By Paula Scott

From 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13 at Community Health Professionals Building, 1200 S. Main St., the Village of Ada will hold a special council and public meeting to discuss proposed safety improvements for the intersection of Buckeye Ave. and Main Street.

The proposal includes designating and posting signs for one-way traffic on Buckeye Ave. in a two-block area traveling east from Gilbert St. to Johnson St.  and creating angle parking. This meeting will be held for the purpose of discussion and receiving public input. The public is welcomed and encouraged to attend.

The meeting will include information from the Ada Police Department, traffic study information from Choice One Engineering and estimated cost for the project. Preliminary information shows that there are 32 conflict points that create frequent difficulties for drivers and pedestrians at this location. Crash information has not been cited as the motivating factor in this proposal.

An Ohio Department of Public Safety crash report search below shows the following accidents in Ada from June 2022-May 2023.

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06/08/2022 - Lincoln at Main, 2 vehicle injury accident

06/23/2022 - E. Highland near Main, car vs. motorcycle non-injury accident

06/26/2022 - North Ave. at Gilbert, 2 vehicle non-injury accident

07/01/2022 - 100 block of S. Main, 2 vehicle parking crash without damage

07/09/2022 - 100 block of S. Main, 3 vehicle non-injury accident

07/22/2022 - S. Johnson at E. University, damage to 2 vehicles

08/28/2022 - E. College Ave near Main, car vs. bicycle accident, medical attention refused

09/30/2022 - 200 block S. Main, damage to two vehicles

10/05/2022 - E. College at Gilbert, 2 vehicle injury accident

10/17/2022 - E. Montford at N. Main, damage to 2 vehicles

10/25/2022 - Edwards at Montford, damage to 2 vehicles

11/20/2022 - 300 block of W. Buckeye, 1 vehicle accident

12/08/2022 - SR 81 near TR 55, 1 vehicle and deer accident

01/07/2023 - Lincoln Ave. at Ream, 1 vehicle motorcycle accident with minor injuries

01/16/2023 - Main St. at Buckey, 2 vehicles, crash into a parked vehicle

01/30/2023 - 400 block of W. Lincoln, 1 vehicle crash due to medical emergency

02/28/2023 - 500 block of N. Main, failure to yield, damage to 2 vehicles

03/14/2023 - E. Lincoln at S. Johnson, damage to 2 vehicles (icy conditions)

03/25/2023 - Main St. at Highland, illegal U-turn; damage to 2 vehicles

04/21/2023 - S. Gilbert at Lincoln, 2 vehicle accident with damage to one vehicle

04/28/2023 - Main St at Lima Ave., damage to 2 vehicles

05/08/2023 - Main St. near Community Markets, damage to 2 vehicles

05/11/2023 - Lincoln and Johnson Sts., 1 vehicle injury motorcycle accident

05/23/2023 - E. North Ave. car vs. pedestrian injury accident