PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio — In a major move to curb a dangerous pattern of high-speed collisions, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced today that a troublesome rural crossroads will undergo a permanent traffic shift later this month.
Beginning Monday, June 15, 2026, the intersection of State Route 752 and Walnut Creek Pike will be converted into an all-way stop.
Currently, the intersection operates as a two-way stop, requiring only drivers on Walnut Creek Pike to stop, while traffic on SR 752 flows freely at highway speeds.
The Data Behind the Danger: 21 “T-Bone” Crashes
The sudden emergency intervention comes after a sobering review of local accident data. According to ODOT, a staggering 22 crashes were reported at this single intersection between 2023 and 2025.
Even more alarming to traffic engineers was the nature of the wrecks: 21 of the 22 incidents were angle, or “T-bone,” collisions. Highway officials confirmed the overwhelming majority of these crashes were caused by motorists on Walnut Creek Pike pulling out into the path of oncoming, cross-traffic vehicles on SR 752 after failing to yield the right-of-way.
To prepare commuters for the shift, highway crews will install highly visible message boards and advanced warning signage along both corridors over the next two weeks.
An Interim Fix Ahead of a Permanent Roundabout
The conversion is part of a broader, statewide safety push by ODOT to identify intersections plagued by frequent failure-to-yield or failure-to-stop accidents and rapidly convert them into all-way stops.
However, state officials emphasize that forcing highway traffic to stop on SR 752 is just a temporary band-aid. The all-way stop is an interim safety measure designed to save lives while engineers finalize blueprints for a permanent solution: a modern, single-lane roundabout.
The multi-million dollar roundabout project is currently in its formal design phase. Due to state infrastructure funding cycles, construction on the roundabout is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2029. Until then, the all-way stop will remain strictly in effect to slow down traffic and eliminate high-impact broadside collisions.
