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Newly Signed Highway Bill Has Its Pros And Cons President Bush says it will bring America's transportation network into the 21st century, while critics say it's too big and clogged with waste. Bush signed the $286 billion highway bill during a ceremony at a Catepillar plant outside Chicago Wednesday. http://www.wcpo.com/news/2005/local/08/10/highway_bill.html

If everything were be built, it would cost this much, if it was built today.

LOL The things you say are quite funny.

I had always thought the milford line would be commuter rail. This is news to me.

So far the airport is up 11.05% from june of 2004 to june of 2005. June 2004 10,537,657 June 2005 11,701,996 CVG looks like it's going to hit 23.5 million passengers this year. http://www.cvgairport.com/pdf/cvg_stats05.pdf

I don't know if it ever can. it's like comparing NYC to Lexington.

See i told you they should have asked for more.

They could have asked for more Artimis signs along I-275 and I-74. They are 100k each.

You know it's not all ways about highway, there is 1000,'s of bridges that in terrible shape. The state shoudl have asked for more money to rebuild them. Wow i can't believe someone is happy the way Ohio transportation system is.

DUde i just named one. Calif is not 99 billion more congested than Ohio. How does that sound. Sorry Ohio The 300 billion has already been spent, you'll have to wait another decade or so.

This is the whole state we are talking about. Why should california get 100 billion, but Ohio not even try to get 1 billion or 500 million for that fact?

^I have been to all the major cities, Except houston. I'm 36 and have been to the major metro's in canada too except Montreal. have you?

^ very little traffic problems? It has the 4th highest volume in the country. and it's just not interstates. Try traveling Colerain Ave Or Tylerville road during peak time.

You know the bill was for almost 300 billlion. That's a billion per million people, but Cincinnati got a measly 50 million??????

Look at all these places that's going after federal money while Ohio sits and basicly do nothing. Final Design & Construction: Baltimore - MARC improvements Boston - Silver line BRT phase 3 Central Florida commuter rail Charlotte - South LRT Dallas - Northwest/Southeast LRT Delaware - Wilmington/Newark commuter rail improvements Denver - West LRT El Paso - SMART starter line Harrisburg - CorridorONE commuter rail Hartford - New Britain busway Houston - "Advanced Transit Program" LRT (whatever that is) Kansas City - Southtown BRT Las Vegas - Resort corridor downtown extension Los Angeles - Exposition LRT Miami - North corridor Minneapolis - North Star corridor Nashua - Commuter rail Nashville - Tennessee commuter rail New Orleans - Desire streetcar New York - LIRR east side access Norfolk - Light rail Northern Virginia - Tysons Corner metro Orange County, CA - Rapid transit project Philadealphia - Schuylkill Valley metrorail Pittsburgh - North Shore connector Portland, OR - South 205 LRT Providence - South commuter rail Raleigh - Regional rail Sacramento - South LRT extension Salt Lake City - Weber to SLC commuter rail San Diego - Mid-Coast extension San Francisco - Third Street LRT phases 1&2 San Gabriel Valley - Gold line foothill extension phases 1&2 San Jose - Silicon Valley rapid transit corridor Tampa Bay - Regional rail Washington County, OR - Beaverton commuter rail Wasilla, AK - Commute rail The bottm is this PDF file show you what kinda money these places are getting. http://www.house.gov/rules/109hr3title3cr.pdf

Wow that's still in the city of Columbus??? I always wonder how they can make stuff happen so fast, compared to the MLK/I-71 interchange in Cincinnati, which may take 2 decades to get done.

wow the schools are in bad shape.. :(

It's too cold here for the superbowl. The allstar game though, is way long over due.

It is about time Funding for new bridge included in highway bill From staff and wire reports House and Senate negotiators have reached broad agreement on a new highway and mass transit bill that includes funding for the replacement of the aging Brent Spence Bridge. The deal ends a nearly two-year standoff that has delayed job-creating construction projects and put new safety programs on hold throughout the nation.

Cincinnati is not a town to make a quick profit on in real estate, at least not in residential. Like they sad it's great for buyers, but bad for sellers.

The express lanes that would be built are ABOVE I-75. Every other express lane highway i have seen are at-grade with the main lines seperated by jersey barriers. Like this. Orange county. Here is a shot of one that would be build here. But in this picture it's an HOV lane, which has an an exit at all the interchanges instead of just 2 or 3 interchanges..

Yes I know, but that is July 1, 2004 estimates

I mean look at the time it would take to get to someone if there was an extreme emergency. One just get get on the express lane at any interchange. The emergency vehicle would have only 2 or 3 interchanges to use just like everyone else. I doubt sharonville would not want to bring their crews down to where Arlington heights is if there was an emergency. And i doubt that Arlington height would send an emergency vehicle all the way north bound to _I-275 and then turn around at an exit then goback to the interchange to go southbond to the accident or evergency. that would be TONS of time wasted. With only 3 exits in a 17 mile stretch that will be an safety hazard. Maybe it just me thinking there will be problems.

With no exit for 8 mile or more in the express lane. What happens if a car or truck breaks down? ow will you get off of there?Expresslanes will not happen unless it's a toll to help pay for it.

I-75/-I-71 will be 5 lanes each direction between Mt Zion road and the Ohio river. It's in KY long range plans, but it's waiting on the bridge replacement.