A new $4.5 million roundabout has been completed at the intersection of U.S. 20A and State Route 64 on Swanton’s western edge, near the Fulton and Lucas county line, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.
The project, listed by ODOT as FUL/LUC-20A/64 (PID 110207), converted the former two-way stop-controlled intersection into a modern roundabout. ODOT District 2 administered the construction, and the work included excavation, new pavement and drainage on both corridors, according to ODOT’s project record, which puts the cost at $4.5 million.
The junction has a complicated traffic history. U.S. 20A is the older U.S. 20 alignment running through Maumee, Monclova Township and Swanton, while State Route 64 links Metamora and Swanton with Waterville. The two intersect once at the Swanton roundabout and again about 12 miles east at Waterville, where they run together across the Maumee River, according to ODOT…