Editing Interstate 73 (section)

===Ohio===

Both I-73 and I-74 are planned to enter Ohio from [[Huntington, West Virginia]] and parallel US&nbsp;52 to [[Portsmouth, Ohio|Portsmouth]]. A four-lane controlled highway known as the Portsmouth Bypass was constructed between 2015 and 2019,<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.transportation.gov/tifia/financed-projects/portsmouth-bypass |title = Portsmouth Bypass |date = April 2, 2015 |publisher = United States Department of Transportation |access-date = September 12, 2017 }}</ref> and runs from US&nbsp;52 to US&nbsp;23, along [[Ohio State Route 823|State Route&nbsp;823]] (SR&nbsp;823) just north of [[Lucasville, Ohio|Lucasville]]. I-73 and [[Interstate 74|I-74]] would continue north to [[Ohio State Route 32|SR&nbsp;32]], where I-74 would split from I-73 towards [[Cincinnati]], and I-73 would continue north along US&nbsp;23 and [[Appalachian Development Highway System#Corridor C|Corridor C]] of the [[Appalachian Development Highway System]] the rest of the way through Columbus to Toledo and the Michigan state line. In Columbus, I-73 would most likely follow [[Ohio State Route 315|SR&nbsp;315]] through Columbus. In [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]], I-73 would likely follow [[Interstate 280 (Ohio)|I-280]]'s alignment and likely route along [[Interstate 475 (Ohio)|I-475]] before branching off with US&nbsp;23 into Michigan. However, routes in the Columbus and Toledo areas have not yet been officially determined. Ohio has abandoned further study of much of the I-73 corridor, since the [[Ohio Department of Transportation]] (ODOT) already plans to eventually upgrade the US&nbsp;23/US&nbsp;52 corridor from Toledo to Portsmouth to a freeway. Nonetheless, the option to designate the corridor as I-73 once all upgrades are complete remains open, contingent upon what happens with the connecting route in West Virginia.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}

On February 5, 2009, then-Governor [[Ted Strickland]] proposed allowing tolls to be collected on newly built sections of highway.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/gov_toll_road_proposal_may_revive_highway_projects/12556/ |title = Gov Toll Road Proposal May Revive Highway Projects |publisher = [[WCMH-TV]] |location = Columbus, Ohio |agency = [[Associated Press]] |date = February 6, 2009 |access-date = September 19, 2011 |archive-date = September 5, 2012 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20120905210952/http://www.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/gov_toll_road_proposal_may_revive_highway_projects/12556/ |url-status = dead }}</ref> One of the proposed routes includes the Columbus–Toledo corridor, which is currently served by US&nbsp;23 as an expressway largely without limited access.

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In 2021, ODOT announced plans to reopen the study of the US&nbsp;23 corridor between the village of [[Waldo, Ohio|Waldo]] and [[Interstate 270 (Ohio)|I-270]]. Some of the alternatives to be explored include upgrading the existing alignment or moving the corridor to [[U.S. Route 33|US&nbsp;33]] to the west or [[Interstate 71|I-71]] to the east of its current planned alignment.<ref name=route23connect>{{cite web |title = Route 23 Connect |url = https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odot/projects/projects/112768 |publisher = Ohio Department of Transportation |access-date = July 12, 2021 }}</ref>

There has a renewed push for the extension of both I-73 and I-74 in the state since 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title = Ohio House passes resolution urging for I-73, I-74 extension |url = https://www.wsaz.com/2022/01/27/ohio-house-passes-resolution-urging-i-73-i-74-extension/ |access-date = April 22, 2023 |publisher = WSAZ-TV |date = January 27, 2022 |language = en |archive-date = April 22, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230422050507/https://www.wsaz.com/2022/01/27/ohio-house-passes-resolution-urging-i-73-i-74-extension/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The 2025 transportation budget bill, House Bill 54, includes provisions for both I-73 and the I-71 connector.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb54 |title = House Bill 54: Make appropriations for transportation for FY 2026-27 biennium |author = [[136th Ohio General Assembly]] |access-date = March 24, 2025 }} Section 755.50 and Section 755.60.</ref>