railing and appurtenances, and emergency patching.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.06 | Acquiring and Disposing of Property.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission may acquire by purchase, lease, lease-purchase, lease with option to purchase, appropriation, or otherwise and in such manner and for such consideration as it considers proper, any public or private property necessary, convenient, or proper for the construction, maintenance, or efficient operation of the Ohio turnpike system. The commission may pledge net revenues, to the extent permitted by this chapter with respect to bonds, to secure payments to be made by the commission under any such lease, lease-purchase agreement, or lease with option to purchase. Title to personal property, and interests less than a fee in real property, shall be held in the name of the commission. Title to real property held in fee shall be held in the name of the state for the use of the commission. In any proceedings for appropriation under this section, the procedure to be followed shall be in accordance with the procedure provided in sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code, including division (B) of section 163.06 of the Revised Code notwithstanding the limitation in that division of its applicability to roads open to the public without charge. Except as otherwise agreed upon by the owner, full compensation shall be paid for public property so taken.
(B) This section does not authorize the commission to take or disturb property or facilities belonging to any public utility or to a common carrier engaged in interstate commerce, which property or facilities are required for the proper and convenient operation of the public utility or common carrier, unless provision is made for the restoration, relocation, replication, or duplication of the property or facilities elsewhere at the sole cost of the commission.
(C) Disposition of real property shall be by the commission in the manner and for the consideration it determines if to a state agency or other governmental agency, and otherwise in the manner provided in section 5501.45 of the Revised Code for the disposition of property by the director of transportation. Disposition of personal property shall be in the manner and for the consideration the commission determines.
(D) Any instrument by which real property is acquired pursuant to this section shall identify the agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the real property as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.09 | Refunding Bonds.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
The Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission may provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue bonds of the state, payable solely from pledged revenues, for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding, including the payment of related financing expenses and, if considered advisable by the commission, for the additional purpose of paying costs of improvements, extensions, renovations, or enlargements of any turnpike project or any infrastructure project. The issuance of refunding bonds, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the commission in respect to such bonds shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter insofar as they are applicable and by the applicable bond proceedings.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.10 | Turnpike Bonds Need Not Comply With Other Laws Applicable to Issuance of Bonds.

Effective:
March 29, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 699 - 126th General Assembly
This chapter provides an additional and alternative method for doing the things and taking the actions authorized by this chapter. This chapter shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers existing on or after September 1, 1949. Except for section 126.11 of the Revised Code, the issuance of bonds under this chapter need not comply with any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.11 | Bonds Not a Debt of State.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The bonds do not constitute a debt, or a pledge of the faith and credit, of the state or of any political subdivision of the state. Bond service charges on outstanding bonds are payable solely from the pledged revenues pledged for their payment as authorized by this chapter and as provided in the bond proceedings. All turnpike and infrastructure revenue bonds shall contain on their face a statement to that effect.
(B) All expenses incurred in carrying out this chapter shall be payable solely from revenues provided under this chapter and from state taxes. This chapter does not authorize the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission to incur indebtedness or liability on behalf of or payable by the state or any political subdivision of the state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.12 | Trust Agreement for Security of Bonds.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
(A) In the discretion of the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission any bonds may be secured by a trust agreement between the commission and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state but authorized to exercise trust powers within this state.
(B) Any trust agreement may pledge or assign the revenues to be received, but shall not convey or mortgage any turnpike project or infrastructure project, any part of a turnpike project or infrastructure project, or any part of the Ohio turnpike system or the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure system. Any such trust agreement or other bond proceedings may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders that are reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the commission in relation to the acquisition of property, and the construction, maintenance, repair, operation, and insurance of the turnpike project or projects in connection with which the bonds are authorized, the rates of toll to be charged, and the custody, safeguarding, and application of all moneys, and provisions for the employment or retention of the services of consulting engineers in connection with the construction, maintenance, or operation of the turnpike project or projects. Any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of this state which may act as depository of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues may furnish such indemnifying bonds or may pledge such securities as are required by the commission. Any such trust agreement may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee, may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders as is customary in revenue bond trust agreements of public bodies, and may contain other provisions that the commission considers reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in entering into or carrying out the provisions of such a trust agreement may be treated as a part of the cost, or of the cost of the operation, of the turnpike project or projects.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.14 | Holding and Application of Moneys.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
All moneys received by the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission under this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, are to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter and in any applicable bond proceedings. Such moneys shall be kept in depositories as selected by the commission in the manner provided in sections 135.01 to 135.21 of the Revised Code, insofar as such sections are applicable, and the deposits shall be secured as provided in sections 135.01 to 135.21 of the Revised Code. The bond proceedings shall provide that any officer to whom, or any bank or trust company to which, revenues or pledged revenues are paid shall act as trustee of such moneys and hold and apply them for the purposes thereof, subject to applicable provisions of this chapter and the bond proceedings.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.15 | Protection and Enforcement of Rights of Bondholder and Trustees.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
Any holder of bonds issued and outstanding under this chapter, or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights given by this chapter may be restricted or modified by the bond proceedings, may by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings, protect and enforce any rights under the laws of the state or granted under this chapter or the bond proceedings, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this chapter or the bond proceedings, to be performed by the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission or any officer of the commission, including the fixing, charging, collecting, and application of tolls.