As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session S. B. No. 31
2025-2026
Senator Romanchuk
A B I LL
To repeal section 5501.60 of the Revised Code to
replace the requirement that the Department of
Transportation construct certain interstate
interchanges with a traffic congestion study.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 5501.60 of the Revised Code is
hereby repealed.
Section 2. (A) The Director of Transportation, in
consultation with the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating
Agency, shall conduct a study to develop a traffic congestion
management strategic plan. However, at the Director's
discretion, the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency may
lead the study. The study shall examine the area along
Interstate Route 71 between the following boundaries:
(1) To the north, U.S. Route 42;
(2) To the south, State Route 303;
(3) To the west, U.S. Route 42;
(4) To the east, West 130th Street.
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(B)(1) Not later than December 31, 2026, the Director or,
as applicable, the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
shall complete the study and submit a report of the study's
findings to all of the following:
(a) The Governor;
(b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(c) The President of the Senate;
(d) The chairpersons of the committees of the House of
Representatives and the Senate pertaining to transportation;
(e) The chief executive officer and the legislative
authority of the municipal corporations of Strongsville, North
Royalton, and Brunswick.
(2) The Director or, as applicable, the Northeast Ohio
Areawide Coordinating Agency may include in the report solutions
to mitigate and strategically manage any traffic congestion
concerns found during the study.
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