October 31, 200519 yr I wonder what they are trying to get at through this article. I can only imagine that this is a ploy to get more money to fund all the projects, as a lot of people would be very angry if this project derailed. On the alternative, this could stimulate renewed interest in a light rail line, for if the general public realizes that that 75 will never be a nice, tame road, then perhaps then they would be more receptive to other transit options. I don't forsee the Brent Spence Project being derailed by this revelation, but I do see this as a plea for more federal funding, or for the general public to consider approving other transit options. I am sure that they knew from day one that free flow conditions over the bridge are dependent on the connecting networks, and to make this announcement at this point only suggests that they are looking for more funding for their other projects.
October 31, 200519 yr Author I wonder what they are trying to get at through this article. Good question. It's even more interesting to ask since there haven't been any meetings, etc., any reason to even bring the topic up.
January 10, 200619 yr Author There hasn't been much news on this lately, but there are a couple of meetings coming up: January 11, 2006 Este Conference Center 6270 Este Ave., Cincinnati 2 PM-7 PM January 12, 2006 St. Bernard Municipal Building 120 Washington Ave., St. Bernard 4 PM-8 PM These will be open house meetings with no formal presentations. ODOT will have on display the alternatives still under consideration and will seek public input. The mobile display is also currently available for viewing at the Elmwood Place Municipal Building.
January 14, 200619 yr www.i75millcreekexpressway.com Updates on the project is now available. This includes changes to Hopple St and the change in mainline(4 and 4/5 lane configurations).
January 15, 200619 yr If they are smart it should be at least 5 each way. Ohio is the only state that thinks short term. Build it right so there will not have to redo it again in 30 more year.
January 15, 200619 yr How likely is the Hopple Option A? That would be fantastice to clean up that whole miserable exit, which is many new students first entry to the city. Plus it would get rid of that awful motel!
January 15, 200619 yr Well, looking into the individual matix's for each part of the project, Hopple Option A is the cheapest! I don't know what will happen, but I think there is more cost to building large fly-over ramps, and I think a new Hopple exit will make it easier to travel through the area.
January 15, 200619 yr 5 laning it costs the same as the 4 lane with aux lanes. An Aux lane is an lane that goes from exit to exit.
January 16, 200619 yr Well, 5 lanes is slightly more expensive. More ROW cost in addition to construction. I hope for the 5 lane, but I still am pissed about no HOV being built.
January 31, 200619 yr Looks like the website was updated since the local meetings. More pdfs of the interchange designs considered.
January 31, 200619 yr Good to see tat HOP-A moved forward and that all but one roundabout option was thrown out. I hope they end up choosing the 5/4 continuity, as right now from Hopple to 74 it is a bottleneck during rush hour. Additionally, there is a potential bottleneck on 74 between 74 and Colerain Ave caused by weaving. Not a big deal right now, but I can imagine that as traffic on 74 increases (and it likely will), that the weave situation will only get worse and worse.
February 18, 200619 yr The website has an updated alternative B-1. Looks like they eliminated the new exit in Lockland.
February 22, 200619 yr Author From the 2/21/06 Enquirer: Wyoming frets I-75 exit loss Leaders say highway project could hurt city BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER WYOMING - The biggest local reconstruction project in the 50-year history of Interstate 75 could make it difficult to get here. Included in the possibilities for the seven-mile project to redo the interstate from Paddock Road to Interstate 275: closing the left-side Galbraith Road exit ramp from northbound I-75. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060221/NEWS01/602210344/1056/rss02
February 22, 200619 yr Why don't people just take RR west to the next exit? The left hand exit needs to be taken out, it is "Broken" mayor. It is both dangerous and restrictive in the flow of traffic.
February 22, 200619 yr I-75 is not even in the city limits of Wyoming. And I-75 went through after Wyoming was formed, so they really have no say.
February 23, 200619 yr Author ^^ Even better, why don't they just get off at Davis or at Shepherd? Oh, yeah...god forbid they might have to drive through a working-class neighborhood.... From the 2/22/06 Enquirer: Wyoming residents to protest I-75 plan Loss of exit ramps could prove more than inconvenience BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER WYOMING - City officials are encouraging residents to make themselves heard in the debate over closing the main Interstate 75 ramps that lead here. The Thru the Valley project - the biggest on Greater Cincinnati's stretch of I-75 in the highway's half-century history - could mean removal of the Galbraith Road exit ramps. And that, said residents packed into City Council chambers Tuesday night, could be devastating to the city. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060222/NEWS01/602220354/1056/rss02
February 23, 200619 yr I love the fact that the majority of the people in the county that are bitching about the I-75 plans are those same people that voted down the lightrail plan that would have greatly reduced the need for such an overhaul. Lightrail should be back on the ballot soon....I hope everyone thinks before they poke next time they vote!!
February 25, 200619 yr Author From the 2/23/06 Enquirer: Wyoming forms I-75 committee BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER WYOMING - The mayor promised he'dask residents to get involved in the city's efforts to stop closure of the Galbraith Road ramps off Interstate 75, and he's not wasting any time. Officials called a meeting for 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall for a new committee. The first members are Mayor David Savage and council members Mike Eyman and Jim O'Reilly. But they want anyone else to come who might want to help. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060223/NEWS01/602230355/1056/rss02
February 25, 200619 yr I love the fact that the majority of the people in the county that are bitching about the I-75 plans are those same people that voted down the lightrail plan that would have greatly reduced the need for such an overhaul. Lightrail should be back on the ballot soon....I hope everyone thinks before they poke next time they vote!! I don't think Light Rail can be put on the ballot until 2012. If light rail happens, it will have to happen outside of a vote.
February 25, 200619 yr I don't think Light Rail can be put on the ballot until 2012. If light rail happens, it will have to happen outside of a vote. Why must it wait until 2012?!?!?!? That would not be reassuring news.
March 11, 200619 yr Author From the 3/10/06 Enquirer: Wyoming finds highway allies BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER WYOMING - City officials went looking for help to boost their opposition to the proposed closure of the Galbraith Road ramps off Interstate 75, and found plenty. A meeting Thursday night at City Hall here drew representatives of Reading, Lockland, Lincoln Heights, Springfield Township and Cincinnati, plus Hamilton County Engineer Bill Brayshaw and Tom Ewing, legislative and policy analyst for the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060310/NEWS01/603100432/1056/rss02
March 24, 200619 yr Author From the 3/24/06 Enquirer: Fight to keep Galbraith exits open gains steam BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER WYOMING - City officials are still at it, talking to any politician or highway engineer who will listen about why they should save the Interstate 75 exits at Galbraith Road. They've gathered letters of support from U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot, state Rep. Jim Raussen and Cincinnati City Councilman Chris Bortz. They have a unanimous resolution signed by all Hamilton County commissioners, plus letters from residents, business owners and groups such as the Carthage Civic League. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060324/NEWS01/603240405/1056/rss02
April 17, 200619 yr Fearing loss of Galbraith exits BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Along Galbraith Road just off Interstate 75, some people are worried. They wash and sell cars, bake wedding cakes and do medical research. One just bought a longtime floral shop with plans for turning it into something else. All depend on how easily employees and customers can get to them. And that depends on what the Ohio Department of Transportation does with Interstate 75. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060417/NEWS01/604170344/1056/rss02
April 18, 200619 yr Galbraith proposal criticized BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER WYOMING - More than 400 people partial to the Galbraith Road ramps off Interstate 75 packed the civic center Monday night to urge highway officials to save the exits. All 385 folding chairs were full before the 7:30 p.m. meeting started, and people continued to file in, standing along the walls and filling up the lobby. Wyoming officials, with help from colleagues, residents and business owners from neighboring communities, had hoped to have a full house. They wanted Ohio Department of Transportation officials to see how many people are concerned about what they predict would be negative effects on property values to school districts. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060418/NEWS01/604180334/1056/rss02
May 10, 200619 yr 'Flyover' bridge could resolve I-75 exit closing BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER READING - Highway engineers are working on a new alternative in response to concern about closing Galbraith Road exit ramps on Interstate 75 - an offshoot from Cross County Highway that would send northbound cars up and over the interstate. The new possibility came about after Ohio Department of Transportation officials working on the Thru The Valley project got repeated criticism from people concerned about the effects of closing the northbound Galbraith ramp on the communities of Reading, Wyoming, Hartwell, Arlington Heights and others. But engineer Jay Hamilton cautioned that the state still has to make sure there's enough money to do a "flyover'' bridge over I-75 and to assess what impact the new possibility would have on the area. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060510/NEWS01/605100350/1056
May 12, 200619 yr I-75 exits granted reprieve Regional group using leverage BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Galbraith Road exit ramps off Interstate 75 must stay open or the project to widen Interstate 75 won't get the federal funding it needs. That mandate came Thursday when the executive committee of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments approved a resolution, saying engineers must maintain access to Galbraith from the northbound and southbound lanes. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060512/NEWS01/605120384
May 13, 200619 yr Author From the 5/13/06 Enquirer: Federal official coming here to check on Galbraith ramps BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER The most talked-about highway exit in the region - Galbraith Road - will get federal attention Monday when a top official comes to see the ramps and meet residents fighting their proposed closure. Maria Cino, the U.S. Department of Transportation's deputy secretary, will tour the Interstate 75 area around Galbraith Road before meeting with mayors and others opposing the possible closure of one or both of the Galbraith exits. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060513/NEWS01/605130377/1056
May 15, 200619 yr Author From the 5/15/06 Enquirer: Federal official examines Galbraith exits BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Opponents of the closure of the Galbraith Road exits off Interstate 75 got their highest-profile attention yet: a visit this morning from the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Maria Cino toured the area with U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Westwood, and met with local officials who argue that closing the exits off Interstate 75 would hurt their communities. She also met with Mike Kelsey, president of McCluskey Chevrolet, who told her the closure would be "crippling’’ to his dealership, which is on Galbraith Road. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060515/NEWS01/305150014/1056/rss02
May 16, 200619 yr I-75 exit defenders heard BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER WYOMING - She's second in command of the federal agency that oversees all the country's highways, and she stood Monday morning along Galbraith Road, her Prada heels sinking into the mud. Maria Cino, deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Transportation, said she likes to see for herself the impact highway projects have on communities. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060516/NEWS01/605160332/1056
May 18, 200619 yr Taft is asked to intervene on Galbraith Rd. Commissioner DeWine wants to end talk of closing I-75 ramps BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Highway engineers continue studying what to do with the much-talked-about Galbraith Road exits off Interstate 75, but one local official wants Gov. Bob Taft to stop any work now by the Ohio Department of Transportation that could lead to closing the ramps. The request, from Hamilton County Commissioner Pat DeWine, comes as part of some confusion over the impact of last week's vote by the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, which approves federal funding for transportation projects in Greater Cincinnati. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060518/NEWS01/605180375/1056/NEWS0103
May 18, 200619 yr What's the big problem? Anyone know they can take cross county east and get off of the Reading rd exit then make a left on Galbraith. That less than a mile detour. People need to quit having chit stuck up their azz. I live in Silverton and there is no exit off southbound I-71. And there is still businesses on Stewart rd.
June 17, 200618 yr Author From the 6/17/06 Enquirer: New plan for I-75 takes flight Bridge at Galbraith Road exit may stop state from closing ramps BY STEVE KEMME | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER WYOMING - Building a "flyover" bridge to send traffic up and over Interstate 75 has emerged as a viable alternative to closing the I-75 Galbraith Road exit ramps. However, the Ohio Department of Transportation has not dropped the unpopular proposal to close the ramps, Jay Hamilton, chief project engineer with the department's district office in Lebanon said Friday. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060617/NEWS01/606170357/1056
July 18, 200618 yr I-75 exit at Galbraith may be replaced By Amy Ehrnreiter Post staff reporter Though the Ohio Department of Transportation has created an alternative to closing an exit ramp at Galbraith Road as part of the planned widening of Interstate 75, residents of the area still plan to turn out at the third and final public meeting for the highway project Wednesday. The I-75 project, dubbed Thru the Valley, involves widening the expressway from three lanes to four lanes in each direction from I-275 to Paddock Road to improve traffic flow and ease congestion. http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060717/NEWS01/607170380
July 18, 200618 yr Author BTW...the open house meeting will be Wednesday from 1 PM to 7 PM at the Sharonville Convention Center.
July 18, 200618 yr I plan on going and asking why this ramp has to be built when one is less than a quarter mile away at Reading Rd and Galbraith Rd.
July 18, 200618 yr ^You mean get on Cross County east and get off the first exit, then make your way around?
July 18, 200618 yr I-75 plan still isn't concrete Final public meeting will be open to suggestions BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER LINK: PDF MAP: http://news.enquirer.com/assets/AB34573718.PDF There's still a lot of confusion about the Interstate 75 widening project. People all along the seven-mile stretch from Paddock Road to Interstate 275 have heard options, cost estimates and concerns for years. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060718/NEWS01/607180340/1056
July 18, 200618 yr ^You mean get on Cross County east and get off the first exit, then make your way around? This will put more people on Galbraith Rd. and businesses there will do better because more people will drive by.
July 20, 200618 yr Which I-75 idea will win? Planners prefer option that costs most money BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Unless there's a public outcry to the contrary, the Ohio Department of Transportation will suggest that the best way to improve Interstate 75 is a $231 million project that adds a fourth lane in both directions and a flyover bridge at Galbraith Road. The highway department showed four alternatives at an open house Wednesday. One would do very little. Of the other three, two were labeled as not being recommended for further development. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060720/NEWS01/607200351/1077
July 20, 200618 yr I dont understand the "Planners prefer option that costs most money" comment. No where in the article did they mention what planner's stances are on this project. They cited what ODOT wants to do and how the engineers feel about the option. But NOWHERE does it mentions planners....if they are meaning 'project planners' then it is a misleading statement to make. A planner would have recommended a much scaled down version of this highway plan in favor of light rail or some kind of mass transit option. It is a joke how planners are portrayed by the enquirer....just the other day in the article about the Ohio Passenger Rail plan they said that the plan is a 'pie in the sky' idea. I get tired of the public thinking of planners as these socialist, pie in the sky, wishful thinking individuals who actually dont follow through on their plans. But once again the Enquirer managed to find a way to make the planners the scapegoats for this terrible project instead of the engineers who rightfully deserve the blame!
July 20, 200618 yr I agree with UncleRando on this. Who are the 'Planners'. Are they project corrdinators, engineers, etc... This project is a JOKE. If we are going to require votes on light rail then we should put this on the ballet for next year as well. I find it interesting that when it comes to mass transit the power that be take it to the public for a vote. But when we spend a massive amount of money for a poor road project its just part of the normal funding cycle. I attended an OKI meeting the other day on the road widening through the valley and they stated that the road is functioning at a 'D' level at this time and after the millions are spent the road will still fuction at a 'D' level. This is pork barrel politics and the taxpayer is getting the shaft. This road project will do very little for economic expansion in the area, while light rail has been show to bring major transit oriented development at the multiple stations. This should be how the state and area spend its money. Do a project that can have a real return on investments.
August 30, 200618 yr State studying I-75 plan THE ENQUIRER WYOMING - It might be a month or more before the Ohio Department of Transportation makes official its recommendation for the best way to reconstruct part of Interstate 75. After an open house in July, officials said the $231 million Alternative C was most likely. It calls for a bridge as part of a new northbound exit to Galbraith Road, adds ramps to and from Shepherd Lane in Lincoln Heights and takes out the Cooper Avenue exit into Lockland as well as the Neumann Way collector at GE Aircraft Engines in Evendale. Wyoming City Council recently passed a resolution supporting ODOT's choice of Alternative C. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060830/NEWS01/608300373/1056
September 11, 200618 yr Mayors discuss I-75 work CINCINNATI ENQUIRER September 11, 2006 READING - Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and the mayors of the cities affected by the Thru the Valley Project are meeting today in Reading to discuss the alternative plans to renovate the I-75 Highway corridor. The I-75 Thru the Valley Project is a $149 million project to widen and reconstruct I-75 from I-275 south to Paddock Road. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060911/NEWS01/309110016
September 12, 200618 yr I-75 plan support is growing BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER September 12, 2006 READING - State highway engineers haven't officially decided which alternative they'll recommend for the reconstruction of I-75, but support for the one they're expected to choose continues to grow. Alternative C, the $231 million option that that proposes to build a bridge at the Galbraith Road exit so the Ohio Department of Transportation can close the left-hand exit there, got the blessing Monday from officials of Cincinnati, Hamilton County and the mayors of several affected suburban cities. They met Monday to talk about the Thru the Valley project, which stretches from Paddock Road to Interstate 275, touching communities from Cincinnati to Sharonville. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060912/NEWS01/609120367/1056
September 29, 200618 yr I-75 plans face speed bumps BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER PDF Link: http://news.enquirer.com/assets/AB43533929.PDF Even as public outcry played out this year over possible loss of a Galbraith Road exit off Interstate 75, highway engineers have been proceeding on another project that would close the Towne Street exit and has Northside residents worried about access to their neighborhood. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060929/NEWS01/609290412
September 29, 200618 yr This is from the president of the Northside Business Association. Should be a lively meeting if anybody wants to cruise by.... To All Northside Businesses and Residents: Stefan Spinosa of the Ohio Department of Transportation confirmed today that he will attend the NBA meeting this Monday, October 2, at 6:30 at North Presbyterian Church. Although many of you attended the open house this past Thursday in St. Bernard, it is important that we focus on ODOT's recommendations and possible alternatives now. Mr. Spinosa will therefore present the current alternatives under consideration and participate in a discussion with us to better understand the impacts of those recommendations and to gather suggestions for any alternative routings or schemes that may satisfy Northside as well as ODOT. Please attend this meeting. Robert Sala, President, NBA
October 18, 200618 yr Author From the 10/11/06 Enquirer: Support grows to fight closing highway ramps in Northside BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Northside residents fighting the proposed closure of highway ramps into and out of their neighborhood got support Tuesday from friends in College Hill and South Cumminsville and at Cincinnati City Hall. Chris Bortz, chairman of Cincinnati City Council's economic development committee, promised he'd introduce a resolution at council today that opposes closing the ramps around the interchange of Interstates 75 and 74. He said he would ask council members to suspend the rules so the resolution can be passed immediately. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061011/NEWS01/610110388/1056/COL02
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