Editing Interstate 73 (section)

====2020s in Ohio==== <!-- subsection to facilitate using the excerpt template on the article U.S. Route 23 in Ohio -->
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>