1. Project Sponsor: Ohio Department of Transportation District 12

2. I-480 I-480N I-480 I-271/I-480 Warrensville Center Lee Road “Tip of the Funnel” 151,510 VPD 74,720 VPD 46,960 VPD 2013 Average Annual Daily Traffic 1 2 3 22 168,200 VPD 124,640 VPD US 422 73,320 VPD

3. Bottleneck at I-480 EB at Freeway-to- Freeway Connection to I-480N More Demand for I-480N Leg of Diverge Weave Between Broadway/Lee Entrance Ramps and I-480N Split (1.4 Miles) Queues Form Miles in Advance of Split

4. ODOT 2013 Congestion Rankings Rank 64Rank 39

5. #27 #316 #215 #95 #116 #393 #450 #115#180 #460 #406 - 2014 89% Weekdays 33% AM Peak 31% PM Peak

6. I-480 Eastbound Crash Frequency SLM 20.60 to 24.00 I-480 Eastbound Crash Frequency SLM 20.60 to 24.00

7. Add Auxiliary Lane Length = 1.4 miles Fits in existing footprint of I-480 No downstream improvements needed Physical constraints have been removed $5M tentative commitment from ODOT Safety Program

8. 2011-2012: $6.8M span reconfiguration of Warrensville Center overpass to handle lane improvements (PID 80558) Pier Removed

11. Norfolk Southern (NS) Maple Heights Intermodal Terminal ½ mile from I-480/Broadway interchange Only NS intermodal terminal in Northeast OH Provides connectivity to eastern seaboard & Gulf Coast Transferred over 59,000 containers in 2013 12.5% average annual increase in container traffic over last 5 years

13. Connects Major Employment Centers

14. Take care of what we have Strategic reinvestment in existing infrastructure Make our system work better Improves major diverge Improve Safety Addresses multiple high-ranking Safety Analyst locations Enhance Capacity Moves traffic more quickly through pinch-point

15. Currently requesting $10.4M of Tier 1 TRAC funding for Construction Phase in 2017. (Total project cost = $17.25M) Thank you for your consideration.