State reopens US 35 interchange ramps at Woodman

Two ramps closed for weeks for the realignment of the U.S. 35/Woodman Drive interchange in Riverside have reopened. This is an aerial photo of the Woodman Linden interchange looking north. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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Two ramps closed for weeks for the realignment of the U.S. 35/Woodman Drive interchange in Riverside have reopened. This is an aerial photo of the Woodman Linden interchange looking north. JIM NOELKER/STAFF
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June 20, 2024
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Two highway ramps that were closed for weeks to realign the U.S. 35/Woodman Drive interchange in Riverside have reopened, Ohio Department of Transportation officials said Thursday afternoon.

The U.S. 35 eastbound entrance and exit ramps had been shut down for about three weeks as part of the $10.3 million ODOT project to arrange all highway access points in their final configuration.

Tens of thousands of vehicles travel daily through the interchange, according to the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission.

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It is located in a busy area between Beavercreek and Dayton, and between Kettering and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, as well as the National Museum for the U.S. Air Force.

An estimated 80,000 to 90,000 vehicles per day pass that interchange — 20,000 to 24,000 on Woodman Drive, and 62,000 to 67,000 on U.S. 35, according to regional planning officials.

Woodman traffic that shifted to the northbound lanes last fall is expected to continue that way into late summer while crews repair the southbound lanes, according to ODOT.

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Nick Blizzard is a staff writer for the Dayton Daily News. He is a graduate of Stebbins High School who earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and its E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Nick is a Riverside native who has lived in Huber Heights and Kettering. He has been a journalist in the Dayton area for more than 25 years.