Construction Can Be Confusing to Some Drivers
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Channel: Dayton 24/7 Now · 2012 · News & Politics
MONTGOMERY COUNTY -- Confusion may have been a factor in a deadly crash on I-75 near Central in West Carrollton Friday morning. Drivers will have to continue to negotiate lane changes and lane closures as upgrades continue on the interstate. "I have been driving back and forth between Cincinnati and Dayton every week for five or six years," said driver Linda Rumpf. Rumpf frequently drives on I-75. "I don't remember when there wasn't construction, it's my way of life," she laughed.Rumpf said the construction on the interstate often times makes driving very tricky. "When you go off 7 5 North then there's a sign way over there that says 75 South and you're like oh and you have to quickly go over so, the first time you do it you have no idea what you're doing. The first time I thought I was going to wreck," she said. When asked what do you do? She answered " I just pray."I-75 isn't the only freeway where there is major construction going on. On Route 35 there's road construction as well. The road actually splits off into two. People who don't drive on the freeway everyday may get confused. "If we do get any information from the public and they say it really will be helpful if there was something here or there, we'll always go back out and take a look at that," said Ohio Department of Transportation Spokesperson Mandi Abner. Abner said signs are up far in advance to warn drivers of the construction and pattern shifts but, too many signs could be distracting. "Even if you are familiar with this zone it could change tomorrow, next week. Just because you did it one day, see new signs or something, just trust what's there," said Ohio Highway Patrol Trooper Sergeant Jeff Kramer. "The best thing drivers can do when they're coming up on a construction zone is slow down, don't slam on the breaks but slow down so that you're at a speed where you're able to read the signs," said Abner. The I-75 modernization project should be completed by 2016.
