Ohio Legislature Mandates Feasibility Study of Future I-73

[FutureInterstateCorridors]

BTW, who made you people hall monitors?

In my case, Alex did. He also gave me the ability to delete or move off-topic posts and ban users that make too many of them.

Consider not making me use those abilities.

Let's stay on the topic of only upgrades that are being officially considered by the government of Ohio.

Thanks for recognizing that my original post was only about the issue of reviving Future I-73 in the new Ohio Legislature feasibility study.  The feasibility study focusses on building a new terrain freeway generally parallel to the U.S. 23 corridor from Toledo to Cheasepeake to the Ohio River.  The Ohio Legislature's goal is to establish an interstate freeway between the two cities in Ohio with eventual connection to I-64 in Huntington West Virginia as required by Federal law and with I-75 near Toledo.  ODOT has final discretion to decide exactly what the route will become when the feasibility study is concluded.  ODOT will listen to the public at the public comment meetings as part of the feasibility study, and anyone, including fans on this website, are welcome to give their input at that time.  One thing that people on this website are ignoring is that public opposition today will probably be the same as in the 1990's if not worse because more developments have been built along any potential route.

[sprjus4]

The feasibility study focusses on building a new terrain freeway generally parallel to the U.S. 23 corridor from Toledo to Cheasepeake to the Ohio River.

You're still stuck on this whole "new terrain freeway" thing, huh. OH-823, OH-15, and most of US-23 north of Columbus on limited access right of way would all be bypassed, and using the existing corridor is outside the scope of the study, according to you. 

Ohio Legislature's

as required by Federal law

ODOT has final discretion to decide exactly what the route will become when the feasibility study is concluded.

And their final discretion will likely either: use existing freeways and highways to the extent possible (such as existing limited access facilities), and also: the significant amount of money required to upgrade and relocate this corridor (particularly south of Chillicothe) for the light amount of traffic that uses it, does not justify the expense.

If Ohio wants a limited access route south, they have two largely limited access highways that would require far less expensive upgrades and would provide a more direct connection by 30 miles.

One thing that people on this website are ignoring is that public opposition today will probably be the same as in the 1990's if not worse because more developments have been built along any potential route.

One thing you're ignoring is the practicality of this entire concept. A corridor on new location, parallel to a lot of existing freeway segments, one that travels over 30 miles out of the way for a motorist connecting from Columbus to I-64 East / I-77 South, etc.

[thenetwork]

More info from outside the Forum Thread:

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2025/07/28/route-23-could-soon-become-i-73/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwL18YNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtZB1s5mPva1fIOA3BLhYPYWTRzkq7Y9b7YhSWOiQ2yOO5VskbJQVHPB0G3V_aem_1KcuXp_hTHgYg9okjV5QiA#mdova5p050lp31ynw9d