http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:30:50 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/04/02/edgewater-drive-closure-extended-work-planned-for-whitmer-drive/stories/20260402117 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/04/02/edgewater-drive-closure-extended-work-planned-for-whitmer-drive/stories/20260402117#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:26:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/04/02/edgewater-drive-closure-extended-work-planned-for-whitmer-drive/stories/20260402117 The temporary closure of Edgewater Drive between 141st Street and 145th Street has been extended until Wednesday. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/04/02/tarta-to-kick-off-it-s-muddy-shuttle-on-mud-hens-opening-day/stories/20260402108 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/04/02/tarta-to-kick-off-it-s-muddy-shuttle-on-mud-hens-opening-day/stories/20260402108#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:06:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/04/02/tarta-to-kick-off-it-s-muddy-shuttle-on-mud-hens-opening-day/stories/20260402108 The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority will once again offer its Muddy Shuttle for Toledo Mud Hens fans as the season starts, the transit system said. The TARTA Muddy Shuttle drops fans at Fifth Third Field. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/04/01/utility-work-forces-closure-of-junction-avenue/stories/20260401116 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/04/01/utility-work-forces-closure-of-junction-avenue/stories/20260401116#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:53:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/04/01/utility-work-forces-closure-of-junction-avenue/stories/20260401116 Utility work will necessitate the closure of Junction Avenue between Blum Street and Nebraska Avenue. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/04/01/expanded-sewer-replacement-stretch-out-arlingtons-reconstruction-time/stories/20260331111 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/04/01/expanded-sewer-replacement-stretch-out-arlingtons-reconstruction-time/stories/20260331111#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/04/01/expanded-sewer-replacement-stretch-out-arlingtons-reconstruction-time/stories/20260331111 Brandy Robinson normally uses Arlington Avenue both for her commute and to get to nearby stores. Large pipes lay in a construction zone for a soon to be temporary bypass at the intersection of Arlington Avenue and South Detroit Avenue in Toledo on March 31. An attendee reads a construction update sheet during an Arlington Avenue Construction Open House at Bowsher High School in Toledo on March 31. An attendee listens as Michael Penzler, right, with City of Toledo environmental services, explains part of the construction plan during an Arlington Avenue Construction Open House at Bowsher High School in Toledo on March 31. Attendees sit before engaging in conversation with city workers during an Arlington Avenue Construction Open House at Bowsher High School in Toledo on March 31. Gary Stookey, of City of Toledo traffic management, listens as concerned residents voice questions they have during an Arlington Avenue Construction Open House at Bowsher High School in Toledo on March 31. Cody Schellhammer, construction project manager, and Kyle Reinhart, of Geddis Paving and Excavating, listen as an attendee voices her concerns during an Arlington Avenue Construction Open House at Bowsher High School in Toledo on March 31. Calvin Harris, City of Toledo commissioner of sewage and drainage, explains sewage updates and reconstruction plans to attendees during an Arlington Avenue Construction Open House at Bowsher High School in Toledo on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Attendees raise questions and concerns with Calvin Harris, right, City of Toledo commissioner of sewage and drainage, explains sewage updates and reconstruction plans to attendees during an Arlington Avenue Construction Open House at Bowsher High School in Toledo on March 31. Large pipes lay in a construction zone for a soon to be temporary bypass at the intersection of Arlington Avenue and South Detroit Avenue in Toledo on March 31. Road closure signs and large pipes for a temporary bypass sit at the intersection of Arlington Avenue and South Detroit Avenue in Toledo on March 31. Attendees discuss their issues as Michael Penzler, with City of Toledo environmental services, listens during an Arlington Avenue Construction Open House at Bowsher High School in Toledo on March 31. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/31/odot-using-former-scales-site-ddress-truck-parking-challenges/stories/20260331094 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/31/odot-using-former-scales-site-ddress-truck-parking-challenges/stories/20260331094#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:58:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/31/odot-using-former-scales-site-ddress-truck-parking-challenges/stories/20260331094 PORTAGE, Ohio — A facility once used to check whether truckers were getting enough rest during their travels will soon become a resting place for them instead. Scott Grenerth, director of sales and customer engagement for Truck Specialized Information Services in Findlay, speaks about truck parking during an Ohio Department of Transportation news conference at the former I-75 weigh station near Portage on March 31. Aerial view of the former weigh station on northbound I-75 south of Bowling Green on March 31. ODOT tore down the building in 2022 after the Ohio State Highway Patrol said it was no longer needed, and now the site is being converted into parking spaces for 16 tractor-trailers. The planned layout for a truck parking lot at the Henry County Road 424 interchange on U.S. 6., adjacent to the U.S. 6/24 junction east of Napoleon. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/31/utility-work-forces-closure-of-downtown-sylvania-street/stories/20260331074 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/31/utility-work-forces-closure-of-downtown-sylvania-street/stories/20260331074#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:12:47 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/31/utility-work-forces-closure-of-downtown-sylvania-street/stories/20260331074 Planned sewer work will close one block of a downtown Sylvania street for one day, city officials announced. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/30/city-announces-road-closures-due-utility-work/stories/20260330097 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/30/city-announces-road-closures-due-utility-work/stories/20260330097#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:13:40 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/30/city-announces-road-closures-due-utility-work/stories/20260330097 Utility work will necessitate the closure of a pair of city streets Tuesday. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/30/fans-space-travel-fingers-crossed-successful-artemis-ii-liftoff/stories/20260329057 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/30/fans-space-travel-fingers-crossed-successful-artemis-ii-liftoff/stories/20260329057#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:26:16 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/30/fans-space-travel-fingers-crossed-successful-artemis-ii-liftoff/stories/20260329057 Mark Armstrong was a 6-year-old when in July of 1969 his famous father, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, became the first man in history to walk on the moon. Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen stand on the Kennedy Space Center complex. NASA administrator Jared Isaacman, left, answers questions during a Jan. 17 news conference at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Next to him is the Artemis II crew. From left, the crew (in blue uniforms) includes mission specialists Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch; pilot Victor Glover; and commander Reid Wiseman Artemis II crew members (from left) CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman shown during an integrated ground systems test at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 20. Artemis II NASA astronauts (left to right) Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen stand in the white room on the crew access arm of the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as part of an integrated ground systems test at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in 2023. The test ensures the ground systems team is ready to support the crew timeline on launch day. Astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Reid Wiseman pose in a 2023 file photo. Commander Reid Wiseman. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/30/road-warrior-street-project-close-main-route-downtown-point-place/stories/20260329106 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/30/road-warrior-street-project-close-main-route-downtown-point-place/stories/20260329106#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:25:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/30/road-warrior-street-project-close-main-route-downtown-point-place/stories/20260329106 The startup this week of a water line and roadway project will close a section of Summit Street in North Toledo as well as an intersecting connector street, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. Yes, the Road Warrior column is back for another season of orange barrels and detour signs! A sign on Summit Street near New York Avenue on March 29 advises motorists of the street's southbound lanes' imminent closing for water line construction and other work. Orange barrels and Road Closed signs are lined up along Summit Street in the North End, where the southbound lanes and multiple side streets will close March 30 for a major project. HAWK signals erected last year await activation on Front Street, where a new crosswalk is to be installed over two weeks starting March 30. Crosswalk improvements at the Toledo Zoo entrance on Broadway are scheduled to start March 30 and run for three weeks. Orange spindles were in place March 29 in preparation for the work. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/29/reconstruction-closes-part-west-street/stories/20260329110 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/29/reconstruction-closes-part-west-street/stories/20260329110#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:03:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/29/reconstruction-closes-part-west-street/stories/20260329110 Roadway reconstruction will close two blocks of a West Toledo street for one month, starting Monday, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/29/route-795-i-475-projects-lead-2026-construction-season/stories/20260326099 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/29/route-795-i-475-projects-lead-2026-construction-season/stories/20260326099#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:14:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/29/route-795-i-475-projects-lead-2026-construction-season/stories/20260326099 When the State Rt. 795 bridge over I-75 closes for a 75-day repair next week, some of Ed Nagle’s truck drivers will have detours along their routes. Single-file traffic crosses the Maumee River eastbound on the Ohio Turnpike on March 27. Crews were setting up a two-way traffic pattern in the eastbound lanes so a redecking project can start on the westbound side early next month. Ed Nagle, owner of the Nagle Companies trucking and logistics company in Lake Township, stands at the State Rt. 795 bridge over I-75 on March 26. Single-file traffic crosses the Maumee River eastbound on the Ohio Turnpike on March 27. Crews were setting up a two-way traffic pattern in the eastbound lanes so a redecking project can start on the westbound side early next month. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/27/commuting-trend-focus-transportation-summit-discussion/stories/20260327117 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/27/commuting-trend-focus-transportation-summit-discussion/stories/20260327117#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:17:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/27/commuting-trend-focus-transportation-summit-discussion/stories/20260327117 Fifty years ago, one-fifth of Americans moved — whether across town or across the country — during a typical year. Dr. Nichole Fifer, director of the BGSU Center for Regional Development, speaks during the the 22nd annual State of the Region Conference on March 11, 2024, at the Bowen-Thompson Student Union at Bowling Green State University. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/27/utility-work-close-polish-village-street/stories/20260327112 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/27/utility-work-close-polish-village-street/stories/20260327112#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:24:48 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/27/utility-work-close-polish-village-street/stories/20260327112 Utility work will close part of East Central Avenue on Saturday only, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/26/tarta-celebrates-seven-new-drivers/stories/20260326089 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/26/tarta-celebrates-seven-new-drivers/stories/20260326089#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:47:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/26/tarta-celebrates-seven-new-drivers/stories/20260326089 One thing you can count on when riding the bus around Toledo is a familiar, smiling face behind the wheel. New driver Stella Wahl, right, shakes hands with City Councilman Mac Driscoll during a TARTA graduation ceremony on March 26 at the Glass City Pavilion in Toledo. At right, Brightis Crump places a pin on her niece TARTA driver graduate Darnesha Crump after a graduation ceremony on March 26 at the Glass City Pavilion in Toledo. New driver Alexus Welch smiles during a TARTA graduation ceremony on March 26 at the Glass City Pavilion in Toledo. New TARTA driver Darnesha Crump speaks during a graduation ceremony on March 26 at the Glass City Pavilion in Toledo. Laura Koprowski, TARTA CEO, speaks during a driver graduation ceremony on March 26 at the Glass City Pavilion in Toledo. City Councilman Mac Driscoll speaks during a driver graduation ceremony on March 26 at the Glass City Pavilion in Toledo. Krissy Bofia, president of ATU Local 697, speaks during a driver graduation ceremony on March 26 at the Glass City Pavilion in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/26/planning-executive-urges-businesses-speak-us-23-connector/stories/20260326088 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/26/planning-executive-urges-businesses-speak-us-23-connector/stories/20260326088#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:17:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/26/planning-executive-urges-businesses-speak-us-23-connector/stories/20260326088 Toledo-area businessmen need to make their voices heard about a proposed connector between U.S. 23 and I-71 north of Columbus to counterbalance vociferous local opposition, a regional planning leader said Thursday morning. Sandy Spang speaks about film as a means for expanding Toledo economically at Glass City Metropark in Toledo on Sept. 26, 2023. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/21/good-bye-hawaii-hello-toledo-young-couples-plans-rerouted/stories/20260311005 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/21/good-bye-hawaii-hello-toledo-young-couples-plans-rerouted/stories/20260311005#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2026 11:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/21/good-bye-hawaii-hello-toledo-young-couples-plans-rerouted/stories/20260311005 Colin Stroud and his family went from saying “We’re moving to Hawaii!” to “Hello, Toledo!” Colin and Anne Marie Stroud in Oahu, capturing a brief sunny moment before they decided to leave. Colin Stroud stands for a photo at the Main Library in Toledo on March 13. Colin Stroud in Oahu, capturing a brief sunny moment just before they decided to leave Hawaii. Anne Marie Stroud enjoyng a beautiful beach Oahu with her children before they decided to leave Hawaii. Colin Stroud stands for a photo at the Main Library in Toledo on March 13. Colin Stroud speaks in an interview at the Main Library in Toledo on Friday, March 13, 2026. Colin Stroud in Oahu, capturing a brief sunny moment just before the Strouds decided to leave Hawaii. Colin Stroud in Oahu, enjoying a scenic walk before they decided to leave Hawaii. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/21/reconstruction-to-close-south-toledo-street-utility-work-affect-2-others/stories/20260320113 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/21/reconstruction-to-close-south-toledo-street-utility-work-affect-2-others/stories/20260320113#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/21/reconstruction-to-close-south-toledo-street-utility-work-affect-2-others/stories/20260320113 Roadway reconstruction will close a South Toledo street for five months starting Monday, and an intersecting street will be partially closed Monday and Tuesday, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/19/temporary-road-closures-expected/stories/20260319084 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/19/temporary-road-closures-expected/stories/20260319084#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:48:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/19/temporary-road-closures-expected/stories/20260319084 Several temporary road closures throughout the city of Toledo will cause traffic to be rerouted Saturday. Hikers start off at Glass City Metropark during the Glass City to Middlegrounds Bridge Walk in East Toledo on Sept. 1. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/19/opponents-of-i-475-widening-bring-in-specialist-to-help-make-their-point/stories/20260318144 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/19/opponents-of-i-475-widening-bring-in-specialist-to-help-make-their-point/stories/20260318144#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/19/opponents-of-i-475-widening-bring-in-specialist-to-help-make-their-point/stories/20260318144 A Cincinnati Children’s Hospital researcher explained to area residents the detrimental effects of highway air pollutants on people’s health, especially children’s. Peggy Daly-Masternak, coordinator of the I-475 Neighborhoods Coalition, talks to Toledo-area residents March 18 at Monroe Street United Methodist Church in central Toledo. Patrick Ryan, a Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center researcher, talks to Toledo-area residents about detrimental effects of highway air pollutants on people’s health March 18 at Monroe Street United Methodist Church in central Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/17/tarta-promotes-capital-projects-director-executive-level-post/stories/20260317103 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/17/tarta-promotes-capital-projects-director-executive-level-post/stories/20260317103#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2026 22:26:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/03/17/tarta-promotes-capital-projects-director-executive-level-post/stories/20260317103 Citing recent capital projects she has overseen as cause for a promotion, the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority has elevated its director of capital projects to the new position of chief capital officer. In her position, Kattie Bond will provide strategic oversight for all capital programs.