City of Athens, OH

07/17/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 07/17/2024 06:23

City of Athens Open House – ATH 56 11.267 (PID 118279)

City of Athens Open House - ATH-56-11.267 (PID 118279)

The City of Athens is hosting an Open House to provide interested parties an opportunity to review and comment on the planned improvements project for the SR 56 and SR 682 intersection.

The purpose of the ATH-56-11.267 Project is to improve safety conditions, traffic control, pedestrian accessibility, lighting, and streetscape aesthetics. Construction will remove the existing traffic signal and construct a roundabout to facilitate traffic.

The Open House will be held Thursday August 15, from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm in Event Room A of the Community Center, 701 East State Street. City representatives, along with representatives from HNTB, the design firm, will be available during the Open House for general questions about the project, and to gather feedback and any concerns about the project, environmental issues, historic issues, or features in the project area. Citizens are encouraged to drop by any time between 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm to complete a comment form, speak with a member of the project team, and share their thoughts on the project. There is no fixed program.

Information from the Open House, including the comment form, will be posted on the City's website, www.ci.athens.oh.us/115/Engineering-and-Public-Works, by August 15, 2024 and will be available for review and comment until midnight on Monday, September 16, 2024.

If you are unable to attend, but would like to provide comments or have questions, please send them to 30 Curran Drive, Athens OH 45701, or via email to [email protected], or through our online comment form on our website.

The Open House is ADA accessible. The Ohio Department of Transportation is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws. To request a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, or language interpretation or translation services, to participate in this Open House, please contact the Engineering and Public Works Department, at [email protected] or (740) 593-7636 no later than August 1, 2024. Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

What: Public Open House

Date: Thursday August 15, 2024

Time: 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Location: Community Center, Event Room A

701 East State Street

Athens, Ohio

Parking: On-site parking is available

For more information contact: City of Athens Engineering and Public Works Department at (740)-593-7636.