May 11, 20223 yr 9 minutes ago, Brutus_buckeye said: ^ The one concerning thing is that I do not see access to River Road under this configuration. Is that exit ramp eliminated? It seems as if you can access it via FWW but not 75 anymore. That would be problematic. Wouldn't this get you there? The green kind of covers up the onramp, but it would take you to the street grid at Fifth Street, then you turn left on Sixth Street.
May 11, 20223 yr 11 minutes ago, ryanlammi said: Wouldn't this get you there? The green kind of covers up the onramp, but it would take you to the street grid at Fifth Street, then you turn left on Sixth Street. But right now River Road is a divided highway with a concrete median until you get through Lower Price Hill. There are a lot of Trucking terminals down there especially with the train terminal, it makes sense to allow the trucks easy access to the interstates when picking up freight. It looks like this removes that access point when coming from 75. In addition, it makes it more difficult for those in Delhi and the West Side to access the bridge and cuts off their access some. that would be concerning if that is true.
May 11, 20223 yr Without knowing the utilization of that ramp, it's tough to make an informed decision. Does it get the necessary traffic count to warrant a designated ramp? What is the added value to this ramp, and if it is used a lot, are there alternatives to continue to provide this benefit to the city, while providing direct access to 6th/river road.
May 11, 20223 yr It is pretty heavily used by the West Side as it is the only connector to allow people from Delhi, North Bend, Saylor Park access to 75 and the bridges. Plus the trucking traffic is significant so I would think it would be important.
May 11, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, Brutus_buckeye said: It is pretty heavily used by the West Side as it is the only connector to allow people from Delhi, North Bend, Saylor Park access to 75 and the bridges. Plus the trucking traffic is significant so I would think it would be important. It's almost like we need a west side bridge connecting to the airport... US 50 is not a real divided highway and has stoplights immediately East and West of Downtown, so I don't think the use of a frontage road with up to three stop lights is a deal breaker for US 50 access
May 11, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, Brutus_buckeye said: It is pretty heavily used by the West Side as it is the only connector to allow people from Delhi, North Bend, Saylor Park access to 75 and the bridges. Plus the trucking traffic is significant so I would think it would be important. I'm looking for data, not anecdotes, though. I understand it is an important connection for some people, but adding a few minutes to someone's commute or occasional trip south in a specific area to benefit the entire region is sometimes a sacrifice we must make. People in Western Hamilton County will continue to use 275 to go to the airport or south along 75. Westwood, southern Green Township, and West Price Hill can pretty easily jump on 75S at the new and improved Western Hills Viaduct. People in Delhi can use the Anderson Ferry most of the time (obviously whether dependent). Northern Green Township and southern Colerain Township can use 74E to get to the highway already. It's mostly East Price Hill, Lower Price Hill, and Delhi are are impacted by a potential cut-off from direct access via River Road. No plan is perfect, but redundancies in the system can mean that this would be a large net benefit for the region over scrapping the plan for a select few who would indeed be inconvenienced.
May 11, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, ryanlammi said: I'm looking for data, not anecdotes, though. I understand it is an important connection for some people, but adding a few minutes to someone's commute or occasional trip south in a specific area to benefit the entire region is sometimes a sacrifice we must make. No plan is perfect, it appears that the person who designed the plan may have missed or underestimated the need for that connection (heck it may be there and just not visible). I do think if they get rid of it and re-route people through 8th street it will create a lot of West Side opposition to kill the project along with all the businesses along river road that rely on shipping. While the design may be beneficial, I would not be so quick to dismiss the concerns of the west side and cast them aside so quickly because you generally like the plan. I am sure there could be tweaks that would allow for the connector to remain even if it means reclaiming slightly less land.
May 11, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, Brutus_buckeye said: I would not be so quick to dismiss the concerns of the west side and cast them aside so quickly Didn’t at all sound like he was. Rather… 11 minutes ago, ryanlammi said: I'm looking for data, not anecdotes,
May 11, 20223 yr https://traffic.oki.org/ Obviously, this data is pretty old (about 10 years old), but this is all I have access to at the moment. From NB 75, about 6,161 vehicles took the ramp to 6th street on an average day in 2013. Of that, there were 943 trucks. This is about equal (about 1k fewer total vehicles) to the Westbound traffic on Liberty Street just east of Central Parkway taken in 2018. Obviously, these streets serve different purposes. About 4,643 vehicles took River Road/Sixth Street to 75S on an average day in 2013. Of that, there were 343 trucks. How many of these could easily be rerouted through 275 or Western Hills Viaduct without significant delay? I don't know. A traffic study would likely have to be done. With traffic counts declining in general across the BSB (about 10% lower conservatively), I would assume these numbers are lower as well. But it's tough to tell without a new traffic count.
May 18, 20223 yr At yesterday's meeting, County Commisisoner Driehaus briefly spoke about the idea of "streamlining" the Brent Spence project, saying that she put in a request to Tammy Campbell at ODOT to look into what can be done to open up additional land to the west of the Convention Center: https://youtu.be/ePpsfY8CfUo?t=4186 (1:09:40) Leeper responded that the Chamber is organizing a "discussion" around the idea and agreed that "if there's surplus land there, we should do our best to get it." Edited May 18, 20223 yr by jwulsin
May 18, 20223 yr Ohio, Kentucky asks for Brent Spence Bridge consultants, set date to request federal funding The Ohio Department of Transportation has issued a request for qualifications on the Brent Spence Bridge project so that it can hire consultants to take on public outreach, project management and contract administration for the expected $2.8 billion project. Meanwhile, Ohio and Kentucky say they will apply for federal funding for the bridge by Monday. The consultant will be a part of a management team within ODOT and Kentucky transportation officials. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/05/18/brent-spence-next-steps.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 20, 20223 yr According to a new buscourier article Aftab is going to Washington again today to meet with VP Harris and Secretary Buttigieg. Hopefully Aftab and mayor Pete can get their midwestern-mayor heads together and get the BSB moving. I'm extremely optimistic for the first time in a long time that this project will not only happen but may actually be improved from the 10 year old drawings we've grown to know.
May 20, 20223 yr Probably some national publicity to be had that could be leveraged into investment by pursuing a design that frees up more land. Creates a narrative about downtown Cincinnati that helps it break through the noise Edited May 20, 20223 yr by thebillshark www.cincinnatiideas.com
May 20, 20223 yr There should be additional funds for caps for any area of Interstate surrounding the general downtown/OTR area. I know there was a section in the infrastructure bill that includes funds for helping to reconnect neighborhoods that were torn apart during the big Interstate projects that tore through cities. I-75, I-71, Ft Washington Way and basically everything in the general downtown area had neighborhoods torn apart. Should be able to have all the caps paid for from the bill. The caps would literally help reconnect the neighborhoods. If they include funds from the new bridge being built or if we can request additional funds for all areas where caps can be added. It's worth a shot. Unless I missed it, I'm surprised I haven't heard anybody mention this.
May 21, 20223 yr Mayor Aftab Pureval: Part of Brent Spence Bridge project's design 'has become more of a concern' Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval reiterated his full support for completing the Brent Spence Bridge project Friday but also said the current design of the Ohio-side approach to the bridge “has become more of a concern.” Pureval spoke to a breakfast meeting of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce at River’s Landing Covington. It’s the second time in recent weeks that Pureval has weighed in on the portion of the $2.8 billion project’s design leading up to the existing bridge and a planned, second bridge to the west. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/05/20/pureval-on-brent-spence-project.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 25, 20223 yr DeWine, Beshear request $1.6B in federal funds for Brent Spence Bridge Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear have jointly submitted an application for nearly $2 billion in federal funding for the Brent Spence Bridge project, according to a news release. Ohio and Kentucky hope to secure $1.66 billion in federal grant funding through the Multimodel Projects Discretionary Grant. If approved, that money would pay about 60% of the remaining $2.77 billion cost to build a companion bridge and to make improvements through an eight-mile corridor stretching from the Western Hills Viaduct to Dixie Highway. Each state will also provide state and other federal money, splitting the cost of the bridge 50/50. Kentucky’s budget already has enough money to meet state matching requirements for the project. Ohio is developing its funding strategy and expects to include it in the grant application. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/05/24/dewine-beshear-request-nearly-2b-in-federal-funds.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 11, 20223 yr Brent Spence project could snag billions more in federal aid, Sen. Rob Portman says Ohio and Kentucky will apply for $1.3 billion more in funding for the $2.8 billion Brent Spence Bridge project, officials announced Friday. The latest pot of money to become available is $12.5 billion from the Bridge Investment Act, which was created by U.S. Sens. Rob Portman, R-Terrace Park, and Sherrod Brown, D-Cleveland, and put in the federal infrastructure bill. That money will be distributed over the next five years, with $2.43 billion being available this year. The Brent Spence Bridge project could get about $1.3 billion of it, Portman said. Portman expects a decision by this fall on funding for the project. The application is due Aug. 9. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/06/10/portman-brent-spence-funding.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 16, 20222 yr Big improvements to the Covington side of the BSB project. This goes to show that strong local leaders can make an impact, hopefully the Cincinnati side has Aftab and others to get similar improvements to the Ohio side of the approach. List of changes from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: Arrange to build a new and separate storm water drainage system for highway rain runoff that should alleviate – and potentially eliminate – flooding issues in and around the Peaselburg neighborhood. (This one is a huge deal for this area of town) Upgrade City streets – including the intersections at 4th and Main streets and 5th and Main streets – to improve traffic flow and safety during the 5½-year construction period. Pursue a “skinnier” design for the new “companion” bridge that will drastically reduce the number of buildings in the way of construction, reducing by 25 the number of Covington homes that would need to be acquired and reducing from 18 to 11 the number of businesses. The narrower design shrinks the driving surface of the new companion bridge from 145.5 feet wide to 84 feet wide and the additional land needed for the approaches to the bridge from 24.5 acres to 13.7 acres. (This is a massive improvement and again hopefully has downstream affects on Cincinnati and Longworth hall as well) Commit $500,000 over five years to hire a project director who will act as a technical liaison for Covington on the bridge project. (Can we just hire Brian Boland?) Triple the funding for the Lewisburg Façade Grant Program, as part of a 2012 agreement that addresses the negative impact of construction on that neighborhood. And give Covington a formal seat at the table as decisions related to design, construction, and environmental impact are made in the years ahead. That includes issues such as noise and air pollution; impact on historic structures; traffic; and aesthetic design of retaining walls, bridge facades, landscaping, and bicycle/pedestrian amenities.
June 19, 20222 yr On 6/16/2022 at 12:44 PM, ucgrady said: Big improvements to the Covington side of the BSB project. This goes to show that strong local leaders can make an impact, hopefully the Cincinnati side has Aftab and others to get similar improvements to the Ohio side of the approach. List of changes from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: Arrange to build a new and separate storm water drainage system for highway rain runoff that should alleviate – and potentially eliminate – flooding issues in and around the Peaselburg neighborhood. (This one is a huge deal for this area of town) Upgrade City streets – including the intersections at 4th and Main streets and 5th and Main streets – to improve traffic flow and safety during the 5½-year construction period. Pursue a “skinnier” design for the new “companion” bridge that will drastically reduce the number of buildings in the way of construction, reducing by 25 the number of Covington homes that would need to be acquired and reducing from 18 to 11 the number of businesses. The narrower design shrinks the driving surface of the new companion bridge from 145.5 feet wide to 84 feet wide and the additional land needed for the approaches to the bridge from 24.5 acres to 13.7 acres. (This is a massive improvement and again hopefully has downstream affects on Cincinnati and Longworth hall as well) Commit $500,000 over five years to hire a project director who will act as a technical liaison for Covington on the bridge project. (Can we just hire Brian Boland?) Triple the funding for the Lewisburg Façade Grant Program, as part of a 2012 agreement that addresses the negative impact of construction on that neighborhood. And give Covington a formal seat at the table as decisions related to design, construction, and environmental impact are made in the years ahead. That includes issues such as noise and air pollution; impact on historic structures; traffic; and aesthetic design of retaining walls, bridge facades, landscaping, and bicycle/pedestrian amenities. Just for clarification… Are those improvements part of an official decision to proceed with a specific design alternative (if so, can you share a link to where the details are specified)? Or are those just requests from the local officials?
June 20, 20222 yr https://tbnk.vod.castus.tv/vod/?video=2589e1a2-a3d6-46ed-90fc-536ca92cab63&nav=programs%2FCity of Covington Two official Memorandums of Understanding were approved between the city and KYTC as of the most recent meeting of the Covington City Commission, in the video above if you feel like watching it.
July 15, 20222 yr Well this seems like good news! https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/OHDOT/bulletins/3213ccc Quote Based on significant community engagement, as well as a thorough technical analysis, the footprint of the new bridge has been significantly reduced from the alternative approved in 2012. Initial plans included two 14-foot shoulders on each deck of the new bridge and expanded shoulder widths on the existing bridge. The new bridge was planned to cover nearly 25 acres and span nearly 150 feet in width. Revised plans show the new bridge at almost half the size of the 2012 footprint – covering approximately 14 acres and 84 feet in width. Updated maps show widened emergency shoulders on the existing Brent Spence Bridge to safely stow stalled vehicles, and 12-foot shoulders are provided on the new companion bridge. Additionally, interstate and local traffic are separated – the new companion structure will carry I-71/75 traffic; local traffic will use the existing Brent Spence Bridge.
July 15, 20222 yr On 3/1/2022 at 3:40 PM, ucgrady said: The newest configuration, which has all the through traffic on the new bridge (single truss span, not divided cable stay as a money saver) and all the local traffic on the existing bridge. This simplifies traffic the most, and simplifies the ramps the most as well as reduced the cost. It seems like this latest press release is showing what @ucgradyshared back in March. I can't tell from the press release if any other changes to reduce the footprint have been made recently. It seems like the big questions at this point surround how the exit ramps will be configured and how much of the spaghetti soup can be cleaned up.
July 15, 20222 yr 4 minutes ago, jwulsin said: It seems like this latest press release is showing what @ucgradyshared back in March. I can't tell from the press release if any other changes to reduce the footprint have been made recently. It seems like the big questions at this point surround how the exit ramps will be configured and how much of the spaghetti soup can be cleaned up. It's the same number of lanes, just a narrower bridge. I shared this with a friend who is familiar with the project and he said this is Alternative I-W, which they decided to advance a few months ago. This means the approach configurations for both sides need to change. It's going to be up to whichever firm (or firms) win the RFP on design to come up with new ramp configurations. That's where something like Bridge Forward's plan could influence discourse. “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
July 15, 20222 yr If the existing BSB is going to carry local traffic is there any reason to keep the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge?
July 15, 20222 yr 1 minute ago, JaceTheAce41 said: If the existing BSB is going to carry local traffic is there any reason to keep the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge? I imagine they'll connect to different points. But demolition is expensive. Not sure it would be worth it to tear down CWB just because it's redundant. And redundancy can help if one bridge has to be shut down for repairs, a crash, or something else.
July 15, 20222 yr Could the CWB carry light rail or a streetcar? Not that it receives a ton of traffic but I'd imagine the BSB will get the bulk of local traffic
July 15, 20222 yr 11 minutes ago, JaceTheAce41 said: If the existing BSB is going to carry local traffic is there any reason to keep the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge? Why wouldnt you keep the CWB bridge? If there comes a day when the Roebling is shut down to vehicular traffic you still have the CWB facilitating the traffic between both river cities. CWB is heavily used, it would be foolish to remove. Especially with the new mega development in Covington at the old IRS site.
July 15, 20222 yr https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/OHDOT/2022/07/14/file_attachments/2213441/BSB Corridor Bridge Lane Configuration 071322.pdf
August 15, 20222 yr Govs. Beshear, DeWine submit second application to fund Brent Spence project The region's hat is officially in the ring for another potential pool of funding for its long-awaited Brent Spence companion bridge. This week, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear submitted a second application for federal funding for the multibillion-dollar bridge project, under the recently passed Bridge Investment Program. This application is in addition to the one officials submitted in May through the Multimodal Projects Discretionary Grant. Regardless of which application is accepted, Ohio and Kentucky are seeking a total of $1.66 billion in federal funding. That's 60% of the project's estimated $2.77 billion. The states will spilt the bridge's total cost. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/12/brent-spence-funding.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 22, 20222 yr A Rough Beast Slouches Toward the Brent Spence Bridge As local and regional politicians move forward on a $3 billion highway widening project, a local group of activists in Cincinnati are fighting for an alternative plan. Quote In recent months, it has become increasingly clear, if there was ever any doubt, that local and regional politicians—from the Cincinnati City Council and mayor all the way up to the governors and senators on both side of the Ohio River—plan to proceed full steam ahead. That rough beast that is the Brent Spence Corridor Project, its hour come round at last, is slouching toward Cincinnati to be born. In an attempt to mitigate the damage from the current plan to simply Build Back Bigger, a group of local activists, architects, and urban planners calling themselves “Bridge Forward” have proposed a plan to redesign the project, with the goal of recapturing approximately 30 acres of land for redevelopment on the West Side of Cincinnati. Found this article very interesting and being done by someone who had a well discussed article in April as a followup is good to see. Bridge Forward seems to have a path forward to get its plan implemented after ODOT recently announced some very notable changes to the design process and timeline of the Brent Spence Bridge https://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/ConstructionMgt/design-build/bsb-project-procurement/Pages/default.aspx Quote Aug 19 2022 Procurement Change - Progressive DB 8/19/2022 2:55 PM Given the current environment as it relates to project risk, inflationary trends, the need for ongoing engagement of the adjacent impacted communities and interested 3rd parties, the Brent Spence Management Team has made the decision to revise the procurement method from Value-Based Fixed-Price Design-Build (VBDB) to Progressive Design-Build (PDB). Progressive Design-Build will allow the Design-Build Team (DBT) and ODOT/KYTC to collaboratively consider and address major Project topics in a more open format which cannot be achieved with a Value-Based DB contracting method. This is absolutely good news and would allow the design modifications that Bridge Forward wants to implement to the corridor to move forward without interrupting the design process for the bridge,etc. I highly encourage everyone to email their local representative through the Bridge Forward website. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/brent-spence-bridge-design-improvements?source=direct_link Edited August 22, 20222 yr by stashua123
September 16, 20222 yr Brent Spence Bridge project is one of nation’s biggest highway boondoggles, pro-transit group says A public interest group often critical of certain big-ticket transportation projects has named the Brent Spence Bridge project as one of the nation’s worst highway boondoggles for the first time. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group’s (PIRG) education fund named the $2.8 billion project, which includes 8 miles of highway expansion on the Ohio and Kentucky sides of the Ohio River in addition to a new companion bridge, as one of the seven-worst highway projects in the country. U.S. PIRG is often critical of highway expansion projects, citing their expense, environmental and global warming impacts due to additional vehicles on the road and the likely outcome that they will not meet one of their intended goals: Reducing congestion. In the transportation industry there’s a concept known as “induced demand”: When a roadway is expanded without tolling, people flock to use it almost immediately, quickly erasing any reductions in congestion. “The plan to add more capacity has no transit component. You’re going to have crushing traffic all over again. You’re not moving people efficiently,” said Matt Casale, a co-author of U.S. PIRG’s report. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/09/16/brent-spence-bridge-project-top-boondoggle-group.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 4, 20222 yr ODOT has apparently rejected the Bridge Forward alternative. Full response will be posted sometime today https://brentspencebridgecorridor.com/news/
October 4, 20222 yr One of the people involved with the proposal just linked to this document, which is actually dated 9/14/2022: https://brentspencebridgecorridor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Response-to-Public-Comment-Westway_Attachments-1.pdf As expected, it comes down to this: Quote In August 2012, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), which approved the preferred alternative for the BSB Corridor Project after extensive evaluation of numerous alternatives which incorporated feedback from local agencies, stakeholders, and the public. Introducing additional alternatives would invalidate the FONSI issued by FHWA and would require the project’s environmental process to be re-opened. The extensive preliminary design, study, evaluation, and public involvement required to re-open the alternatives analysis would delay the project’s targeted groundbreaking for two years or more and could potentially jeopardize the project’s eligibility for federal grants for construction. ODOT isn't going to consider any proposal that's going to make them redo any steps they've already completed.
October 4, 20222 yr The sheet showing the cross sections of reconnecting the east and west roads is so infuriating and insulting. It's basically saying, look if you tried to connect these roads from the East/West over our ridiculous spaghetti they would be too steep and too high and it wouldn't work and we would need to expand the footprint which would invalidate the FONSI. But like... what if you reduced the spaghetti and placed the new lanes in more of a trench like FWW? It's not even a half-assed defense, it's a no-assed defense and a circular argument; you can't have a better design because the design we have doesn't work with your design because it's our design. I'm not surprised, but I am disappointed. The only hope now is that when the final design-build selections are made the city can try and get them to try harder to design something better because in that case it will be in the design-builder's best interest to save money and to keep the city happy if it's a local entity who's feet can be held to fire. The city has no recourse against ODOT but hopefully there is still room for improvement from HDR or Prus or whoever get's selected to build these highways and ramps.
October 4, 20222 yr Its dissapointing, but unlike what ODOT is stating, they have public comment from October - January. They have to listen and listen they will. Our voices collectively could change this.
October 4, 20222 yr Can the city tell ODOT to redo their design since it's going through...you know...the city?
October 4, 20222 yr 33 minutes ago, JaceTheAce41 said: Can the city tell ODOT to redo their design since it's going through...you know...the city? The city doesn't even get to change speed limits on state routes without consent from ODOT.
October 4, 20222 yr 54 minutes ago, JaceTheAce41 said: Can the city tell ODOT to redo their design since it's going through...you know...the city? They would have input. Covington was able to get design changes for the BSB approach.
October 21, 20222 yr ODOT has posted new info on their procurement site for the Brent Spence including current base mapping. https://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/ConstructionMgt/design-build/bsb-project-procurement/Pages/default.aspx They will be soliciting engineering/contractor design builders in January assuming they get a Big Federal grant award this fall. Maintenance of traffic phasing only goes to south of 12th street in Covington not all the way to south of Dixie Highway so may be hedging their bets to cut back the project limits on the Kentucky end if they don't get enough federal money to cover the full $2B cost.
October 24, 20222 yr On 10/20/2022 at 9:54 PM, GHOST TRACKS said: Maintenance of traffic phasing only goes to south of 12th street in Covington not all the way to south of Dixie Highway so may be hedging their bets to cut back the project limits on the Kentucky end This is really shortsighted will just kick the can down the road as that bottleneck from 8 lanes to the 4 lanes going up the hill south of 12 street would actually make the bottleneck and delays worse than what we currently have. As the fatal crash this sunday that closed I-75 North from the morning through the Bengals game unfortunately proved, building a giant new bridge won't fix the traffic and safety issues as long as the cut-in-the-hill still exists. I'll say until I'm blue in the face, but both going down the hill, where this wreck happened, and going up the hill where trucks will struggle on the 8% grade and cause back ups and reckless lane switching, this section of highway will continue to suck even after $3 billion dollars is spent on a bridge just to the north.
October 28, 20222 yr Opinion: City Hall needs to get engaged with Brent Spence Corridor project "The current designs for the Brent Spence Corridor project essentially replicate the existing highway layout that forms the western border of downtown Cincinnati. This layout was designed in the 1950s, and when constructed in the 1960s, it landlocked our downtown and displaced thousands of residents, most of whom were Black. By taking the same, antiquated approach, the current designs miss a major opportunity to reshape how this critical infrastructure interacts with our region’s urban core. "
October 30, 20222 yr I suggest everyone check out the aesthetic design committee meeting info at the following web site under the 2022 folder. https://brentspencebridgecorridor.com/documents/ It is surprising to see the contrast between the level of effort on the Kentucky and Ohio sides regarding aesthetics, impacts and multimodal connectivity, based on the documented meeting minutes.
November 2, 20222 yr I'm sorry, maybe I missed it in the past 41 pages but is that Texas Turnaround temporary until the new BS Bridge comes? "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 7, 20222 yr The latest plans for Covington posted by KYTC include the 5th street onramp to SB-I75 and the 4th Street NB (to the BSB) onramp for reconfigured I-75. Will also be able to take the Clay Wade Baily to new I-75 N on ramp at Third St opposite the bridge intersection.
November 7, 20222 yr 11 hours ago, GHOST TRACKS said: Latest plan for Queensgate area posted last week. Same design as June.
November 7, 20222 yr Under that latest proposal, if you're in southwest downtown and want to get on northbound 75, will the 6th Street entrance be the only/best option?
November 7, 20222 yr 18 minutes ago, jwulsin said: Under that latest proposal, if you're in southwest downtown and want to get on northbound 75, will the 6th Street entrance be the only/best option? They're going to be adding a 3rd to NB75 connection. This ramp was partially built back in 2000, when they anticipated that the new BSB was going to break ground by 2005: https://www.google.com/maps/search/convention+center/@39.0987118,-84.5193466,89m/data=!3m1!1e3 Edited November 7, 20222 yr by Lazarus
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