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ODOT looking to cut down crashes on busy streets

North Main Street Safety Improvement Project Photo contributed by Harrison Township (via Facebook) (Harrison Township (via Facebook) /Harrison Township (via Facebook))
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HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Drivers should be mindful of orange barrels and a new project on the busy roads of Montgomery County.

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As reported on News Center 7 Daybreak, leaders want to cut down on the number of crashes.

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has called this project, “A Road Diet.”

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Harrison Township said on social media that the work is focused on Main Street from Siebenthaler Avenue to Shoup Mill and Turner Roads.

News Center 7 took some video of the construction scene.

Four lanes are being reduced to two wider lanes and adding a middle turn lane.

Branden Price told News Center 7 that he hates driving on this stretch.

“Hectic, it’s hectic. Always you got to try to find a different route,” he said.

We will update this story.

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