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BICYCLE FACILITIES UNDER CONSTRUCTION  in 2008:

 CLARK Co., Springfield – Work is underway on the replacement of the Sherman Ave. Bridge over Buck Creek.  Those following the Buck Creek Trail shared the old bridge with other traffic: the new bridge includes a bikepath.

 FRANKLIN Co. – Construction of a new bridge across the Olentangy River, south of Antrim Park (Worthington), will connect the Scioto-Olentangy Bikeway to residential areas east of the river.  A gravel path allows trail users to pass the construction site. 

 LICKING Co., Heath – a path is under construction east of SR 79, along Irving-Wick Drive.  Its completion will connect Hoback Park to the City Pool and points west of the state highway.

 SUMMIT Co., Akron – Work is underway on Cascade Locks, part of the Towpath Trail.  Work includes a tunnel under Rand Rd. and a bridge over SR 59.  The project ends at the Quaker/Ash intersection in Akron. 

SUMMIT Co., Akron  – Construction of a towpath underpass at Waterloo Road, near the south edge of Akron,  has begun. 

SUMMIT Co., Barberton  – Work has begun on the Towpath Trail between Vanderhoof and Snyder Road, including work on a bridge over the Tuscarawas River.  This connector will likely be a two-year construction phase.

BIKEWAYS RECENTLY OPENED:

NW Region

ALLEN Co., Lima  – A tunnel opened in August, 2007 and takes the Ottawa Creek Bikeway under the intersection of Pine and Elm Streets in downtown, Lima.  

LUCAS Co., Oregon – Construction of the 1.9 mile connecting path between Pearson Park and the City’s Municipal Complex is complete, as is the 1 mile long path from the Municipal Complex to Corduroy Road.

 LUCAS Co. Engineer – Two projects were completed in August, 2008, adding 3.6 miles of paved trail to the system.  Now all paving on the South Fork of the Wabash Cannonball is complete within the county. 

NE Region

CUYAHOGA Co., Cleveland Metroparks – The Mill Creek Trail, a 2.5 mile connector between the Towpath Trail at Bacci Park and Mill Creek Falls Overlook, near Garfield Blvd. and Bancroft Ave., was completed at the end of October, 2007.

CUYAHOGA Co., Seven Hills  – West Creek Trail is a path built along-side the creek between Broadview Rd. and Crickett Lane.  Work finished the end of November, 2007.

GEAUGA Co., Chardon – The southern portion of the Maple Highlands Trail opened in September, 2007.  The path runs 8.2 miles from SR 44 just outside the Chardon city limits to East Branch Reservoir, on SR 44 near Middlefield.

HOLMES Co., Killbuck – The section of trail from Killbuck to Millersburg opened in early December, 2007.  It is a combined buggy/bike path, and the trail is now 15 miles long, from Killbuck to Fredericksburg.

MEDINA Co. - The Chippewa Rail Trail was extended from Chippewa to Wycliff  Road in 2007 and is 2.4 miles in length.

PORTAGE Co. – A 1.1 mile extension to the Portage Bike-Hike Trail was completed between Horning Road and Loop Road, in the vicinity of Dix Stadium.

SUMMIT Co., Akron – Work on Cascade Locks, part of the Towpath Trail, was completed south of the intersection of Quaker and Ash, to Bowery/Water and State Streets in downtown Akron.

SUMMIT Co. – The Towpath Trail was extended 3.5 miles north of Clinton, and now ends at the Vanderhoof Road trailhead. 

TUSCARAWAS Co. – A bike/ped bridge was built to carry the Towpath Trail over I-77 between Bolivar and Zoar.  It was completed in September, 2007.

 C Region

FAIRFIELD Co., Lancaster - A 5 mile extension allows riders to travel 8 miles from O.U. Lancaster to Cenci Park on the Fairfield Heritage Trail. 

FRANKLIN Co., Columbus –  The Livingston Ave. to I-70 to Three Creeks Park section of the Alum Creek Bikeway has opened, allowing uninterrupted travel from Three Creeks Park to Airport Drive (near Ohio Dominican College).   

MADISON Co., London – The Roberts Pass segment of  the Ohio to Erie Trail, open but unpaved for awhile, was paved and opened in early December, 2007.   Roberts Pass’s east end is at Wilson Rd., near Lilly Chapel. 

UNION Co. – the Metropolitan Park District of Columbus and Franklin Co. now has an 11 mile path inside the Glacier Ridge Metropark, on Hyland Croy Road. 

UNION Co. – The 3-mile-long North Lewisburg Trail opened in June, 2007 between East Street in North Lewisburg and Inskeep Cratty Road.  Project includes a small-scale covered bridge.

SE Region

SW Region

CLARK Co. – A spur between the Simon Kenton Trail (at Villa Road) to a new county park was completed in _____. 

GREENE Co. - The Huffman Prairie Bikepath, stretching from WPAFB gate 16B to Marl Road is under construction until Oct. 2007. 

HAMILTON Co., Anderson Twp. – The Five Mile Road shared-use path, which stretches from State Road to Clough Pike, then continues on to Newtown Road following an undeveloped right-of-way, was completed in September 2007. 

MIAMI Co., Troy – Completion of the Island Trail Bikeway in September, 2007 extends Troy’s path system to 10.5 miles. 

MONTGOMERY Co. – A segment of the Great Miami River Trail is being built on the west shore between Triangle Park and Rip Rap Road. 

WARREN Co., Mason – The Muddy Creek Bikeway is being constructed between Mason-Montgomery Road and Pine Hills Lake Park.  Work includes a bridge.  Work should finish around 11/1/07.

MAPS  AVAILABLE:

A set of four (Butler, Hamilton, Clermont and Warren Counties) bicycle road maps are available for $5 from the OKI Regional Council of Governments, 720 E. Pete Rose Way, Suite 420, Cincinnati, OH  45202-3576.  Send order, you will be billed.

The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission has created  the “Miami Valley Recreational Trails Map” which is available on their website as a PDF, and hard copies can be ordered for the cost of shipping.  Check it out at  http://www.mvrpc.org/recTrails/.

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“Recreation Trails in Montgomery County,” a multi-colored fold-out map is now available and can be ordered online.    To view and/or order this map, go to http://www.miamiconservancy.org.

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Bicycle road maps of Cuyahoga, Lorain, Lake, Medina and Geauga counties are available from http://www.noaca.org/bikemaps.html.

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The “Central Ohio Bicycle Route Guide” is a double-sided 18-page map set showing roads within a 50 mile radius from the center of Columbus.  Scale is 1" = 1.5 miles, with larger scale for the metropolitan area.    Cost is $16.02 (sales tax included) per set.  Make checks payable to Columbus Outdoor Pursuits and send it to Maps, Columbus Outdoor Pursuits, 1525 Bethel Road, Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43220.  See their website, http://www.outdoor-pursuits.org/main/forsale/forsale.htm for more information.

 The Underground Railroad Bicycle Route, which goes from Alabama to Canada, traverses Ohio from Aberdeen, through Xenia, London, and Oberlin to Ashtabula.  Learn more about the route and the maps at www.adventurecycling.org.

 OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                        

Office of Local Projects, Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator
1980 W. Broad Street, 2nd floor, Columbus, Ohio                                                                                         

Wednesday March 12, 2008