1 Mike Pniewski, P.E., P.S. Engineer’s Message Lucas County Engineer To the Board of Lucas County Commissioners and the Citizens of Lucas County,

It is a special honor and privilege to address you in my first Annual Report of the Lucas County Engineer. As you know, I was appointed to serve as the Lucas County Engineer on January 1, 2020 for the unexpired term of our previous Lucas County Engineer, Keith Earley, P.E., P.S. I am humbled to be selected as the 9th individual to serve as Lucas County Engineer, and the 3rd over the past 48 years, since the TABLE OF CONTENTS office was created in 1935. Previously, the office was known as the Lucas County Front Cover Surveyor which was established as an elected office at the time of the creation of 1 Lucas County in 1835. I look forward to serving the Citizens of Lucas County, as well as my fellow County, Township and Municipal officials, to solve many of the Table of Contents/Engineer’s Message 2 transportation and infrastructure challenges we will face in the future.

Responsibilities of the Engineer 3 I would like to thank our previous Lucas County Engineer, Keith Earley, P.E., P.S. for his service to the Citizens of Lucas County for the past 20 years as Lucas County Current Conditions-Highlighted Projects Engineer. His visionary leadership enabled our office to continue to deliver for our 4 citizens. Whether it was large scale projects, such as the McCord Road Grade Constructed in 2019 Separation or the Dorr Street Interchange, or the small scale projects such as our annual resurfacing and maintenance needs, Keith was a great steward of resources Significant Project 5 during times of great financial challenges for the Lucas County Engineer’s Office (LCEO). Significant Project 6 I would also like to thank our hard working staff without whose efforts we would County Projects Construction Summary not be able to service our infrastructure needs in a diligent and professional 7 manner. Our staff are ready to serve at a moment’s notice in times of need and for 2019 they are one of our community’s first responders to ensure the life blood of any Township Projects Construction Summary community, the mobility of our population, continues to function every day. 8 for 2019 Our construction portfolio for the past year was relatively robust, and many projects were advanced to construction or completed last year. We also were able Expenses, Revenue and C.I.P. 9 to advance several long term stormwater improvement projects, including two stage ditch projects along portions of Ten Mile Creek and Smith Ditch in Sylvania Expenses, Revenue and C.I.P. (cont.) 10 Township. Many of these projects were possible by leveraging our local funds administered by LCEO with Federal and State grant funding. License/Gasoline Tax Revenue History 11 The most recent $5 Permissive License Plate User Fee approved by the Board in and Projections 2018 and first collected in 2019 brought in over $1.7 Million in additional revenue for our roadways. These funds enabled our office to bring forward many of our Pavement Information 12 transportation infrastructure improvement projects that were planned for future years. These funds have also been used to increase our leveraging capacity for Bridge Information 13 future projects. Many of the projects we have been successful in competing for Federal and State grant funding for the next 5 years would not have been possible Culvert Information 14 without the increase in the license plate fee.

Lucas County Transportation Improve- A special thank you needs to be extended to our State leaders, including Governor 15 DeWine and members of the Ohio General Assembly, as well as the various ments District—LCTID transportation stakeholders and local government officials for their work in the enactment of the increase to the gas user fee in 2019. Our municipalities and LCTID (cont.) 16 townships will see a significant increase in revenue for their transportation needs, while the LCEO will also see additional revenue to address future infrastructure Lucas County “One-Stop-Shop” GIS Web operation needs. While these increases in user fees were desperately needed to 17 Page better maintain what we have before failure of much of our transportation infrastructure occurred, we must remain vigilant to ensure that adequate funds to New Employees of 2019 maintain and upgrade our infrastructure continues in the future. 18 This report provides an overview of our activities in 2019 as well as our goals, Service Awards and 2019 Retirees 19 projects, and challenges for the future. Thanks again for the privilege to serve and I look forward to a productive 2020. Locating History-The First Interstate... 20 Mike Pniewski, P.E., P.S. Staff Directory & Office Locations 21 Lucas County Engineer

Editor-Brian S. Miller

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Inspection, maintenance, repair, widening, resurfacing and reconstruction of ments and storm drainage for the 287 miles of Lucas County maintained Road maintenance duties include safety projects, snow moval, bridge/culvert berming, pavement repair, roadside ditch storm drainage improvements and similar

2. public surveying bridge/culvert data, property tax maps the road, culvert and drainage records.

3. Advising and providing engineering/surveying services to the eleven (11) ships in regard to maintenance, construction and repair of the 401 miles of maintained

4. Overseeing design and construction of new subdivisions and reviewing site and permits for development projects the Townships.

5. Inspection, repair, reconstruction and replacement of the 168 bridges on County and Township roadway systems, plus 14 bridges inside municipalities the of roads.

6. Maintaining and repairing ditches and retention areas that have been petitioned affected property owners. Working with the Toledo Area Sanitary District on ed ditch cleanouts.

7. Administering 12's (Lucas County) Program for the Ohio Public Commission to implement the State Improvement Progra and the portation Improvement m

8. Participating by cooperative agreement in certain road and bridge projects the Townships, Cities and Villages of the Count

9. Managing the Lucas County Phase 2 Storm Water District

3 2019 ANNUAL REPORT To: The Honorable Board of County Commissioners & the Citizens of Lucas County

The purpose of this report is to discuss the current condition of our highway system, significant projects completed, underway, and planned, and to discuss the long term outlook and needs. This report is required under the O.R.C. (Ohio Revised Code 5543.02).

CURRENT CONDITIONS Currently, more than half of the 286.8 centerline miles of county maintained roads have paved shoulders, 2 to 10 feet wide on each side, and many of the deeper roadside ditches have been enclosed for additional safety. Additional lanes have been added to accommodate increased traffic, and we currently maintain 620± lane miles. Most all of the pavements are in relatively good condition with very few potholes or other forms of significant distress. Out of all of our bridges, only one is posted for a reduced load limit. Many improvements have been made to our traffic signals and all have energy efficient LED bulbs with battery backup for power outages. Most of our signing has been recently upgraded and is in very good condition. Numerous improvements at intersections have been made over the past fifteen years resulting in minimal delay at most intersections. More improvements are needed, but overall, the system is in relatively good condition.

Highlighted Projects Constructed in 2019 Providence Neapolis Swanton Road, Bridge #975 Replacement The pre-existing Lucas County Bridge No. 975 that crosses over Harris Ditch was a single span concrete T-beam bridge built in 1921 and had a clear span of 36.5-foot. A year 2018 inspection rating of ‘Poor Condition’ was assigned to this bridge due to a deteriorated beams and deck.

The Lucas County Engineer replaced the pre-existing bridge with a single span reinforced prestressed concrete box beam structure having a clear span of 29.75-foot. The pre-existing bridge had a roadway width of 38.25-foot face-to-face of rail and the new

bridge has a clear width of 40-foot.

Total Project Cost

Federal: $ 483,244 Lucas County Engineer: $ 56,752 NEOWASH ROAD Total Cost: $ 539,996

Bridge #975 PROVIDENCENEAPOLIS SWANTONROAD

Location Map

Before After

4 2019 Annual Resurfacing Program — 1.4 mi. Total Project Cost  Bancroft Street (C.R. #22)— 0.10 mi. E of King Rd. to St. James Blvd. Lucas County Engineer: $ 409,209  Old Airport Highway (C.R. #2127) — Crissey Rd. to Airport Hwy. (S.R. 2)

Bancroft Street Old Airport Highway

Before Before

After After

2019 Thin Overlay Program — 3.9 mi. Total Project Cost  Eber Road (1) (C.R. #118) - Obee Rd. to 0.08 mi. S of Reed Rd. Lucas County Engineer: $ 575,268  Eber Road (2) (C.R. #118) - R.R. Tracks to Old State Line Rd.  Holloway Road (C.R. #98) - Salisbury Rd. to 0.08 mi. N of Holloway Rd.  King Road (C.R. #71) / Bancroft Street (C.R. #22)- 0.14 mi. N of Dorr St. to 0.11 mi. N of Bancroft St. / 0.10 mi. W of King Rd. to 0.11 mi. E of King Rd.  Salisbury Road (C.R. #84) - 0.13 mi. E of Butz Rd. to 0.03 mi. W of Strayer Rd.  Sherman White Road (C.R. #98) - Fulton Lucas Rd. to 0.10 mi. E of Fulton Lucas Rd.  Weckerly Road (C.R. #71) - Ramm Rd. to 0.07 mi. S of Monclova Rd.

2019 O.P.W.C. Resurfacing Project — 4.05 mi. Total Project Cost Harding Twp.: $ 50,345  Shaffer Road (1) (T.R. #38)- Lucas County Bridge #295 to Wilkins Rd. Whitehouse: $ 195,187  Shaffer Road (2) (T.R. #38)- Wilkins Rd. to Berkey Southern Rd. O.P.W.C.: $ 479,279  Stitt Road (C.R. #128)- Keener Rd. to 0.05 mi. W of Waterville Monclova Rd. Lucas County Engineer: $ 433,279  Weckerly Road (C.R. #120) - S.R. 64 to 0.10 mi. NE of Finzel Rd. Total Cost: $ 1,158,241

Shaffer Road (1) Stitt Road Weckerly Road

Before Before Before

After After After 5 McCord Road Resurfacing Project — 0.78 mi. Total Project Cost Federal: $268,116 O.P.W.C.: $ 71,449 Lucas County Engineer: $ 10,895

Total Cost: $ 350,460

Before After

North Curtice Road Resurfacing Project — 2.74 mi.

Total Project Cost

O.P.W.C.: $ 421,217

Lucas County Engineer: $ 438,409

Total Cost: $ 859,626

Perrysburg Holland Road & Providence Neapolis Total Project Cost Swanton Road O.P.W.C. Resurfacing Project — 1.81 mi. O.P.W.C.: $ 240,847 Lucas County Engineer: $ 589, 661

Total Cost: $ 830,508 Perrysburg Holland Road

Before After

Whiteford Road Resurfacing Project — 2.74 mi. Total Project Cost O.P.W.C.: $ 82,979 Lucas County Engineer: $ 203,157 Total Cost: $ 286,136

Before After

6 CONSTRUCTION FORECAST FOR 2019

Let by County Engineer

PROJECT LET AWARDED PROJECT NAME AWARDED CONTRACTOR DATE AMOUNT

Sylvania Avenue Resurfacing 02/06/19 Crestline Paving & Excavating, Inc. $ 2,133,967.85 (1.87 miles)

Annual Crack Seal Program (LCE only) (21 miles) 04/11/19 S.A. Sidle Construction, Inc. $ 254,100.00

Annual Microsurfacing Program 04/11/19 Strawser Construction, Inc. $ 71,697.30 (1.01 miles)

2019 Pavement Marking Program 05/02/19 Zimmerman Paint Contractors Co. $ 66,085.50

2019 Annual Resurfacing Program Bancroft Street, Old Airport Hwy 05/09/19 Gerken Paving, Inc. $ 440,830.51 (1.4 miles) 2019 OPWC Resurfacing Project (Shaffer Road, Stitt 05/09/19 Gerken Paving, Inc. $ 1,188,660.05 Road, Weckerly Road)

Providence-Neapolis-Swanton Road Bridge #975, 05/16/19 Miller Bros. Const. $ 464,315.61 PID #107169 Annual Thin Overlay Program 05/16/19 The Shelly Company $ 532,454,50 (3.9 miles) Providence-Neapolis-Swanton Road Seal Coat 05/16/19 Strawser Const., Inc. $ 98,478.00 Project

North Curtice Road Resurfacing Project 06/06/19 Gerken Paving, Inc. $ 861,920.20

McCord Road Resurfacing Project, PID #104300 06/20/19 Gerken Paving, Inc. $ 369,984.00

Garden Road Bridge #283 Replacement Project 06/27/19 Crestline Paving & Exc., Inc. $ 242,584.50

Perrysburg-Holland Road & PNS O.P.W.C. 06/27/19 The Shelly Company $ 864,647.30 Resurfacing Project Annual Bridge Repair Program 07/11/19 Vernon Nagel, Inc. $ 116,186.43 Manore Road Bridge #981

Whiteford Road Resurfacing Project 07/18/19 Gerken Paving, Inc. $ 228,136.20

2019 Thermoplastic Improvements 07/25/19 Zimmerman Paint Contractors Co. $ 71,012.00

Holland Sylvania Road Resurfacing Project 07/25/19 Gerken Paving, Inc. $ 1,806,221.40

Jeffers Road Culvert No. 881 07/25/19 Geddis Paving & Excavating, Inc. $ 52,200.18

S. River Road Drainage Improvement 12/05/19 TAP Construction $ 191,365.00

Albon Road & Salisbury Road Roundabout, PID 12/12/19 Vernon Nagel, Inc. $ 737,339.56 #106717

TOTALS $10,792,186.09

7 TOWNSHIP CONSTRUCTION FORECAST FOR 2019 Bid by Township—Design and Inspection by County Engineer

AWARDED PROJECT NAME PROJECT LET DATE AWARDED CONTRACTOR AMOUNT Annual Crack Seal Project LET Bid w/ LCE S.A. Sidle Construction $ 55,600.00 4/11/2019 (Monclova Township) Bono Road Chip Seal Project LET Bid by LCE Henry W. Bergman, Inc. $ 38,118.00 4/11/2019 (Jerusalem Township) 2019 Chip Seal Project (First Street, Second Street, Grant, Greenwood Ave, LET Platt, Reynolds, Stange, Walter Ave, Water, Bayfield, Henry W. Bergman, Inc. $ 92,176.00 4/15/2019 Donovan, Standart, Yoder and Turnau) (Jerusalem Township) Shaffer Road Resurfacing Project LET Bid w/ LCE Gerken Paving, Inc. $ 106,998.38 5/9/2019 (Harding Township) 2019 OPWC Road Improvement (Lincoln Green Subdivision: Cheswick Ct, Cheswick LET Rd, Danesmoor Ct, Danesmoor Rd, Dorcas Rd, Cash Services, LLC $ 510,743.00 5/14/2019 Harefoote St, Lincoln Green Rd, Shrewsbury Dr) (Springfield Township) 2019 OPWC Road Improvement (Wolfinger Rd, Regents Park Blvd, Manoa Ln, LET McKivett Ln, Stonebridge Ln, Ronaldo Rd, St Charles Bowers Asphalt & Paving $ 1,070,383.40 6/25/2019 Rd) (Sylvania Township) Jeffers Road Culvert #476 LET ER Zeiler $ 62,237.80 (Swanton Township) 6/27/2019 Excavating, Inc. 2019 Resurfacing Project (Stonegate Dr, Stonewater, Hunter Chase, Lock Mill, Pebble Ct, Wood Creek, Bridge Way, Coach House, LET Bowers Asphalt & Paving $ 1,029,054.87 Cottage Gate, English Gardens, N. Bridge Way, S. 8/1/2019 Bridge Way, Lose Rd) (Monclova Township) 2019 Resurfacing Project (Stoneybrook Village Plat 1 & 3: Stoneybrook Blvd, Sycamore Trail, Timber View Ct, Poplar Ct; LET Bowers Asphalt & Paving $ 554,123.60 KingsHollow Plat 1 & 2; Goodhue Dr, Zone Ave, 8/1/2019 Millicent Ave, Cason Ave) (Sylvania Township) Lincoln Green Curb Ramp Upgrades LET D.L. Smith $ 54,305.20 (Springfield Township) 8/29/2019 Concrete, LLC Kilburn Rd Phase 1 Resurfacing & Shoulder Improvement, PID #98999 LET Vernon Nagel, Inc. $ 994,319.09 Bid by LCE 12/5/2019 (Richfield Township) Raab Rd, Whitehouse Spencer Rd & Meilke Rd Im- Moved to provement Project 2020 Sale (Spencer Township) Drennen Ditch Cleanout Moved to

(Spencer Township) 2020 Sale TOTALS $4,568,059.34

8 Expenses, Revenue & CIP Detailed information regarding our Revenue, Expenses & the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) over the past 20 years is provided on pages 10 and 11.

Dedicated Revenue All dedicated revenue for Lucas County maintained roads and bridges comes from Motor Vehicle License Plate User Fees and a portion of the Ohio Motor Fuel User Fee. We receive no revenue from other taxes, such as property tax, sales tax or income tax. Over the past 19 years our costs have increased about 70% while dedicated revenue has increased only 9%. A 70% increase may sound more than expected, but that is slightly less than 3% average annual increases over 19 years. Revenue from property tax, sales tax or income tax normally increase as costs increase over a long period. However, a constant fee per vehicle or a constant fee per gallon of fuel while vehicles are becoming more fuel efficient does not cover increasing costs. Over the past 20 years about 80% of our dedicated revenue has come from Motor Vehicle License Plate User Fees and the other 20% from a portion of the Ohio Motor Fuel User Fee. Increased Dedicated Revenue In 2018 the Board of Lucas County Commissioners enacted the fourth $5 County Permissive Motor Vehicle License Plate User Fee. The first $5 county-wide fee was allowed in 1967, two $5 fees were enacted when allowed in 1988 and we began collecting that fourth and last authorized fee on 2019 registration. This $5 annual fee is expected to generate $1.4 Million per year, a 11.8% increase in dedicated revenue.

In early 2019 the Ohio Legislature authorized an increase in the Ohio Motor Fuel User Fee which will begin being collected July 1, 2019. Currently, all counties receive about $2.4 Million per year from the Ohio Motor Fuel User Fee, this increase is expected to generate an additional $1.5 Million per full year which will increase our total dedicated revenue by an additional 12.6%. Since collection begins 7/1/2019 we should receive about half that amount in 2019 and the full $1.5 Million each year thereafter.

The two increases combined will provide an additional $2.9 Million, a 23.4% increase to dedicated revenue when fully implemented in 2020. This will not fully cover the $7 Million in lost purchasing power over the past 20 years, but it certainly helps. Over the past ten years we have been doing a lot of patching and sealing trying to keep our pavements in relatively good condition until more permanent repairs can be made. This increased funding will allow us to make these necessary improvements. If we had not received this increased funding at this time many of those roads would have deteriorated so much that more expensive repairs would have been necessary.

Revised Dedicated Revenue The table below compares the Lucas County Dedicated Revenue before and after the two increases:

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EXPENSES

2004-2008 2009-2013 2014-2018 2019-2023

Operating $ 33,184,708 $ 27,918,421 $ 28,425,225 $ 34,611,011

C.I.P. $ 46,765,736 $ 64,477,316 $ 72,160,547 $ 74,330,804

$ 79,950,444 $ 92,395,737 $ 100,585,772 $ 108,941,815

REVENUE

Outside $ 18,171,452 $ 30,160,808 $ 45,183,034 $ 27,106,774

Dedicated $ 62,344,807 $ 59,647,929 $ 58,087,645 $ 69,219,630

Carryover/Reserve $ $ 2,587,000 $ $ 12,615,411

$ 80,516,259 $ 92,395,737 $ 103,270,679 $ 108,941,815

C.I.P.

2004-2008 2009-2013 2014-2018 2019-2023

Bridge Repairs 5 (6) 11 (6) 6 (5) 5 (5)

Bridge Replacements 7 (6) 6 (6) 6 (5) 6 (5)

Road Rehabilitation/ Reconstruction 74 (75) 81 (75) 63 (60) 70 (60)

Road Preservation 169 (175) 215 (175) 204 (225) 196 (225)

Drainage 7 (10) 15 (10) 16 (10) 11 (10)

Intersections 5 (3) 5 (3) 7 (3) 6 (3)

Signals/Upgrades 5 (2) 26 (2) 1 (2) 0 (2)

Traffic-Annual Programs 12 (8) 9 (8) 14 (10) 10 (10)

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LUCAS COUNTY PAVEMENT INFORMATION

Pavement Rankings* 2018 Miles 2019 Miles Best: No Work 172.1 91.2 Maintenance Work 70.3 114.2

Resurface 49.4 80.0

Poorest: Reconstruction 0.5 1.4

292.3 286.8

Includes Shared Roads with Other Jurisdictions

Pavement Work 2018 Miles 2019 Miles

Crack Seal (Contract) 26.0 19.3

Chip Seal and Microsurfacing 6.0 12.0

Thinlay, Resurfacing, Widening & Resurfacing or 14.9 16.1 Reconstruction (Contract)*

TOTAL: 46.9 47.4 % of System (Overall) 16.0% 16.5% Width Summary Miles % of System 24' Wide or more 120.46 42.0% 22' to 24' Wide 61.29 21.4% 20' to 22' Wide 59.85 20.9% 18' to 20' Wide 40.23 14.0% 16' to 18' Wide 4.95 1.7% Less than 16' Wide 0 0.0%

 Average Lucas County Road Width is 23.96 feet.

 Total lane miles is 620 +/-.

 Approximate travel lane surface area = 4,027,030 sq. yds.

 Approximate paved berm surface area = 725,355 sq. yds.

 Average Lucas County Maintained Road ADT is 2,568 vehicles per day +/-.

 159.2 miles (55.5% of System) has paved asphalt berms.

 Total County Road Mileage: 286.78 (includes shared mileage)

 Total Township Road Mileage: 401.32 (Lucas County Engineer provides design and inspection services, and Maintenance of bridges for Township Roads)

12 LUCAS COUNTY BRIDGE INFORMATION

Summary of Structures Inspected By the Lucas County Bridge Engineer

Categories Vehicle Bridges Pedestrian Bridges Culverts

Lucas County Roads 105 0 0 Township Roads 57 0 0 BLCC Trails 0 4 0 Metroparks 2 4 0 Municipalities Providence Neapolis Berkey 3 0 0 Swanton Road Holland 1 0 0 Bridge No 975 Maumee 0 0 0

Ottawa Hills 2 0 0 County By Lucas Oregon 0 0 0 Sylvania 0 0 0

Toledo 3 0 0 Reporting and Inventory Inspection, Whitehouse 0 0 0 Sub-Totals: 173 8 0

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Municipal Trails 0 1 0

County Roads over US23 / I475 6 0 0 Municipalities Toledo 1 0 0 Whitehouse 0 1 0

Lucas County Lucas

After Sub-Total: 7 2 0 Inventory by Others, Inventory by TOTAL: 180 10 0 by Inspection Cursory

Garden Road General Appraisal Rating Bridge No. 283 Number of Bridges Change Type of Work from Last 2018 2019 GAR None 8 or 9 90 92 Up 2 Minor Maintenance 7 39 38 Down 1 Major Maintenance 5 or 6 35 34 Down 1 Before Major Rehabilitation 3 or 4 4 4 None Critical Condition 1 or 2 0 0 0 TOTAL: 168 168

Data includes 105 bridges on County Roads, 57 on Township Roads, 2 in Metroparks and 4 on Bike Trails

Ohio's County Average After Lucas County (2014 Data) 0.60% 6.60% Bridges with Load Limits 1 of 168 1,735 of 26,298 Lucas County has 1 bridge posted for a reduced load capacity compared to state wide average of 19.7 bridges per county.

13 LUCAS COUNTY CULVERT INVENTORY

Number of Culverts on Township / Location County / Bikeway Road System Harding 12 Jerusalem 18 Monclova 30 Providence 29 Richfield 20 Spencer 17 Springfield 38 Swanton 11 Sylvania 42 Washington 1 Waterville 17 *Sub-Total (See Culvert Note): 235 Bike Trails 19 Total: 254

Physical Condition County Road System Bike Trails Good 226 17 Fair 9 2 Poor 0 0 Critical 0 0 Sub-Total (See Culvert Note): 235 19 Total: 254

Note: The above numbers represent structures with spans greater than or equal to 2', but less than 3' with both ends open, and spans greater than or equal to 3', but less than 10' regardless of open ends.

14 Lucas County Transportation Improvement District As a result of an Ohio Department of Transportation request to local stakeholders on March 6th of 2014 for a local sponsor to advance potential interchanges along the I-475 corridor, and the input by these local stakeholders at meetings which followed this request, the Lucas County Engineer advanced the formation of a Transportation Improvement District (TID).

On April 22, 2014, the Lucas County Board of County Commissioners created the LCTID. Subsequently, on May 28, 2014, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) approved the TID registration. A TID is authorized under the Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5540 to finance, construct, maintain, repair, and operate street, highway, and other transportation projects, and in relation construct, alter, and repair roads, highways, and other related infrastructure and facilities.

The TID enables various political subdivisions to participate and take advantage of the opportunities and benefits made available only through a TID. A TID is particularly effective on regional or multi‐jurisdictional projects to deliver these projects in an efficient and cost‐effective manner. Generally these improvements are driven by an economic development component.

LCTID Board members and contact information, meeting minutes, and project listings can be found via a link on the Lucas County Engineers website.

Two of the current projects include Dorr Street at I-475 and US 20A at I-475 interchanges. In 2015, Burgess & Niple, LLC completed an Alternative Evaluation Report at each location for the LCTID in cooperation with ODOT. This work has led to the initiation of engineering plans.

ODOT District 2, in cooperation with LCTID, was awarded construction funds by TRAC in December 2019 for the US-20A Interchange (pictured below, right). The Construction Contract is scheduled to be awarded in Fall 2021 and scheduled

for completion in 2023. As with the Dorr Street Interchange. local sponsors are required to pay half of the total cost ($41.0 Million) of the interchange. The LCTID is partnering with the City of Maumee, Monclova Township, Lucas County and the Toledo Lucas County Port Authority on this project.

For the Dorr Street location (pictured above, left), the LCTID is managing the design phase, a team led by Tetra Tech was selected, and the work is underway. The LCTID also was successful in its presentation to TRAC in 2015 for funds ($1.5 million at US 20A and $2.3 million at Dorr Street) for State FY 2017 & 2018 to complete the design and right of way for these projects.

TRAC funds were approved in Jan 2018 for the construction of the Dorr Street Interchange. Construction of the interchange along with construction of the I-475 widening to 3 lanes in each direction between Airport Highway and Central Avenue is expected to begin in late 2019 and the interchange is expected to be open by August of 2021. Dorr Street will be five lanes between McCord Road and Holland - Sylvania Road. Construction began in October 2019.

15 Lucas County Transportation Improvement District A two lane modern roundabout will be constructed at the intersection of McCord Road and Dorr Street and a roundabout will be constructed at the entrance to the Kott development.

Local partners are required to pay half of the cost of the $37 Million interchange. The LCTID was formed to accomplish this task. The LCTID and Lucas County have obtained grants from OPWC and Jobs and Commerce for approximately $2 Million. The LCTID was approved for a $8.5 Million State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) loan. Springfield Township has obtained a Tax Increment Finance (TIF) agreement with the Springfield School District and the Penta School District whereby a portion of taxes from the nearby Induced development can be used to repay local partners. The City of Toledo has agreed to pay $1 Million toward the estimated $7 Million worth of development inside the city. Springfield Township, Lucas County and a private developer have agreed to guarantee payment of the remaining share offset by TIF proceeds.

A third project completed by the LCTID included the public roadway and traffic system management improvements to Briarfield Blvd., Brandyway Lane, and Salisbury Road intersection in Monclova Township in conjunction with the new loc on for The Anderson's Inc. headquarters site. This was a joint project with Lucas County and Monclova Township. In 2015, the right of way acquisition including tenant relocation for the apartment building was completed, the roadway and demolition plans were completed, and proposed signal poles ordered. The proposed roadway work was completed by early August of 2016 in time for the Anderson’s to move into their new building as scheduled. The total cost of the public roadway improvements was $2,268,871.

Significant Projects Planned A complete listing of our Capital Improvement Program 2019—2024 is available on the Lucas County Engineer website, under Administration.

Below is a list of programmed Safety and Capacity Projects:

YEAR PROJECT DESCRIPTION TOTAL $ COUNTY $

2020 Albon Road and Salisbury Road Roundabout $1,146,000 $114,600

2020 Dorr Steet and McCord Road Roundabout $2,511,000 $251,000

2021 US 20A and Weckerly Road Roundabout $1,458,000 $157,081

2022 Monclova Road and Weckerly Road Roundabout $1,191,000 $169,800

2022 Brint Road and Kilburn Road Roundabout $1,265,000 $450,000

2022 US 20A and I-475 Interchange (See Note 1) $41,000,000 $2,730,000±

2023 Angola Road and King Road Roundabout $2,857,000 $749,000

2023 Brint Road and Centennial Road Roundabout $1,592,000 $213,600

2024 Centennial Road and Hill Avenue Roundabout $1,185,000 $310,000

Totals: $54,205,000 $2,415,081

Notes: 1. An additional $60 to $70 million of Interstate Construction will occur if project occurs

16 Lucas County “One-Stop-Shop” GIS Web Page

In the past years, different agencies of Lucas County has strived to bring to the public, GIS web page content in the form of data and online maps through the Lucas County web site. For anyone navigating the web site, at times it may have been difficult for some users of the site simply because there was no “one-stop-shop” type page for the average user to visit. As of last year, that has all changed. Anyone visiting the web site can now go directly to one page and get their fill of GIS data and online maps. When visiting the Lucas County web site, the user will merely have to scroll down on the front page to the “Popular Topics” area and click on GIS/Maps and they are presented with a page of all Lucas County GIS content:

Data links are in the table content above the maps. The maps are located on what are known as “carousels”. You’ll note the active navigational arrows on the sides of each one if there are more than 3 maps present. The arrows can be used to navigate through the maps. The carousels also transition automatically from page to page when not interacted with.

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New Employees of 2019

Michael Stormer started work at the Lucas County Engineer's Office in July 2019 and is currently the Chief Deputy Engineer. He is a graduate of the University of Toledo (BS CE, 1992) and worked for the Ohio Department of Transportation for nearly 28 years prior to joining our office. Michael lives near Luckey with his wife and two daughters. Michael Stormer

Bernard Bahaya graduated with a B.S. in Civil Eng. from Makerere Univ. Kampala, Uganda, Jan. 2012, an M.S. in Civil Eng. at the Univ. of Texas, San Antonio, May 2014 and a doctorate in Civil Eng. from the Univ. of Toledo, Dec. 2019. Bernard worked as a graduate Engineer, Hydraulics and Sanitation Consultants Uganda Ltd. from Aug. 2011 to July 2012, as a GIS data analyst, the City of San Antonio, Transportation and Capital Imp. Division from Oct. 2014 to Bernard Bahaya April 2015, as a groundwater intern, the Water Science Division of the Texas Water Development Board April 2015 to July 2015. He began working at the Lucas County Engineer's office as a student intern in Jan. 2019 and was hired as a Hydrology-Hydraulics modeler

in Dec. 2019. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and an active member of the National Society of Black Engineers.

Halie Steingraber started at the Lucas County Engineer's Office in January 2019 and is currently working in the Road Maintenance Department as an Account Specialist. She transferred from the Lucas County Auditor's Office, where she worked for two years.

Halie Steingraber Mark Smith began work at the Lucas County Engineer's Office in June 2019 and is currently the Permit Manager. A graduate of the University of Toledo (BS CET, 2005), Mark worked as a

construction project manager prior to joining our office on a wide range of construction projects across the country which includes Toledo Public Schools rebuilds here in his home town. Mark lives with his wife, son and daughter in Sylvania Township. Mark A. Smith Jordan Kreglow, a recent graduate from the University of Toledo, received a B.S. in Civil Eng., and began working full-time in the Lucas County Engineer’s Office, Aug. 2019. Interned with this office prior to full-time employment, he gained knowledge of the day to day operations of each department. He plans on becoming a dual licensed professional (Professional Eng./Profession Surveyor) in the state of Ohio. He is currently working in the Survey/Tax Map Department getting the proper experience that is needed for licen- Jordan Kreglow

Scott Sekas started work at the Lucas County Engineer's Office in May 2019 and is currently a Construction Engineer Intern. He is a graduate of the University of Toledo (BS in Construction Engineering Technology, 2019) and worked part time with the County for one year prior to joining our office. Scott lives in Northwood with his fiancée and two dogs.

Scott Sekas Employees not pictured that began work with the Lucas County Engineer’s Road Maintenance Garage in 2019: Cody Currier and Michael Johnston are mechanics. Jennifer McConnell is a laborer.

18 2019 SERVICE AWARDS

Robert Neubert—20 Years Bryan Zienta—20 Years Brian S. Miller—20 Years

Ryan Belinkse—30 Years (not pictured)

Robert Neubert Bryan Zienta Brian S. Miller Eng. Technician II Bridge Engineer Records/IT/CAD Manager

Retirees of 2019

Keith G. Earley Denny Pritscher Jeff Lohse

Former Lucas County Engineer Former Chief Surveyor Former Chief Deputy Engineer

Retirees Not Pictured

Pat Molnar John Perlaky Mike Myers Dave Machoukas

Retirement of Keith Earley, Former Lucas County Engineer (1999-2019)

Three Lucas County Engineers - George F. Wilson, Keith G. Earley Lucas County Engineer’s Staff and current Lucas County Engineer,

Mike Pniewski

19 Locating History The First Interstate in Lucas County, Ohio

On June 29, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, which called for the construction of up to 41,000 miles (66,000 km) of Interstate Highways. Of that, up to 1,500 miles (2,400 km) were to be built in Ohio. The same year, Ohio passed a law which raised the state's speed limit to 60 mph (97 km/h), and in 1957, Ohio began the construction of its Interstate Highway allotment. By 1958, Ohio had spent more money on its Interstate Highways than either New York or California. In 1960, Ohio had completed the construction of 522 miles (840 km) of pavement; in 1962, Ohio had completed the construction of 684 miles (1,101 km) of pavement; and in 1970, Ohio had completed the construction of 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of pavement. By the end of 1971, Ohio had only 167 miles (269 km) of Interstate still to build. On September 19, 2003, Ohio finally finished the originally planned Interstate Highway System. The very first interstate to be completed was that of the 12.41 miles of Interstate 280. In 1959, I-280 was not only the first completed in Lucas County, it was the first to be completed in the State of Ohio, connecting I-80/I-90 (the Ohio Turnpike) with I-75 in northeastern Toledo. The southern end of I-280 is an interchange in Wood County with exit 71 along the Ohio Turnpike, which carries Interstate 80 and Interstate 90 at this point. South of this interchange, the I-280 freeway transitions to State Route 420 (SR 420), a divided highway without access control, that also provides access to a truck stop and other businesses. Continuing north, -I 280 runs through farm land and through an interchange with Bahnsen Road, which also provides access to other motorist- and trucking-related businesses. North of the SR 795 interchange, the freeway turns to the northwest. At the Walbridge Road interchange in Walbridge, Ohio, I-280 turns back due north. On either side of the Interstate, the surroundings transition from farms to residential subdivisions. I-280 crosses a major Norfolk Southern railroad line also used by the Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limited passenger train routes operated by Amtrak. North of this crossing, the freeway passes into Lucas County. I-280 turns northwesterly again in the city of Oregon. This area is suburban residential neighborhoods as the freeway approaches the Maumee River. The Interstate crosses the river on the Veterans' Glass City Skyway, an 8,800-foot (2,700 m), cable stayed bridge. On the opposite bank of the river, I-280 turns northward and passes through an intersection with SR 25. There is one final interchange with I-75 where I-280 terminates.

From the Akron Beacon Journal, Fri., 22 May, 1959 From the Akron Beacon Journal, Sun., 22 Nov., 1959

20 The Lucas County Engineer’s Office Staff

ADMINISTRATION ROAD MAINTENACE GARAGE Mike Pniewski, P.E., P.S. County Engineer Chris Leupp Garage Superintendent Mark Drennen, M.P.A. Administrative Deputy Ryan Belinske Fleet Manager Kelleigh Decker Administrative Deputy Kim Kettman Account Specialist Missy Dixon Clerical Supervisor Halie Steingraber Account Specialist Kara Moore Account Specialist John Bowser General Foreman BRIDGES Ryan Antonacci Laborer 1 Bryan Zienta, P.E. Bridge & Culvert Design Engineer Tamiko Bell Laborer 1 CONSTRUCTION Brian Bishop Laborer 1 Joel Palermo, P.E. Construction Engineer Todd Boatfield Operator 3 Josh Hazard Constr. Project Supervisor Melvon Collins Operator 2 Richard Stevens Inspector Eric Craft Operator 4 Margie Knopp Inspector Daniel Cunningham Laborer 1 Mike Sowers Inspector Cody Currier Mechanic Greg Sopher Inspector Matt Dierker Laborer 1 Scott Sekas Inspector Tim Durfey Operator 3 DRAINAGE/STORWATER Patrick Ellis Laborer 3 Brian W. Miller, P.E. Drainage Engineer Daniel Gibson Operator 2 Bernard Bahaya Tamon Greene Laborer 1 Alan Pfaff, E.I. Engineering Technician Albert Hilt Laborer 1 Robert Neubert Engineering Technician II Michael Johnston Mechanic Nancy Ovens Stormwater Clerk Ken Limes Operator 3 PLANNING Jennifer McConnell Laborer 1 Doug Parrish, P.E. Engineering Project Manager Steve Meinen Mechanic RECORDS/IT/CAD Jeff Morris Operator 4 Brian S. Miller, A.S.C., A+ C.P. Records/IT/CAD Manager Douglas Osborn Laborer 3 RIGHT-OF-WAY Russell Palmer Laborer 1 Joe Shultz Right-of-Way Coordinator Tim Palmer Laborer 1 ROADWAY Phil Scofield Operator 4 Michael Stormer, P.E. Chief Deputy Engineer Jeff Smith Operator 2 Pat O’Boyle, P.E. Design Engineer Nick Tomasello Operator 2 Sarah Rowland, P.E. Roadway Township Design Engineer Troy Walborn Stock Specialist Kyle Warner, P.E. Traffic Design Engineer SURVEY/TAX MAP Tina Richey Engineering Technician II Matt Puhl, P.S. Chief Surveyor La’Torian Penn Engineering Technician I Rick Kaufmann, P.S. Surveyor TRAFFIC Steve Beers Survey Technician II Ron Myers, P.E. Traffic Operations Engineer Shawn Shaffer Assistant Cadastral Map Specialist II Michael Melnyk Traffic Operations EIT Stacy R.Davis Assistant Cadastral Map Specialist II Mark A. Smith Envir. Spec. & Permit Manager Jordan Kreglow Engineer Intern I Chad Thomas Signal Technician

Greg Wimberly Special Projects

Lucas County Public Works Complex Lucas County Engineer’s Office Lucas County Engineer’s Office Tax Map Department 1049 S. McCord Road 1 Government Center, Suite 770 Holland, OH 43528 Toledo, OH 43604 419-213-2860 419-213-4652

Road Maintenance Department 419-213-2892

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