An ordinance allowing the --> --> --> (ODOT) to get a jump on the $664 million --> --> -->I-75 Mill Creek Expressway --> --> --> project is currently in Cincinnati City Council's Finance Committee.
The ordinance would allow the City to enter into a contract for right of entry with the State of Ohio to allow ODOT to have access to City-owned land in and around in Camp Washington to begin preliminary work on what is referred to as "Phase 2", the $6.5 million reconstruction of the bridge and roadway.
Under the terms of the contract, ODOT would have the right to enter upon these lands after January 1, 2010, and could occupy and construct upon the property following April 1, 2010.
ODOT also would advance the City $600,000 to be applied to the future purchase of property it requires for construction.
The state is still awaiting appraisals of the City-owned parcels it will require before negotiations for their purchase can begin.
Scheduled to begin next spring and to be completed in May 2020, the I-75 Mill Creek Expressway project includes the addition of one traffic lane in each direction between the Western Hills Viaduct and Paddock Road and reconstruction of the interchanges at Hopple Street, I-74, Mitchell Avenue, the Norwood Lateral (OH-562), and Paddock Road.
The partial interchange at Towne Street will be eliminated.
Previous reading on BC:
With finding of no impact, $664M Mill Creek Expressway project advances (6/9/09)
I-75 environmental document now available (1/29/09)
Cincinnati council opposed to I-75/Hopple plans (7/2/08)
Qualls submits OKI 2030 recommendations (1/8/08)
Thursday, July 2, 2009
'Right of entry' ordinance for I-75 project in Cincinnati committee
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No outrage from the NAACP or COAST? This hideously expensive project was not and will not be put to a vote. It will not improve local life in any way other than to shave a few seconds off commuting time for a few months. You can bet, however, that retired congressman and eminence grise to the anti-streetcar movement Tom Luken, who detests rail transport in any form, believes that the expressway project will be good for his Oldsmobile. It is to weep.
Radarman: I've called COASTers out on that point, and their response is, "You create a petition requiring a public vote on I-75 and we'll sign it." However, they are completely missing the point that it's hypocritical to oppose a $185 million Streetcar while ignoring billions of dollars spent on I-75 which will do nothing to improve our city. There has never been, and will never be, a mass transit proposal that COAST supports. They continue to repeat the false claim that highways are self-supporting and only mass transit is subsidized.
Unbelievable that it will take 10 years to add 1 lane each way to 75. Why not add 3 lanes each way and get it over with once and for all?
Anonymous...adding three lanes would require a tremendous loss of property, not to mention a good portion of community assets like Mount Storm Park.
BTW...the reason it's going to take 10+ years is because...it has to be done in phases to keep it from being a total traffic nightmare, and it will require the complete reconstruction of several interchanges and numerous bridges. It's way more involved than just laying down a couple more lanes!
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