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In 2000 ODOT started to focus attention on improving the look of the state’s highway system. Since then the department has been working with community members and local stakeholders to learn about their concerns and plan projects with those concerns in mind. Additionally, ODOT has been incorporating aesthetic features by using simple, low-cost designs involving color, texture and pattern.

Color| Design| Landscape| Involvement| Texture

Design Aesthetics Update:
News Clips - News stories regarding Design Aesthetics.
Federal Colors Online - Research a federal color. Remember that these digital representations are not exactly what the colors will look like on a job.
Public Involvement - Guidelines when additional public involvement is warranted on a project.
Landscape Guidelines - ODOT Landscape Guidelines can also be found in the Reference section of the Location and Design Manual. Volume 1.
Native Plants of Ohio - Research Native Plants in Ohio from The Ohio State University.
Identifying Noxious Weeds in Ohio - Research noxious weeds in Ohio.
Reminder:
Aesthetic treatments and color selections. Download the IOC
Aesthetic Design QAR Sheet: Download the aesthetic projects report.
Aesthetic Guidelines, PDF
Download the Guidelines

Download Adobe Acrobat

The above image is of the 70/75 Interchange currently under construction in Dayton, Ohio. The six year project will transform the interchange into one of the safest, most modern and efficient interstate crossroads in the country.

These piers are part of the new one half mile long flyover ramp.

View of interchange before construction and
rendering of completed interchange.

For more information about the project:
Visit the project website

District Aesthetic Design Contacts
D-1	D-5	D-9	C.O.
D-2	D-6	D-10
D-3	D-7	D-11
D-4	D-8	D-12
Web Site Administrator Last updated:06/26/08
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