Video of previous coverage of the eclipse's local impact
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- The Ohio Department of Transportation has released travel data from the April 8 total solar eclipse.
According to ODOT, traffic volumes were up 12.8% on Sunday, falling 4.4% the day of the eclipse, and increasing again by 15.8% on Tuesday.
Officials say Ohioans heeded the advice to "come early, stay late for the eclipse."
ODOT reported the biggest increase of traffic Monday on State Route 31 north of Marysville, on US 35 west of Chillicothe, and at SR 14 west 165 to the Pennsylvania border. These areas saw an increase of 71.7%, 67.4% and 42.8% respectively.
Within the path of totality, traffic increased the most near Marion and on US 30 from Van Wert to Canton. Interstates also saw an uptick in traffic as well as the entire I-70 corridor.
The data comes from more than 200 continuous traffic count stations across the state. Data was compared to the average traffic volumes observed on the same days last year.