As Memorial Day approaches, the roads swell with travelers - echoes of history, as people take a pilgrimage to the beginnings of summer. Ohio gears up for the wave of 45.1 million Americans expected to journey across its veins and arteries, stretching over 50 miles from hearth and home. This forecast by the American Automobile Association (AAA) doesn't just signal busy highways.
Calling upon Ohio residents, Governor Mike DeWine urged in a statement obtained by the Ohio State Highway Patrol's news release, for patience and attentiveness during this time. "I encourage all drivers to be alert and prioritize safety behind the wheel," said Governor DeWine, under the shadow of last year's 26 lives lost in road tragedies. Working to avert a repeat of past misfortunes, the Ohio State Highway Patrol focuses its attention especially on seatbelt, impaired, or distracted driving, and speeding violations.
In this collective moment of remembrance and celebration, Colonel Charles A. Jones, Patrol superintendent, reminds us through an Ohio State Highway Patrol news release that "Wear your safety belt, stay focused and never drive impaired. The decisions you make could save a life." With this call to action to report any dangerous driving using #677, Ohioans are enlisted as sentinels of safety on every traveled path.
Amid nearly 1,000 new construction projects, travelers will find some disruptions, admits ODOT Director Pamela Boratyn. Timely advisories on work zones can be found to prepare for inevitable delays, especially in high-traffic areas like I-70 through Columbus and I-75 in Dayton and Cincinnati, at OHGO.com.
