I-76/I-80 Corridor Study

The I-76/I-80 Corridor Study extends 78 miles from the I-71/I-76 interchange in Medina County to where I-80 crosses the Ohio/Pennsylvania border in Trumbull County. Since these highways were first constructed in the 1950s and 1960s:

• the area has seen major growth in new communities and businesses, particularly adjacent to the Interstates;
• traffic has increased by 37.4 percent in the past ten years;
• truck traffic has increased and will continue to do so at a faster rate than automobile traffic because trucks use the I-76 and I-80 as through-routes between locations outside Northeast Ohio; and
• segments of the corridor have interchanges that are too close together, contributing to congestion and safety concerns.

• identify capacity and roadway deficiencies,
• recommend a set of safe and cost-effective improvements to eliminate or minimize these deficiencies, and
• identify improvements needed through 2025.The proposed improvements must consider the access needs of communities and activities in the study area while minimizing the environmental impacts.

• the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT);
• NOACA, representing Medina County;
• the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS), representing Summit and Portage Counties; and
• the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments (EASTGATE) representing Mahoning and Trumbull Counties.