But NewsCenter 7’s Andy Sedlak reports there eventually will be a road that goes through there, which would be the beginning of larger changes.
The intersection will soon be gone, and instead, Shakertown will be connected to Factory Road, with no more access from U.S. 35.
“We’ll be extending Shakertown to the east and it’ll connect to a realigned Alpha-Bellbrook road,” said Jeff Moorman, Beavercreek city engineer. “Then it’ll connect back into Factory.”
There have been more than 30 crashes there in the last three years.
“I’ve seen many accidents at the light and at the Shakertown turn,” said Larry Umbarger, who lives off Shakertown Road. “I’ve actually seen overturned vehicles. People stop to turn and then the guy rams you in the rear end. It’s an accident waiting to happen.”
The state plans to elevate U.S. 35 and add access roads to the businesses along the highway, at a cost of about $100 million. Moorman said the average daily traffic count is approximately 40,000.
Beavercreek will pay 30 percent of the cost of the Shakertown project. The project is in the design phase, and likely will start construction in 2020, according to Woolpert, the company contracted by Beavercreek to do the work.
With the work on Shakertown scheduled, the hope is the state will start its part of the project sooner, officials said.
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