COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Transportation’s plans to build a freeway connecting U.S. 23 and I-71 were met with hostility from Delaware County residents during a public hearing on Thursday.
ODOT held the first of three hearings on its draft conceptual alternatives study at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, with subsequent meetings scheduled to occur in Marengo and Marion next week.
The study’s recommendations have been praised by the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, which has long advocated for improved travel between central and northwest Ohio…