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The Amish Buggy Safety Program provides funding for transportation improvement projects on priority state routes and off-road trails adjacent to priority state routes that improve safety for motorists and horse drawn vehicles. The priority state routes were identified and selected based on ODOT buggy/motorized vehicle crash data.
To be eligible for funding a project must address criteria identified in Section 5.2.2 of ODOT’s Amish Buggy Safety on Ohio’s State Roadway System Report (September 2000).
The following types of projects are eligible:
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Widening paved shoulders to 6-8 feet.
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Paving graded shoulders during scheduled reconstruction or repaving of roadway
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Construction of buggy pull-off or hill climbing lanes
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Widening shoulders on downhill side of roadways
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Construction of separate buggy/bicycle trails
Funding is allocated annually by ODOT’s Funds Management Committee. Historical annual allocations have equaled $1 million. The federal participation rate is 80 percent. Projects are selected through an application process.
Questions concerning the Amish Buggy Program should be directed to Jerry Workman at (614) 387-5417 or jworkman@dot.state.oh.us.