SHROYER ROAD PROJECT
January 20, 2017
Project Summary:

In 2017, the city of Oakwood will complete a joint project with the city of Kettering to upgrade Shroyer Road. This is a federally funded project planned through the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission and the Ohio Department of Transportation. The Kettering portion of the project is from Stroop Road to the Kettering/Oakwood corporation line and is primarily an asphalt resurfacing job. The Oakwood portion of the project runs from the Kettering/Oakwood corporation line northbound to the Oakwood/Dayton corporation line, which is the entire 1.1 mile section of Shroyer Road in Oakwood. The Oakwood portion is an asphalt resurfacing job and a roadway change involving the Road Diet design concept. The vehicle lanes on Shroyer Road will be reduced from four to three. When completed, Shroyer Road will have:

  • Single northbound and southbound through lanes in each direction;
  • Exclusive left turn lanes at each cross street intersection;
  • Five foot wide bike lanes on both sides of the street between the roadway and adjacent curb;
  • A clear distance of approximately seven feet between the vehicle lanes and the existing sidewalk.
    The current clear distance is approximately two feet;
  • 16 raised center medians with grass;
  • Two mid-block pedestrian crossings. One crossing will be between Wonderly Avenue and Orchard Drive, and one will be between Telford Avenue and Aberdeen Avenue. Both crossings will be equipped with flashing beacon technology to alert motorists of pedestrian activity.
  • A new and improved pedestrian/bikeway crossing at the north end of the project, between Dellwood Avenue in Oakwood and Gainsborough Road in Dayton. This will also be equipped with flashing beacon technology.

The project addresses safety concerns identified in a 2016 Shroyer Road Safety Study. The Road Diet concept will improve the safety performance of Shroyer Road for all transportation modes (e.g., vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle) by reducing all crash types.

Primary Problems with the existing Shroyer Road:
  • High accident rates from:
    • Rear-end crashes
    • Angle crashes
    • Left turn crashes
    • Sideswipe crashes
  • Lack of safe roadway crossings for pedestrians and cyclists.
  • Limited clear distance space between existing sidewalks and vehicle lanes (approx. two feet).
  • Excessive vehicle speeds.