224 was officially extended to PA 18 inside the New Castle city limits with the placement of new signs. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) requested approval from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) for the extension in August 2007. and received it the following month. The extension of US 224 marked the second extension of a major highway into downtown New Castle in a little more than a year, as Pennsylvania Route 65 was extended a mile from its previous terminus with Business 422 to the PA 108/PA 168 concurrency in February 2007. Future Due to a higher-than-average number of crash-related injuries and fatalities along a stretch of US 224 in Medina County, Ohio, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) recommended converting three intersections, Vandemark, Westfield and Leroy roads, to restricted crossing U-turns. The highest-priority intersection, with Westfield Road in Westfield Township, was awarded $578,000 in ODOT funding and began construction in May 2019 and finished by the end of summer 2019. There is a $2.4 million project north of the city of Van Wert to replace the current intersection of US 224, US 127 and Marsh Road (County Road 13) with a roundabout. The project began in January 2022 and is expected to be complete in October. Major intersections See also Notes References External links Pennsylvania Highways: US 224 US 224 in Ohio at AARoads.com US 224 in Pennsylvania at AARoads.com Ohio Roads - US 224 Pennsylvania Roads - US 224 Endpoints of US 224 at USEnds.com 24-2 24-2 24-2 24-2 2 Transportation in Huntington County, Indiana Transportation in Wells County, Indiana Transportation in Adams County, Indiana Transportation in Van Wert County, Ohio Transportation in Putnam County, Ohio Transportation in Hancock County, Ohio Transportation in Seneca County, Ohio Transportation in Huron County, Ohio Transportation in Ashland County, Ohio Transportation in Medina County, Ohio Transportation in Summit County, Ohio Transportation in Portage County, Ohio Transportation in Mahoning County, Ohio Transportation in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania