October 20, 200618 yr I work at the Northgate Mall and live in Clifton. When I work an afternoon shift, I leave around 9:15ish and take Colerain Ave and get take I-74 to I-75 and take the Hopple St exit. The past two weeks, there have been TONS of accidents around the I-74/I-75 interchange. Mostly car pile-ups. Luckily, my exit lets me off the highway before I catch up to the traffic from downtown. I think traffic at the interchange has gotten substantially worse in the past year...I can't wait until the holiday shopping season, when even more people are on the roads/highway.
October 20, 200618 yr I go to work every morning at University Hospital on 71, and if I come home during rushhour I always take Madison Rd. Madison can be much faster in the afternoon, get bottled up in O'bryonville but thats it. I live in Oakley get on 71 at Edwards.
October 21, 200618 yr It's on the TARC Tear II. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/trac/2007-2012/2007-2012MajorNewConstructionProgram.pdf I know i saw in the past that flyovers would be included. What does 70 million get you for an interchange these days?
October 27, 200618 yr Motorists get look at I-471 study Post staff report Kim Phillips says traffic on Interstate-471 and U.S. 27 in Northern Kentucky is a mess. "Traffic has increased greatly," said the Newport resident. "It is very dangerous and not everyone is a smart, safe driver. http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061027/NEWS01/610270353
November 2, 200618 yr The paint job on the bridge makes a huge difference!! Looking good, can't wait til I'm back up in Hamilton to check it out first hand/
November 7, 200618 yr Lane closures scheduled on I-471 bridge THE ENQUIRER Inspection work will take place this week on the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge (Interstate 471), the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 6 said. http://news.nky.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20061107/NEWS0103/611070389
November 29, 200618 yr We finally have some final information on the project. EXPRESS LANES DURING CONSTRUCTION! The inside lane just paved recently is the express lane. Construction On The Top Side Of I-275 To Begin In The Spring eported by: Deb Haas Web produced by: Candice Terrell Photographed by: 9News First posted: 11/28/2006 4:01:13 PM A huge road project is set to begin on Interstate-275 in the spring. The project covers seven miles, at a cost of $140 million. The Ohio Department of Transportation said that's the biggest contract ever in this region. One section carries as many as 145,000 cars a day. That's 53 million a year on the stretch of I-275. The Project Will Affect Commuters In Ohio. The project will cover seven miles from the Winton Road exit to US 42. Joseph Bassil with the Ohio Department of Transportation said, "Its going to slow down, there are gonna be some backups, but like any construction project, there are gonna be some growing pains in order to improve the facility, you have to suffer for a little while." During the four years of suffering, work crews will rebuild pavement, add an additional lane in each direction, and widen bridges. They will reconstruct other bridges, upgrade lighting and drainage and add noisewalls. Cliff Whigham of Kennedy Heights said, "I think that may cause a lot of problems as far as congested traffic. Thats a long time, four years." There Are Alternates To The Anticipated Congestion. Drivers can avoid some of the congestion by taking an express lane that will run the length of the project. Once you enter that lane, you won't be able to exit until the end. It has no exit points midway. Good news though, there will be no ramp closures, no detours. But some bridges, like the one on Chesterdale, will close to pedestrians and become one lane during the work. At Mel's Auto Glass on Reading Road, owners wish the construction would bring even more change. Lisa Wolf owns Mel's Auto Glass, "As far as adding a lane, at the beginning and end of the day, it'll certainly help to get people to where they want to do. I would prefer to see if they're gonna do it to add another lane while it's torn up." Project engineers said they agree 100 percent, but simply couldn't get the funding to make that happen. Again, the project should begin in the spring and wind up in the summer or fall of 2010.
November 29, 200618 yr I guess someone better hope a car don't run out of gas or break down in front of them in those 7 miles.
December 5, 200618 yr Public ramps up for I-471 solution By Kevin Eigelbach Post staff reporter How ready is Corey Siddall for the state to redo the Interstate 471 interchange at Ky. 8 in Newport? "Let's start digging," he said Monday night. "I'll bring the shovel." http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061205/NEWS01/612050370
December 11, 200618 yr Levee strains Newport roads Crashes pile up on I-471 and Ky. 8 since district opened BY MIKE RUTLEDGE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Crashes have more than doubled since 2000 on Interstate 471's Daniel Carter Beard Bridge and I-471's exits to Ky. 8, the highway leading to the Newport on the Levee area, Bellevue and Dayton. http://news.nky.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20061211/NEWS0103/612110374
December 15, 200618 yr Author From the 12/11/06 Enquirer: Taylor-Southgate Bridge often ignored by southbound Ohioans BY MIKE RUTLEDGE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER NEWPORT - While Kentucky transportation officials work on improving traffic flow and safety at Interstate 471 and Ky. 8, another potentially quick route to Newport on the Levee is languishing. http://news.nky.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20061211/NEWS0103/612110375
December 15, 200618 yr Author Cincinnati Post, 12/12/06: State launches Web site to track I-471 ramp plans The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has set up a new Web site for residents to monitor progress on the Interstate 471/Ky. 8 interchange modification project. Residents can visit www.471project.org for the latest news on planning and developments in the project. The project would replace the ramps from I-471 to Ky. 8 in Newport to relieve congestion brought on by riverfront development. It could be 2012 or later before construction begins. - Post staff report http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061212/NEWS02/612120370/1014
March 25, 200718 yr From highmainbridge.com: The City of Hamilton has scheduled the ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for Sunday, May 6, 2007. In coordination with the opening of Heritage Hall, the entire bridge will be closed to vehicles on Sunday afternoon, with the dedication ceremony being held at 6:30pm on the steps of the Soldiers & Sailors Monument, followed by a fireworks display being shot off from the bridge at 8:00pm. Other details of the day’s events have not been finalized, but there are plans for children’s activities, local high school marching bands, and duplicating elements from the last dedication ceremony – held exactly 92 years earlier on May 6, 1915. West side plaze overlook and stairs Above Restoration of old plaza area on the east side
April 3, 200718 yr So it looks like they have cleared most of the debris from the construction away from the bridge. The park spaces should be a lovely addition, and hopefully the dedication ceremony is a smashing success!
April 12, 200718 yr Author City council has passed unanimously an ordinance authorizing the City to enter into preliminary legislation with ODOT for improvements to Colerain Ave north of the Colerain-West Fork-Virginia intersection in Northside. This legislation will allow ODOT to program the project and to review environmental documents and plans. The project, tentatively scheduled for 2012, would include widening Colerain Ave to standard lane widths, adding street lighting, and removing on-street parking between Virginia Ave and Leeper St. As envisioned, the project cost would be $4.5 million. $3.6 million in federal funds has already been approved by OKI. The local share of $900,000 is expected to come from the state SCIP/LTIP grant program. WINDOWS LIVE BIRD'S EYE VIEW (looking west)
April 13, 200718 yr I guess someone better hope a car don't run out of gas or break down in front of them in those 7 miles. I was right. Something has happend EVERY single day since it opened last week. I'm sure they will shut it down.
April 23, 200718 yr Author From the 3/8/07 Enquirer: I-471 fix slow for residents Public voices frustration at meeting BY SCOTT WARTMAN | [email protected] BELLEVUE - The glacial pace of replacing the overtaxed interchange of Ky. 8 and Interstate 471 frustrated residents and mayors alike in a public meeting held Wednesday by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Many see congestion at the interchange, which often backs up onto I-471 and along Ky. 8, as a hazard. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070308/NEWS0103/703080387/1059/rss13
April 23, 200718 yr Author From the 3/9/07 Campbell Community Recorder: I-471 interchange planners look at historical impact BY AMANDA JOERING | COMMUNITY RECORDER STAFF WRITER The I-471/KY 8 Interchange Modification project is running up against history. A review of area showed a high probability that archeological artifacts are present as well as a large amount of historical buildings. http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070309/NEWS01/703090470/1056/Local
April 23, 200718 yr Author From the 4/12/07 Campbell Community Recorder: Coalition wants to speed up I-471 project BY AMANDA JOERING | COMMUNITY RECORDER STAFF WRITER BELLEVUE - Bellevue, Fort Thomas and Newport will ask Congressman Geoff Davis for help in speeding up the I-471 ramp replacement project. The cities, and possibly other river cities, are sending a resolution to Davis and other Kentucky congressmen, asking them to intervene with the Kentucky Transportation Secretary to expedite the project, which is currently scheduled to be complete in 2015. http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/C2/20070412/NEWS01/704120323/
April 23, 200718 yr Author From the 4/16/07 Campbell Community Recorder: Group brainstorms ideas for I-471 ramp BY AMANDA JOERING | COMMUNITY RECORDER STAFF WRITER NEWPORT - Citizens and consultants involved in the I-471 and Ky. 8 interchange project are developing design alternatives to improve safety and reduce traffic delays in the area. http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/C2/20070416/NEWS01/704160318/
April 27, 200718 yr The plaza area on the east side is being wrapped up and the final touches are being put on Heritage Hall for their dedications next week... Benches are raised on both sides of the river to accomodate views over the railings Old municipal building/Heritage Hall in background While the fountain is new, they did maintain and restore the marker that accompanied it (the 1949 had been replaced before bridge construction anyway) New signage in appropriate font (it amazes me how bad that blimish looks in photos, it doesn't look too bad in person) I noticed the date was on the building for the first time yesterday, I can't believe I never noticed it before! Rebuilding the levee walls on the east side
April 27, 200718 yr Looking great! Can't wait until they are all done with both sides...it will be fantastic. Thx for the picture updates...I miss Hamilton.
April 30, 200718 yr I didn't realize that the ceremony is planned for this coming weekend. I was planning on heading up there, but I believe my schedule is booked solid for this weekend. :oops:
May 3, 200718 yr Opposition solid against interchange Officials: 1-471 option a non-starter BY SCOTT WARTMAN | CINCINNATI ENQUIRER May 3, 2007 BELLEVUE - Opposition mounted quickly to a proposed Bellevue/Newport exit off Interstate 471 that involves cutting through ball fields the Bellevue Veterans Club has owned and operated since 1945. "When this proposal was thrown out, I kind of panicked," said Greg Schwierjohann, a Dayton resident and Bellevue Vets member. "I want to stop this now before it becomes an issue."
May 5, 200718 yr Bridge forces push forward, pull together May 4, 2007 | CINCINNATI BUSINESS COURIER CINCINNATI - Bridges can inspire, connect and even divide communities. What's fascinating about the structures is their dual purpose: They serve a transportation need at the same time they define a region. Cincinnati's bridges carry a varied and eclectic history that still is being written. And everyone from residents to politicians to engineers play a part in their stories. Check out Jake Mecklenborg's Web site at www.cincinnati-transit.net to learn more... Clay Wade Bailey Style: Cantilever Main span: 675 feet Average daily traffic: 11,545 Year built: 1974 Original construction cost: $13.5 million The old joke was the Clay Wade Bailey was named after the three people a day who used it. It's actually named for a Northern Kentucky reporter. Bailey was the Kentucky Post's Frankfort bureau chief, known for his photographic memory and ability to read documents upside down across a desk. Built to alleviate traffic on other bridges, it is pedestrian friendly. Fans can see the Cincinnati Bengals practice from its northern end. -- Steve Watkins L&N (Purple People Bridge) Style: Overhead truss Main span: 1,400 feet Average daily traffic: 1,370 Year built: 1872 Original construction cost: $3 million (includes reconstruction costs in the 1890s) Many elder Cincinnatians may remember when the L&N Bridge accommodated a precarious combination of freight trains, automobiles and human pedestrians. Since it was built in 1872, the span now known as the Purple People Bridge had at one time or another carried most forms of ground transportation. In 2001, after falling into disrepair, the bridge was closed down and threatened with demolition, until the nonprofit South Bank Partners gained ownership. In 2003, after a $4.1 million makeover, the bridge reopened as the Purple People Bridge. In 2006, a bridge climb was launched. -- Lisa Biank Fasig John A. Roebling Style: Suspension bridge Main span: 1,057 feet Average daily traffic: 9,192 (in 2006) Year built: 1856-1866 Original construction cost: $1.8 million The Roebling Suspension Bridge is one of the earliest suspension bridges in the country and the prototype of the larger Brooklyn Bridge. Construction began in 1856, but a financial downturn and the nation's move toward Civil War interrupted work, which restarted in 1863. The Covington-Cincinnati Bridge opened to pedestrian traffic in December 1866. The driver of a horse and buggy was charged a toll of 15 cents to cross. Pedestrians had to pay a cent. Kentucky bought the bridge from a private bridge company in 1953 for $4.2 million. Toll booths were removed 10 years later. The bridge was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975. In 1982, it was named a National Civil Engineering Landmark. Recently reopened after a $3.1 million project to paint, patch and repair the span, the bridge remains one of the region's most recognizable icons. -Lucy May Daniel Carter Beard (aka "Big Mac Bridge") Style: Twin span steel tied-arch Main span: 750 feet Average daily traffic: 102,276 (as of 2004) Year built: 1971-1985 Original construction cost: $24 million The Boy Scouts beat out 17,000 Tri-State residents to name the two-arched bridge connecting Interstate 71 to Interstate 471 in 1976. The scouts petitioned the highway department to honor their founder and Covington resident, Daniel Carter Beard. It's not the bridge's namesake that stuck with residents, but its nickname, the "Big Mac Bridge." This likely came from its twin yellow arches, or an early 80s attempt by McDonald's to open a floating restaurant at the bridge's base, an effort that ultimately failed. Today, the bridge is infamous for its right lane traffic as cars pile up to exit toward Newport on the Levee during rush hour. A 2006 report by Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet found there were 151 crashes on the bridge between 2003 and 2005. -- Laura Baverman C&O Railroad Style: Continuous truss Main span: 675 feet Year built: 1929 Original construction cost: $5 million The C&O Railroad Bridge was built in 1929, but its real history dates to 1888. The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Co. finished the project, designed by William Burr and erected by the Philadelphia Bridge Co., on Dec. 25 that year. It was extremely expensive for its time, with a price tag of $5 million. In 1929, Chesapeake & Ohio built a new bridge, with the same name and adjacent to the old one, which was handling loads much heavier than designed. It was part of the grand scheme of the Cincinnati Union Terminal. "It may not seem impressive to us now, but at the time that bridge was pretty much as big as any bridge in the world," said Jake Mecklenborg, who runs a Cincinnati history Web site. Today the C&O bridge is used by owner CSX Corp. -- James Ritchie Brent Spence Style: Cantilever truss Main span: 830.5 feet Average daily traffic: 148,614 (as of 2003) Year built: 1963 Original construction cost: $10 million Named after a Northern Kentucky congressman who secured its funding, the Brent Spence Bridge traces its roots to 1955 when Kenton County voters passed a $1 million bond issue to buy land for a limited-access road to linking downtown to the airport. A state lawmaker from Kenton County, Thomas Fitzpatrick, promoted the idea of a tunnel. Cincinnati engineer T.J. Montgomery opposed that, arguing that flooding would frequently shut it down. By 1957, the debate was settled. Construction began in 1962 and the bridge opened Nov. 25, 1963. It's a double decker that now carries about double the volume it was originally designed to handle. The National Bridge Inventory now lists the Brent Spence as "functionally obsolete." --Dan Monk Taylor-Southgate Style: Continuous truss Main span: 850 feet Average daily traffic: 11,000 Year built: 1995 Original construction cost: $33.6 million Named for two early settlers of Newport, the Taylor-Southgate Bridge often is criticized for being too plain in stature. And it doesn't get as much use as it can handle. The four-lane span replaced the Central Bridge, which was demolished in 1992. It features pedestrian walkways on either side and a staircase that connects it to the U.S. Bank Arena. Newport and Kentucky transportation officials want to encourage drivers to eschew the Daniel Carter Beard bridge for its less-pretty cousin by improving signage to direct people to the stretch. The bridge's opening was shadowed by a minor mishap. Although workers hung signs naming it the Taylor-Southgate Bridge, their actions were premature and the signs were removed until Kentucky Gov. Brereton Jones announced the name a few weeks later. -- Andrea Tortora
May 5, 200718 yr Brent Spence Style: Cantilever truss Main span: 830.5 feet Average daily traffic: 148,614 (as of 2003) Year built: 1963 Original construction cost: $10 million Replacement cost: Est. $3 billion
May 9, 200718 yr From the 5/6/07 Journal-News: Bridge to relieve downtown traffic Cameron Fullam HAMILTON - The High-Main Bridge hadn't received an upgrade in 50 years when the Ohio Department of Transportation conducted its study of the bridge in 1996. At the time, the main structure was 81 years old, though sidewalks and extra support had been added in 1946. Contact this reporter at (513) 820-2186 or [email protected]. © 2007 Cox Newspapers, Inc. - The JournalNews http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=118F54A0164631B8&p_docnum=3
May 14, 200718 yr Bridges are focus of lecture May 13, 2007 | CINCINNATI ENQUIRER COVINGTON - Roebling and Other Kentucky Bridges will be the topic 2 p.m. on May 20 during the 2007 Northern Kentucky History, Art & Culture Lecture Series, at the Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center, 620 Greenup St., Covington...
May 14, 200718 yr I'm looking for two Cincinnati area bridges. Can anyone help with pictures and/or information? 1) SFN 8333580 9.292457 -84.385214 in Sharon Woods Park over Sharon Creek Bowstring Pony Was on CR 200 over unknown intersect in Warren Co. Reportedly moved to Sharon Woods Park in Hamilton County. Unable to find this bridge in the park 5/8/06. 2) Massillon Bowstring 39.28165 -84.72964 on a Walking Trail over Dry Fork Whitewater R built in 1860s Wrought Iron Lattice Bowstring moved narrowed & restored in 2006 Massillon Bridge Co. Was located on Oxford Road over Howard Ck. 39.2817,-84.74054 Moved to Crosby Township's Senior Center at 8910 Willey Road. GPS is estimate of location. Anyone have a photo I could use?
May 14, 200718 yr I'm looking for two Cincinnati area bridges. Can anyone help with pictures and/or information? 1) SFN 8333580 9.292457 -84.385214 in Sharon Woods Park over Sharon Creek Bowstring Pony Was on CR 200 over unknown intersect in Warren Co. Reportedly moved to Sharon Woods Park in Hamilton County. Unable to find this bridge in the park 5/8/06. 2) Massillon Bowstring 39.28165 -84.72964 on a Walking Trail over Dry Fork Whitewater R built in 1860s Wrought Iron Lattice Bowstring moved narrowed & restored in 2006 Massillon Bridge Co. Was located on Oxford Road over Howard Ck. 39.2817,-84.74054 Moved to Crosby Township's Senior Center at 8910 Willey Road. GPS is estimate of location. Anyone have a photo I could use? 1) is on the hike/bike path around sharon woods lake, the extreme north point of the path as it crosses the upper reach of the lake. From the harbor area go north on the path under Kemper road and I-275 an you'll get it
May 14, 200718 yr 2) I believe it may be the bridge that sits on the grounds of Crosby Township's Senior Center off Willey Road. It currently is a bridge to nowhere, and appears to be strictly ornamental. I'll try getting a photo of it tomorrow when I go running out at Miami Whitewater.
May 14, 200718 yr Looking with local.live.com (birds eye view) I see a bridge over a creek where a path loops (like a hairpin) at the north end of the park. It doesn't look like a bowstring bridge though (an arch)!
May 14, 200718 yr 2) I believe it may be the bridge that sits on the grounds of Crosby Township's Senior Center off Willey Road. It currently is a bridge to nowhere, and appears to be strictly ornamental. I'll try getting a photo of it tomorrow when I go running out at Miami Whitewater. Thanks, that's probably the bridge. Apparently the walking path is not done yet. Here is a good article about it. http://www.structuremag.org/archives/2007/May%202007/SF-Bowstring-Rhodes-May-07.pdf
May 15, 200718 yr >"It may not seem impressive to us now, but at the time that bridge was pretty much as big as any bridge in the world," said Jake Mecklenborg, who runs a Cincinnati history Web site. Okay that's not quite what I said. I think I said something more like "it was the second-longest railroad bridge of that truss type" which I paraphrased by memory from the article "Cincinnati's Bridges" which was published in 1981 in a book called "Cincinnati & The Ohio River". This is a great book with a lot of interesting essays by a variety of people including one on two unemployed friends who paddled a canoe from Cincinnati to New Orleans in the 1930's. It also had an essay and great photo section by photographer Gregory Thorpe who for many years shot The Ohio River Company's calendar. Unfortunately that company was bought out by Ingram around 2001 so Mr. Thorpe lost that ridiculously high-paying gig, something like $80,000 a year.
June 7, 200718 yr I-471 study open house Wednesday THE ENQUIRER The Interstate 471 Corridor Study will host its second public open house 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Southgate Community Center, 301 W. Walnut St. Information: www.471study.org or 513-621-6300. http://news.nky.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070607/NEWS0103/706070365
July 16, 200717 yr Interstate 71 in Mason area under review Ramps could get revamped BY STEVE KEMME | [email protected] MORE INFO: http://www.co.warren.oh.us/engineer/war/BOUmeeting_061807.pdf IMAGE: http://cmsimg.enquirer.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Dato=20070716&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=707160385&Ref=AR&Q=80&MaxW=450&MaxH=475&Site=AB&Q=80&Border=0&Title=0 Jonett Friend learned a long time ago to avoid the Ohio 741 exit in the afternoon rush hour when driving home from work on northbound Interstate 71. "Coming off that exit is horrendous," said Friend, of Maineville. "You might sit on the exit ramp for 10 minutes." She usually takes the Western Row Road exit, just south of the Ohio 741 interchange, and drives on side roads to get home. The lack of a Western Row Road exit for southbound I-71 traffic forces John Lawhead to exit at Ohio 741, Kings Mill Road, and take a longer route to his Maineville home... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070716/NEWS01/707160385/1056/COL02
July 16, 200717 yr Traffic flow problems caused by increasingly heavy volumes of traffic using these two interchanges have triggered proposals to improve them that could cost $30 million to $68 million. I believe we had a light rail option on the ballot a view years ago that would have helped serve this area, as well as many other areas. But it was shot down primarily because of the high cost. Well I would like to compare apples to apples. Highway projects are piecemeal, and costs are therefore not examined as a whole. But look at the costs for I-75 (thru the valley, Brent Spence, etc), I-275 and I-71. All of these projects put together have an astronomically high price tag! We'll take the middle ground and say that this will cost $50 million or so...that's a ton of money for just two interchanges, and it's more than likely just a band-aid fix that will need more money pumped into it in the not so distant future. That is disgusting to me.
July 16, 200717 yr ^ "That is disgusting to me." I agree, and you make an excellent point about road construction projects being presented to the public in a piece-meal process to disguise the total picture. Do you think this has anything to do with the existing, entrenched, construction companies that rely on government road work for a large piece of their budgets? If a rail system was built, would these same companies be utilized? Would outside companies with rail expertise be utilized? Road construction projects remind me of the old AT&T system before the breakup (circa 1983). At that time, the Bell companies had to put out general RFQ for each switch and switching stations. But I remember a Bell exec telling me (actuall, the group I was with) that in reality, the Bell companies would call up ATT's construction company (Western Electric), ask what was needed for a particular type switching station, and write the RFQ along those guidelines. The Bell company then knew that ATT would come in the least expensive and best fit. Essentually, the local Bell planners were taking the easy way. Ask the entrenched manufacturer what should be supplied, and write the RFQ to match it. Government transportation infrastructure planners remind me of that.
July 17, 200717 yr "It all depends on when funding is available," said Kurt Weber, Warren County chief deputy engineer. A copy of a post/reply I made on the Cincinnati Metro thread several days ago from a Warren County official, right back at you A$$hole!: The trustees approved the subsidy, as did the county — Mason is one city yet to address the contract renewal — but Warren County Commissioner Michael Kilburn also opposed the agreement, saying riders should pay their own way. "Warren County government should cease funding the project immediately and let it be totally market-driven," he said. "If they need it, they can get in their jeans and pay for it." This idiot better watch what he says. Next time they ask for any subsidies for roads or highway improvements, I would say "let the Warren County residents pay for it". Pretty short sighted if you ask me.
July 20, 200717 yr This is nothing. Talk about road building subsidies - Check out OKI's Southwest Warren County Transportation Study http://www.oki.org/transportation/southwestwarren.html Its jampacked with $300 million in highway spending including a new six-lane bridge over the Little Miami River and a study of the Fields Ertel Interchange - Yes, actually fixing this clusterf*** is not included in the $300 million price tag. Fear not there is $2.9 million for bikeway projects and $1.25 for a "low priority" bus circulator. Check the project list and maps out at http://www.oki.org/pdf/swwcch7.pdf
August 6, 200717 yr Meeting set on off-ramp options By Juliann Vachon Post staff reporter TO SHARE YOUR VIEWS A public information meeting is set from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Newport High School, 900 E. Sixth St. To share your comments, mail letters to Carol Callan-Ramler, 421 Buttermilk Pike, P.O. Box 17130, Covington, Ky. 41017. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials are looking for help from Bellevue and Newport residents in selecting a plan to reduce traffic delays and increase safety at the Interstate 471 interchange with Ky. 8. The Transportation Cabinet will present 13 alternative design concepts for reconstruction of the southbound I-471 off-ramp to Ky. 8 at a public information meeting Thursday. http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070806/NEWS01/708060369
August 7, 200717 yr Author Residents in the East Row area are all up in arms because some of the alternatives involve adding an extra lane northbound and southbound. This would result in the loss of quite a few houses. This should be interesting.
August 27, 200717 yr Please remind me if the I-75/I-275 interchange will be getting fly-overs, by the looks of the construction, it doesn't look like it. That interchange in its current state just angers me, even I-75/I-70 in Dayton has fly-overs...
August 27, 200717 yr With all the widening of 275 next step should be to ban all thru -truck traffic on 71-75 inside the beltway. :lol: One can dream...
August 27, 200717 yr Please remind me if the I-75/I-275 interchange will be getting fly-overs, by the looks of the construction, it doesn't look like it. That interchange in its current state just angers me, even I-75/I-70 in Dayton has fly-overs... I think it is slated to be fixed 'sometime' ; but not with the 275 project. There is a reference to it in one of the FAQ's for the Thru the Valley project: http://www.thruthevalley.com/TTV_PDFS/TTV_PDFs9.2.05/072805_FAQ.pdf 20. What will be done to relieve the crossover problems that exist in the bridge over I-75 between the eastbound I-275 to northbound I-75 ramp and the southbound I-75 to eastbound I-275 ramps? A separate project is planned for improvements to I-275 including the ramps to and from I-75 However, while there is funding for the engineering portion of this project, funding has not been secured for construction.
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