Cincinnati City Council has approved unanimously the sale of surplus City-owned property to the State of Ohio as part of the $664 million I-75 Mill Creek Expressway project.
The five parcels, totaling approximately 4.3 acres and , will be sold for $2.42 million.
The property is needed for the project's $99.6 million fourth phase, which will rebuild 1.32 miles of interstate from the Western Hills Viaduct to the Monmouth Street overpass – including the complete reconstruction of the Hopple Street interchange.
Under the terms of the sale, the --> --> --> will have the right to enter the property on or after June 6, 2012, and can take exclusive possession on April 1, 2013.
Work is underway on Phase 2, the $7.2 million removal and reconstruction of the Monmouth Street overpass. Property acquisition has begun for four of the project's eight phases, with reconstruction of the Mitchell Avenue and the I-74/Colerain/Beekman interchanges scheduled to begin next year.
Phase 2 will be completed by August 2011, and the entire project will wrap up in spring 2020.
Previous reading on BC:
Work begins on I-75 Mill Creek project (3/25/10)
Ordinances approved for I-75 expansion (8/17/09)
ODOT funding could offset losses of Cincinnati service facilities (8/4/09)
'Right of entry' ordinance for I-75 project in Cincinnati committee (7/2/09)
With finding of no impact, $664M Mill Creek Expressway project advances (6/9/09)
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Camp Washington land to be sold for I-75 project
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Highways were the downfall of Cincinnati, I hope they don't make similar mistakes with this project. Also tearing down homes to build an off ramp is absolutely outrageous. A good friend of mine lives in one of the homes that would be leveled, the house is beautiful and that block is one of the few areas of W. McMicken where the structures have been rehabilitated. Removing these homes, I feel, would greatly deter continued reclamation of the beautiful buildings on McMicken Ave.
Will the Momouth street overpass construction help link Camp Washington to Clifton?
^ Not so much, Greg. It will basically make Monmouth the through street instead of Bates.
Getting to Clifton will still require a short jog south to MLK...in fact, it will be slightly farther.
What was "Phase 1" of the project?
^ It's a bit confusing because, although there are eight phases, they're not being done in sequence.
"Phase 1" is actually reconstruction of the Mitchell Avenue interchange.
"Phase 2", the Monmouth St overpass, is actually the beginning of the project. Then it goes back to Phase 1 and proceeds in sequence after that, except for Phase 6, which is scheduled to start a year before Phase 5.
In other words, in this order: Phases 2, 1, 3, 4, 6, 5, 7, 8.
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