LIME CITY – Perrysburg Township trustees heard an update Wednesday on two intersections as
township and city officials continue discussing options to improve safety.Trustee Gary Britten shared
details from a meeting earlier in the week, the second multi-agency session to weigh changes to Scheider
Road at Ohio 199 and the intersection of Roachton and Hull Prairie roads.The latest session involved the
city and township as well as school representatives and Ohio Department of Transportation officials.
Britten said the results of a traffic study of Roachton and Hull Prairie, funded by the city, the
township and the Wood County Engineer’s Office for $5,700, showed no cause to install a four-way stop or
traffic signal there. Britten said there is simply not enough traffic on Hull Prairie to suggest a
change at that intersection, which has experienced increased traffic crashes, some of them
fatal."The only thing that it does show that would be warranted in the near future would be a
roundabout," he said.Wood County Engineer Ray Huber reportedly suggested installing lighted stop
signs. Britten, who is also superintendent of the county highway garage, said the signs, at $1,300
apiece, are an expensive option that wouldn’t necessarily solve the problem. Drivers on Hull Prairie are
stopping at the intersection, he said, but are possibly not seeing other traffic, as opposed to not
knowing they’re required to stop. Also, a stop on Roachton would likely cause traffic to back up too
much.The study won’t be fully complete for another two to three months.Separately, plans have been
discussed to close Scheider at Ohio 199. The road is used mostly for those going to either the Toledo
Islamic Center or soccer fields on undeveloped school land in the area. An extension of Carronade Drive
is planned to replace Scheider as a thoroughfare, and ODOT has proposed a roundabout be installed at 199
and Roachton, but not until 2016.The school district is working on a plan to construct a new building to
alleviate crowded schools, and Britten said that only one of 13 proposals involve the 199 property,
according to Treasurer Matt Feasel.Britten said another meeting is scheduled for Jan. 9, when a decision
on the future of Scheider Road could be made.