In September 2013, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) recommended a public–private partnership (P3) to fund and build the highway.

[8] An engineering contract was awarded in the waning days of Governor Michael DiSalle's administration in 1963 which called for the construction of a 14.41 mi (23.19 km) bypass at a cost of $19.1 million.

[10] The project languished for years as the bypass was "plagued with problems" with the state prioritizing the construction of Corridor D.[11] It wasn't until 1998 that a $5 million environmental study was earmarked from federal transportation dollars.

[12] After three proposed routes, the hill alignment was chosen after ODOT conducted numerous studies concerning impact to the environment and local area.

In conjunction with the freeway construction, the 0.23-mile-long (0.37 km) section of relocated Shumway Hollow Road came under state maintenance as unsigned SR 823A.