Roadway - OKI

“A transportation plan for the OKI region to guide 

transportation investment and service decisions 

now and into the future.”

Introduction 

• The 

• The 

• In 

region of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) encompasses eight 

counties in three states which include Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren counties in Ohio; Boone, 

Campbell and Kenton counties in Kentucky; and Dearborn County in Indiana. OKI conducts 

transportation planning for all eight counties. 

OKI 2030 Regional Transportation Plan 2008 Update serves as a blueprint for transportation 

projects in the OKI region through the year 2030. It addresses current and future needs created by 

growth and development. At the same time, it responds to Federal Highway Administration and Clean 

Air Act requirements to mitigate congestion and to address air quality and other environmental, social 

and financial issues. 

order to continue to address local needs, this plan is updated every four years. As the region grows, 

increased pressure will be placed on the transportation system. By preparing a transportation plan for 

the year 2030, OKI is working to plan the solutions today for the challenges of tomorrow. 

Goals of the Plan 

• Improve travel safety 

• Improve accessibility and mobility options for people and goods 

• Protect and enhance the environment 

• Enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system 

• Promote efficient system management and operation 

• Emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system 

• Support economic vitality 

• Consider regional security 

• Strengthen the connection between infrastructure and land use 

• The 

OKI 2030 Regional Transportation Plan 2008 Update is a comprehensive, balanced and coordinated 

plan for the region and will serve as a guide for policy boards and implementation agencies that make 

transportation investments and service decisions. 

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SAFETEA-LU Incorporation & Compliance 

• In 

concert with the directives of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 

Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), this update presents a plan to maximize the utility of the existing 

transportation facilities and services to reduce congestion and increase travel choices for people. Like 

its predecessor, the plan continues to place emphasis on community impacts and public participation. 

This plan also draws on a three year data acquisition effort that provides baseline data on observed 

travel time for significant roadways in the region and identifies locations with safety issues. This plan’s 

base year has been updated to 2005. As with previous plans, this plan conforms to air quality 

standards and is fiscally constrained. Finally, SAFETEA-LU adds several new requirements to the 

process of regional transportation planning. The plan addresses regional transportation issues related 

to regional transportation security and integrates the Strategic Regional Policy Plan (SRPP). 

Land use is the relationship of the built environment 

to mobility and travel demand. 

• SAFETEA-LU 

Consistency of Transportation Planning with Planned Growth 

and Development Plans 

promotes consistency between transportation improvements 

and state and local planned growth and economic development patterns. The 

plan now has a new chapter specifically created to discuss the link of OKI’s 

extensive work with the SRPP to long term, regional transportation planning. 

The SRPP is the result of an eight year process that engaged 60 percent of 

the OKI Board and massive public participation. The SRPP encourages land 

use patterns that promote multi-modal travel and the efficient use of land, 

natural resources and public facilities. The SRPP is being implemented 

through voluntary cooperation among local governments, OKI and many 

other organizations, and will consequently come to fruition in phases ranging 

from near to the very long term. 

The events of September 11, 

2001 showed that while 

transportation facilities can 

be potential targets, they are 

also vital resources for the 

response and recovery from 

manmade and natural 

disasters. 

• This 

Transportation System Security 

plan meets SAFETEA-LU’s call for the 

inclusion of security of the transportation 

system as a stand-alone planning factor. This 

signals an increase in importance from prior 

legislation, in which security was coupled with 

safety. A regional security strategy relates to 

sustainable prevention, detection, response 

and recovery efforts to protect regional 

transportation systems’ critical infrastructure 

from terrorism. This plan documents actions 

and strategies being implemented throughout 

the region for strengthening regional security. 

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Demographics 

• The 

OKI 2030 Regional Transportation Plan 2008 Update is designed to meet the changing 

transportation needs of the eight-county region. Like many urban centers around the country, the 

Cincinnati region is experiencing growth outside the central city and county. Over the 2005 to 2030 

planning period, the population is expected to grow 17 percent to 2.3 million residents and the 

region’s employment level is projected to increase 19 percent. 

Household and Employment Change, 2005-2030 

Legend: 

• Gain of 25 households or workers 

• Loss of 25 households or workers 

SOURCE: 2005-2030 projections by the Ohio Department of Development (2003 Edition), Kentucky 

State Data Center (2004 Edition) and Indiana Business Research Center (2003 Edition). 

• Employment 

patterns affect the number, length and distribution of trips. Although work trips comprise 

only one-fifth of the region’s total person trips, they create the greatest demand on the transportation 

system due to their morning and afternoon peak time periods. 

• This 

growth in population and employment outside of Hamilton County is predicted to continue, 

causing increasing infrastructure needs in the outlying counties. However, Hamilton County will remain 

the leader in population and employment into the year 2030, thereby having its own share of significant 

travel needs. 

3

Safety 

• Crashes 

are a significant issue for transportation planning due to their impact on individuals 

involved as well as the economic impacts on the entire OKI region. One of the main goals of this 

plan is to improve travel safety by reducing the risk of crashes that cause death or injuries. Within 

the OKI region, over 68,000 crashes occurred in 2006 resulting in 166 deaths and causing over 

14,000 injuries. 

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• In 

compliance with 

requirements from 

SAFETEA-LU, Ohio, 

Kentucky and Indiana 

have developed State 

Highway Safety Plans 

and individual Five 

Percent Plans. The 

Five Percent Plans 

identify the most 

severe highway 

safety needs 

statewide. OKI 

contributes to the 

fulfillment of each 

states’ safety goals by 

analyzing crash data 

on roadways within 

the OKI planning 

area. 

• Most 

high crash concentrations occur at the 

busiest intersections in the region. The use of 

crash rates, which are expressed as the number 

of crashes per million vehicle miles, further reveals 

crash trends by taking into account traffic volume. 

Research into the locations where crashes are 

occurring at a greater rate have assisted 

interagency consultation and cooperation to result 

in the advancement of project recommendations 

which address the region’s safety needs. 

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• Congestion 

Congestion Management 

is the level at which transportation system performance is no longer acceptable due to 

traffic interference. The level of acceptable system performance will vary by type of transportation 

facility, location within the region and time of day. Congestion causes delay and diminishes the 

roadway’s ability to move traffic. In addition to mobility, congestion wastes fuel and increases air 

pollution. Congestion increases costs for both individuals and businesses. The costs of increased 

delay and vehicle operation are passed on through higher prices for shipping/delivery, insurance, 

products and services. The figure below was developed using observed travel time collected on area 

roadways. 

Cincinnati Urban Area Mobility Statistics, through 2005 

• Cincinnati is the 39th most congested city in the U.S. 

• Fifty-one percent of peak travel occurs under congested conditions. 

• A Cincinnati peak period traveler is delayed 27 hours a year. 

• On a per person basis, congestion wastes 19 gallons of fuel each year. 

• The annual cost in delay and fuel in 2005 due to congestion was $459 million. 

Source: 2007 Urban Mobility Report, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University, September, 2007. 

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• If 

left as is, by 2030 10 percent of the region’s vehicle miles traveled (VMT) will be operating 

under congested conditions and total recurring delay is estimated to be over 75,000 hours per 

day. Congested conditions are defined as level of service D or worse. Freeway and freeway 

ramps show the highest percentage of congestion among the roadway functional classes. The 

plan’s multi-modal project recommendations are developed to address these congestion 

problems. 

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Plan and Project Development Process 

• To 

respond to the region’s transportation needs and create the plan’s recommended multi-modal 

improvements, OKI evaluated all proposed transportation improvement projects using an iterative 

quantitative and qualitative process. The starting point for this plan update was the project listing from 

the 2004 plan. Added to the 2004 plan list were locations identified through the Congestion 

Management Process and all amendments made to the plan since 2004. Amendments reflect 

recommendations identified by several corridor studies completed since 2004. An initial draft list was 

distributed to local communities with the request that they provide a local prioritization (high, medium 

or low) for all of the projects located within their communities. They were also asked to provide 

suggestions for new projects. Staff then applied the project scoring process to a list of over 500 multimodal 

projects. The prioritization process assigns numerical scores for 16 criteria based on the plan’s 

goals. After much review by the OKI Board of Directors, Intermodal Coordinating Committee (ICC), 

public, and OKI staff, a project list and draft document were developed. Finally, the plan is adopted by 

the OKI Board of Directors. Projects included in the plan are eligible to advance to the Transportation 

Improvement Program (TIP) once a sponsor and funding is identified. 

Plan and Project Development Process 

ICC 

Executive Committee & Board of Directors 

Public & Community Input 

Prioritization Subcommittee 

Land Use Commission 

Travel Model & Data 

2030 Regional Transportation Plan 

Corridor Study 

Recommendations 

TIP 

Project Implementation 

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What Is Recommended? 

Fiscal Constraint 

• Federal 

legislation requires the plan demonstrate that its recommendations are fiscally constrained, 

that is, financial resources can be reasonably expected to be available to cover the costs of the 

plan. Approximately $9.95 billion is estimated to be available for all transportation expenditures in 

the OKI region over the life of the plan. The estimated cost of the recommendations of this plan is 

an estimated $9.75 billion. Because the value or cost of recommended projects in this plan is less 

than the resources reasonably expected to be available, this plan demonstrates fiscal constraint. 

Estimation of Project Costs 

• Following 

federal guidelines, this plan estimates the total project costs in terms of year of 

expenditure (YOE) or year when the project is expected to occur and not current year dollars. Cost 

estimates have been obtained from other planning partners in the region including the Ohio 

Department of Transportation, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Indiana Department of 

Transportation, county engineer offices and local jurisdictions or derived from local project data. 

Revenue for the replacement of the Brent Spence Bridge are assumed to be from new sources 

designed to handle mega projects. 

Recommended Projects 

• Recommended transportation improvement projects are presented based on their respective travel 

mode. The plan includes 211 fiscally-constrained, multi-modal projects, totaling $7,229 million. 

There are also an additional 444 “Needs” projects that are not fiscally-constrained. 

Investment by Mode 

Operations and Maintenance $2,511 

Roadway** $6,299 

Transit $ 767 

Intelligent Transportation Systems $ 66 

Freight $ 69 

Bike/Pedestrian $ 28 

$9,740 

0.71% 

0.68% 

0.71% 

0.29% 

7.87% 

0.68% 

0.29% 

7.87% 25.76% 

25.76% 

*YOE=Year of Expenditure in million dollars. 

**Cost estimate includes Brent Spence Bridge project. 

64.70% 64.70% 

O&M Roadway Transit ITS Freight Bike/Ped 

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Roadway 

• The 

region’s roadway system carries the vast majority of person trips and is an important part of the 

freight movement system. Roads also provide the right of way for buses, making the roadway network 

an integral part of the public transit system. In addition, roadways are used for most bicycle travel in 

the region. Despite the need to reduce vehicle travel to improve air quality and reduce congestion, 

roadways remain a primary component in addressing the region’s transportation needs. 

• This 

plan recommends a variety of roadway improvements, including but not limited to: 

• New roadways 

• Widened roadways 

• Geometric improvements 

• Intersection improvements 

• Signal upgrades 

• Access management 

• Beyond 

the value of the TIP, the plan include 157 roadway projects with a cost of more than $6 

billion. This list of recommended roadway projects is fiscally constrained, meaning the expected 

available funding is sufficient to construct or implement them. This plan identifies 110 recommended 

widening or new roadway, non-exempt projects at a total estimated cost of $4.9 million (not including 

the Brent Spence Bridge project). The plan’s fiscally constrained roadway projects include a total of 

52 miles of new roadway and 356 additional lane miles throughout the region. Several pages follow, 

listing the capacity-adding Transportation Improvement Project (TIP) and plan projects. 

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Roadway Improvement Projects 

 

Project ID 

OHIO 

Butler County 

Plan 

ID 

TIP Committed Funding 

Facility Location Description YOE Cost 

($million) 

81988 

Butler-Warren 

Road 

Tylersville Road to 

Bethany Road 

Widen to five lanes 11.3 

80516 

Oxford 

Connector 

US 27 to SR 73 New two lane connector road 7.9 

78073 

CR 20 

(Tylersville) 

Lakota Hills to 

Wetherington 

Tylersville Road safety upgrade, 

widening to 5 lanes 

6.1 

14114 CR 113 

Over Great Miami 

River, 0.81 to 1.01 

miles north of SR 4 

Liberty-Fairfield Road bridge 

replacement—add 2 lanes 

12.6 

75971 IR 75 

Cincinnati-Dayton 

Road to 0.2 miles 

south of Middletown 

corporate line 

Rehabilitate roadway, add median 

lane in both directions 

137.6 

76380 SR 4 

From Crescentville 

Road to 

Commercial Drive 

Add northbound and southbound 

lane, improve signals and lengthen 

turn lanes on Crescentville 

2.4 

76290 SR 4 Bypass 

Southern terminus 

to northern terminus 

Widen to four lanes; six lanes 

between Symmes and Tylersville 

roads 

3.3 

20499 

SR 63 

Extension 

US 127 eastward to 

existing SR 63 at 

SR 4 

New two-lane facility 40.7 

79686 SR 122 

Grand Avenue to IR 

75 and Union Road 

to Middletown east 

corporate line 

Widening 5.5 

77099 US 27 

Merry Day Drive/ 

Melanee Lane to the 

Oxford corporate 

line 

Widen roadway including a center 

turn lane, sidewalks, street lighting 

and signals 

3.7 

2030 Plan 

212 Bobmeyer Road 

Bobmeyer Road to 

Bypass SR 4 

Extend roadway 3.5 

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Roadway Improvement Projects (continued) 

Project ID 

Plan 

ID 

230 


($million) 

Cincinnati- 

Dayton Road 

West Chester Road 

to I-75 

Widen to three lanes 7.0 

266 

Grand 

Boulevard 

Extension from 

Central Avenue to 

University 

Boulevard 

New four-lane extension and railroad 

overpass 

23.4 

240 

Oxford State 

Road 

Spurlino Way to SR 

4 

Reconstruction and widening 21.7 

202 

South Gilmore 

Road 

Resor to Mack Add southbound lane 2.3 

258 

Washington 

Boulevard 

Extension 

Extend Washington 

Boulevard in 

Hamilton, across 

Great Miami to US 

127 

New extension 19.4 

222 

Wayne- 

Madison Road 

SR 4 to SR 73 

Add two lanes and railroad grade 

separator 

29.3 

207 SR 4 




250 SR 747 

220 US 27 

Liberty Fairfield 

Intersection 

SR 4 to Symmes 

Road 

Symmes to 

Hamilton Mason 

Hamilton-Mason to 

SR 4 North 

Princeton Road to 

SR 4 (north 

junction) 

SR 129 

intersections 

Capacity improvements 5.9 

Widen to four lanes 9.4 

Widen to four or six lanes 10.5 



Improve intersections 4.7 

254 US 27 Millville area Bypass west of Millville 31.4 

255 US 27 Ross to Millville Widen to four lanes 23.4 

 

Clermont County 

256 US 27 


Millville to Stillwell 

Beckett 


82553 433 

Aicholtz Road 

Connector 

Mt. Carmel-Tobasco 

to Eastgate Blvd 

Widen existing Aicholtz/Rust Lane to 

three lanes 

0.5 

82552 402 

Aicholtz Road 

Extension 

Glen Este- 

Withamsville Road 

to Bach-Buxton Rd. 

New five lane roadway 0.5 

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Project ID 

Plan 

ID 

Facility Location Description 

YOE Cost 

($million) 

82554 403 

Aicholtz Road 

Widening 

Eastgate Boulevard 

to Glen Este- 

Withamsville 


82581 401 

Amelia-Olive 

Branch 

Relocation 

Clough Pike to Olive 

Branch-Stonelick 

Road at SR 32 

New three lane connector and ramp 

improvements 

0.3 

82555 

Eastgate North 

Frontage Road 

(Eastgate Drive 

North) 


to Jackson Square 

Drive 

Relocate roadway from Eastgate 

Boulevard to Jackson Square with 

three lane section. Part of PID 76289 

5.9 

82561 441 

Heitman Lane 

Extension 

Olive Branch- 

Stonelick to 

Heitman Lane 


82582 442 Old SR 74 

Olive Branch- 

Stonelick Road to 

Armstrong Blvd 

Widening to three lanes with four 

foot paved shoulders, curb/gutter 

0.2 

82557 404 

Old SR 74- 

Phase 1 

Eastgate Blvd. to 

Bach-Buxton North 

Add one lane 0.5 

82558 

Tina Drive 

Extension 

Old SR 74 to Tina 

Drive 

New two lane connector with turn 

lanes at Old SR 74 intersection 

2.1 

82589 414 

SR 32- 

DeLaPalma/ 

McKeever 

McKeever and 

DeLaPalma 

Intersection 

Access management with potential 

grade separations 

1.0 

82586 446 

SR 32- 

Frontage Road 

Bauer Road to Half 

Acre Road 

New three lane frontage road with 

additional turn lanes at major 

intersections 

1.0 

76289 IR 275 

82563 SR 28 

1.5 miles north to 

1.0 miles south of 

SR 32 

Branch-Hill Guinea 

Pike to SR 48 

Reconstruct interchange with SR 32 97.4 


82140 SR 28 

0.44 miles west of 

IR 275 to IR 275 

southbound exit 

ramp 

Construct a five lane roadway with a 

four foot sidewalk on one side 

3.0 

79111 

SR 28 

Business 

SR 28 to Cook 

Road 

Widen to four through lanes with turn 

lanes at signalized intersections and 

landscaped median 

7.6 

13


Project ID 

Plan 

ID 


YOE Cost 

($million) 

22970-2 438 

SR 32/Bach- 

Buxton 

Interchange 

Elick Lane to Old 

SR 74 

Extend five lane Bach-Buxton to SR 

32 interchange 

2.0 

22970-1 440 

SR 32/Glen 

Este- 

Withamsville 

Glen Este- 


New overpass 0.5 

82588 417 

SR 32-Batavia 

Interchange 

SR 32 interchange 

in Village of Batavia 

Convert existing half interchange to 

full 

0.5 

82587 445 

SR 32-Harold 

Road 

1000’ west of 

existing Herold 

Road intersection 

New interchange 0.8 

75303 SR 125 

SR 125 and Amelia- 

Olive Branch Road 

Intersection improvement/park and 

ride construction 

4.7 

2030 Plan 

82553 433 

Aicholtz Road 

Connector 


to Eastgate 

Boulevard 

Reconnect Aicholtz Road under I- 

275 to Mt. Carmel-Tobasco Road 

10.4* 

82552 402 

Aicholtz Road 

Extension 

Glenn Este- 


to Bach-Buxton 

Road 

New connection between Glenn 

Este-Withamsville Road and Bach- 

Buxton Road 

12.9* 

82554 403 

Aicholtz Road 

Widening 


to Glen Este- 


Widen to five lanes with sidewalks 7.6* 

82581 401 

Amelia-Olive 

Branch 

Relocation 

Clough Pike to Olive 

Branch-Stonelick 

Road at SR 32 

New connector from Olive-Branch 

Stonelick Interchange to Clough Pike 

with sidewalks 

5.2* 

447 

Business 28- 

Phase 2 

Cook Road to SR 

28 East Junction 

Widening to five lanes with curb and 

gutter and sidewalks 

7.0 

436 

Clough Pike 

Widening 


to Eastgate 

Boulevard 

Roadway widening to three lanes 

with sidewalks, curb and gutter 

1.2 

82559 437 

Eastgate South 

Drive 


to Glen Este- 

Withamsville 

Access, wayfinding, pedestrian 

friendly corridor 

2.9* 

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Project 

ID 

Plan 

ID 

82561 441 

82557 404 

82582 442 


Heitman Lane 

Extension 

Old SR 74- 

Phase 1 

Old SR 74 

Widening 

Olive Branch- 

Stonelick to east 

terminus of Heitman 

Lane 


to Bach-Buxton 

North 

Olive Branch- 

Stonelick Road to 

Armstrong Blvd. 

YOE Cost 

($million) 

New extension 5.8* 

Add one lane with sidewalks 8.2* 

Widening to three lanes with four 

foot shoulders and curb and gutter 

3.6* 

82586 446 

SR 32- 

Frontage Road 

Bauer Road to Half 

Acre Road 

New three-lane frontage road with 

additional turn lanes at major 

intersections 

14.0* 

22970-2 438 

Bach-Buxton 

Interchange 

SR 32/Elick Lane to 

Old SR 74 

New interchange west of SR 32/Elick 

Lane with sidewalks 

29.3* 

22970-1 440 

Glen Este- 

Withamsville 

Overpass 

SR 32 at Glen Este- 


New Glen Este-Withamsville 

Overpass 

7.0* 

406 

SR 28 

Improvements 

Branch Hill Guinea 

to SR 48 


82588 417 

SR 32-Batavia 

Road 

Interchange 

SR 32 interchange 

to Front Wheel 

Drive 

Convert existing half interchange to 

full 

11.3* 

82590 408 

SR 32-Bauer 

Road 

Intersection of 

Bauer Road and SR 

32 

Access improvements for SR 32 12.1* 

82589 414 

SR 32- 

DeLaPalma/ 

McKeever 

McKeever and 

DeLaPalma 

intersections at SR 

32 

Access management with potential 

grade separations 

27.7* 

 

82587 445 

Hamilton County 

SR 32-Herold 

Road 

1000’ west of 

existing Herold 

Road intersection 

on SR 32 

New interchange 22.5* 


75119 IR 71/IR 75 

Ohio approaches to 

Brent Spence 

Bridge 

Preliminary engineering of the 

roadway configurations 

38.8 

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Project ID 

Plan 

ID 


($million) 

77944 IR 74 

Dry Fork to Harrison 

Road excluding IR 

275 overlap 

Widen for an additional lane in each 

direction 

67.1 

25354 IR 74 

Overlap section of 

IR 74 and IR 275 

from 0.12 miles 

west of IR 275 to 

eastern IR 74/IR 

275 interchange 

Rehabilitate and add one eastbound 

and one westbound lane in the 

median of IR 74 

202.9 

75765 IR 74/IR 275 

I-74 from 0.07 miles 

east of IR 275 to 

0.48 miles east of 

IR 275; IR 275 from 

0.63 miles east of I- 

74 to 0.07 miles 

west of Ronald 

Reagan Highway 

Reconstruct and widen IR 275 on 

overlap portion with IR 74 

26.4 

82284 IR 74 

0.56 miles east of 

Montana Avenue to 

Elmore Street 

overpass 

Improved Colerain/Beekman 

interchange with associated work on 

IR 74 (Phase 3 of IR 75 projects) 

(PE carried in PID 76257) 

25.9 

82278 IR 75 

0.38 miles south to 

0.40 miles north of 

Mitchell Avenue 

Reconstruction of Mitchell Avenue 

interchange (Phase 1 of IR 75 

corridor projects) (PE carried in PID 

76257) 

22.8 

82282 IR 75 

Monmouth Street 

overpass; Colerain 

and Central 

Parkway 

Replace overpass and convert road 

to through street (Phase 2 of IR 75 


76257) 

6.5 

82286 IR 75 


Mitchell Avenue to 


SR 562 

Reconstruct IR 75 from north of 

Mitchell interchange through SR 562 

interchange (Phase 7 of IR 75 


76257) 

46.4 

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Project ID 

Plan 

ID 


($million) 

77889 IR 75 

South of SR 562 to 

north of SR 4 

Widen for additional through lanes, 

reconstruct interchanges as needed 

153.0 

82288 IR 75 


Shepherd Lane to 


Glendale-Milford 

Road 

Reconstruct IR 75 between 

Shepherd Lane and Glendale-Milford 

Road (Phase 8 of IR 75 corridor 

projects) (PE carried in PID 76256) 

55.6 

76257 IR 75 


Harrison Avenue to 


Paddock Road 

Major rehabilitation of pavement 

(Phase 5 of IR 75 corridor projects. 

PE for Phases 1-7) 

264.8 

76256 IR 75 


Paddock Road to 


Kemper Road 

Study the corridor for access 

improvements. Work includes major 

rehabilitation of pavement 

223.8 

75880 US 22 


IR 275 to 0.18 miles 

south of the 

Hamilton/Warren 

County line 

Phase 3-Widen (Kemper to Fields- 

Ertel) to five lanes to increase 

capacity and improve safety 

15.9 

8347 US 127 

2030 Plan 

IR 275 to 0.07 miles 

south of Waycross 

Road 


620 Ebenezer Road 

SR 264/Taylor/ 

Bridgetown to 

Hutchinson 

Add one lane each direction with 

signal timing improvements and 

major intersection upgrades 

5.2 

604 ML King Drive 

Central Parkway to 

Reading Road 

Widen to five lanes with two-way leftturn 

lane from Central Parkway to 

Clifton, eight lanes from Clifton to 

Reading 

20.8 

667 

North Bend 

Road 

Monfort Heights 

Road to West Fork 

Road 

Widen to four lanes south of I-74, 

widen to six lanes north of I-74 

5.9 

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Project ID 

Plan 

ID 


($million) 

602 

Signal System 

Improvements 

Uptown 

Signal system coordination and 

optimization of 69 traffic signals 

0.5 

619 

Vine Street/ 

Jefferson 

632 Blue Rock Road 

661 Blue Rock Road 

642 Cheviot Road 

664 

673 

Cheviot 

Road/North 

Bend Road 

Clough Pike 

Access 

Management 

654 Delhi Road 

678 

683 

Harrison 

Avenue 

Harrison 

Avenue 

McMicken to 

Erkenbrecker 

Avenue 

Sheits Road to 

Cheviot Road 

Colerain Avenue to 

Spring Grove 

Avenue 

Jessup Road to 

Poole Road 

West Fork to Poole 

Road 

Bartels to Berkshire 

Road 

Fairbanks to 

Greenwell Avenue 

Bridgetown Road to 

Boudinot Avenue 

Race Road to IR 74 

Improve intersections, standard 

width lanes, restrict parking, 

bike/pedestrian facilities, extend 

Short Vine 

Widen road, curb, gutter, fix 

horizontal/vertical deficiencies, 

access management 

5.7 

9.4 


Access management, reconstruct 

Cheviot/Blue Rock intersection, 

signal system, add one lane in each 

direction 

Addition of lane, improve intersection 

with turn lanes, left turn approaches 

Access management improvements 

with turn lanes in select locations, 

parallel access road, sidewalks 

8.7 

10.4 

3.6 


Corridor Study, restrict mid-block 

turn lanes, left turn lanes at key 

intersections, improve intersection 

Closed Loop Signal System, six lane 

with shared center turn lane, access 

management, traffic signal 

5.3 

5.9 

668 Harrison/ Race Intersection Signal timing, lane additions 5.9 

691 

Montana 

Avenue 

Farrell to Boudinot 

Add one lane. Widen lanes and 

intersection improvements 

10.5 

695 

North Bend 

Road 

Reemelin Road to 

Edgewood 

Access management, sidewalk on 

east side, intersection improvement 

4.7 

696 

North 

Bend/Cheviot 

Harrison Avenue to 

Reemelin Road 

Access management, sidewalks, left 

turn lanes 

5.9 

663 Reading Road 

North of US 42 in 

Sharonville 

Railroad grade separation 30.8 

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Project ID 

Plan 

ID 

614 


($million) 

Reading Road 

(US 42) 

Clinton Springs to 

Paddock 

Add one lane and intersection 

improvements 

8.7 

655 Red Bank Road US 50 to IR 71 Grade separation and frontage roads 346.3 

682 Ridge Road IR 71 to Highland Add two lanes 6.9 

603 Signage Uptown 

644 

699 

698 

South Gilmore 

Road 

West McMillan 

Street Corridor 

Western Hills 

Viaduct 

Smiley Road to Kolb 

Drive 

Central Parkway to 

Clifton 

Western Hills 

Viaduct 

637 IR 71 SR 126 to IR 275 

Implementation of a new Uptown 

wayfinding sign system 

IR 275 (Exit 39) interchange 

improvements 

Reconstruct-state width, potential 

interstate access improvements 

1.5 

35.1 

8.2 

Replace 207.8 

Add one lane northbound, Pfeiffer to 

IR 275; Add one lane southbound, 

Pfeiffer to SR 126 

631 IR 71 IR 471 to Reading Eliminate left entrance/exits 34.6 

692 IR 71 

635 IR 75 

670 

650 SR 4 

Paddock 

Road/SR 4 

Taft/McMillan to 

Dana/Duck Creek 

Interchange at SR 

562 

IR 75 to Sharon 

Road 

390’ north of Sharon 

Road to Cameron 

Road 

Improved interstate access. Add one 

lane each direction. Realign ramp 

from US 22 to southbound IR 71 

Access modifications-interchange 

improvements 

Add one lane, intersection 

improvements, replace railroad 

bridges 

Widening to three lanes with right 

turn lanes at major drives, 

replacement of existing sidewalk 

669 SR 32 relocated US 50 to Eight Mile New four lane facility 292.7 

15.6 

93.6 

21.2 

4.1 

1.8 

656 

618 US 27 

658 US 27 

SR 254 

(Glenway Ave.) 

Cleves Warsaw to 

Parkcrest 

Kirby Road to 

Springdale Road 

Virginia Avenue to 

Spring Grove Ave. 

681 US 27 IR 74 to Washburn 

659 

US 42 (Reading 

Rd.) 

Elsinore to Forest 

Intersection improvements and turn 

lanes 

Widen to six lanes with access 

management and signal timing 

improvements 

Add one lane. geometric 

improvements IR 74/75 

Interchange improvements at IR 74 

with two additional lanes 

Provide five lanes and intersection 

improvements 

10.5 

20.6 

8.2 

4.7 

3.3 

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Project ID 

Warren County 

Plan 

ID 


81986 801 Bethany Road 

10754 IR 75 

2030 Plan 


($million) 

Between Butler- 

Warren Road and 

the Mason 

Corporate Line 


the Hamilton/Butler 

County line to the 

Montgomery County 

line 

Widen roadway to three lanes with 

right-of-way for five lanes 

Major rehabilitation of existing 

pavement, raise bridges, add median 

lanes, upgrade SR 122 interchange 

6.2 

173.6 

801 Bethany Road 

City of Mason-West 

Mason Corporation 

limit to Mason- 

Morrow-Millgrove 

Road 

Widen to five lane and connect 

Bethany and Mason-Morrow- 

Millgrove 

17.0 

805 

Butler-Warren 

Road 

Barrett Road to 

Tylersville Road 


807 Columbia Road 

Locust Avenue to 

Stone Hollow Court 

Add three lanes 4.7 

847 Columbia Road 

Kings Mill road to 

Mason-Morrow- 

Millgrove Road 

Add one lane in each direction on 

Columbia Road or widen to five 

lanes on Kings Island Drive 

extension 

8.8 

803 

Core Loop 

Road NE 

City of Middletown- 

Union Road to SR 

122 

New roadway loop with sidewalks 

and multi-use paths 

4.1 

804 

Core Loop 

Road SE 


SR 122 to Union 

Road 

New roadway connecting 

developments on the southeast 

corner of Union road and SR 122 to 

a new signalized intersection 

2.3 

838 

Mason 

Montgomery 

Road 

Fields-Ertel and 

Socialville Fosters 

Road 

Widen one lane in each direction 19.3 

808 

Towne 

Boulevard 


Dixie Highway to 

Village Drive 

Minor widening of roadway to create 

consistent lane configuration through 

the corridor, access management 

4.1 

809 

Towne 

Boulevard/IR 75 

Overpass 


Towne Boulevard to 

Union Road 

New roadway overpass, access 

management, inclusion of sidewalks 

and multi-use paths 

16.4 

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Project ID 

Plan 

ID 


YOE Cost 

($million) 

846 

Waterstone 

Connector 

Over IR 71 to Duke 

Drive 


810 IR 71 

Fields-Ertel/Mason- 

Montgomery 

Interchange improvement 29.3 

848 IR 71 

Interchange at 

Western Row Road 

Upgrade to full interchange 32.8 

849 IR 71 

812 New Connector 

SR 741/Kings Mill 

Road Interchange 

SR 123 to US 42- 

Lebanon 

Interchange improvement 34.6 

New connector 11.7 

814 SR 741 Columbia to US 42 

System and access modificationsroad 

improvements 

12.1 

 

KENTUCKY 

Boone County 


6-193.00 

South Airfield 

Road (Bypass) 

From KY 18 to 

Turfway Road 

Phase I New four and five lane 

roadway 

6.1 

6-193.01 


Road (Bypass) 

KY 18 to Turfway 

Road 

Phase II New four and five lane 

roadway 

5.9 

6-193.02 


Road (Bypass) 

From KY 18 to 

Turfway Road 

Phase III New four and five lane 

roadway 

5.9 

6-18.00 IR 71/75 

KY 338 (Richwood 

Road) Interchange 

Add 3 lanes and improve I-75 

interchange 

22.8 

6-14.01 121 IR 71/75 

Mt. Zion and 

Richwood Road 

Interchanges 

Prepare a joint interchange 

modification report for both 

interchanges 

0.6 

6-14.00 121 IR 71/75 

IR 71/75 at KY 536 

(Mt. Zion Road) 

Improve interchange and widen KY 

536 to five lane east to US 25 

19.8 

6-8000.21 108 IR 275 

IR 275/KY 212 

interchange and KY 

20 reconstruction 

Near Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 

International Airport 

10.0 

6-8000.20 108 IR 275 

I-275/KY 212 

interchange and KY 

20 reconstruction 

Near Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 


9.2 

21


Project ID 

Plan 

ID 


($million) 

6-8000.10 KY 237 

6-8001.25 KY 237 

6-8001.21 KY 237 

US 42/Gun Powder 

to Woodcreek Drive 

(south section) 

Rogers Lane to KY 

18 (north section) 

Woodcreek Drive to 

Rogers Lane 

(middle section) 

Reconstruct and widen 12.8 



6-158.00 117 KY 536 US 42 to IR 75 Widen to five lanes 25.2 

6-106.50 

KY 1829 

(Industrial 

Road) 

East of US 25 to KY 

1303 (Turkeyfoot 

Road) 


6-8200.40 US 25 

6-8200.70 US 25 

KY 3060 to KY 536 


KY 536 (Mt. Zion 

Road) to KY 1829 



6-8200.10 US 25 

KY 338 (Richwood 

Road) to KY 3060 


2030 Plan 

128 

Camp Ernst 

Road 

KY 237 to IR 71 at 

KY 14 

Upgrade and extend as four-lane 

divided facility 

90.7 

124 

Frogtown Road 

Connector 

Extension-North 

KY 3060 Frogtown 

Road to KY 536 


127 New Connector 

KY 237 to KY 3168 

(Limaburg) at 

Gateway Boulevard 

New two lane connector 0.5 

105 

IR 71 

Southbound 

Ramp 

IR 71/75 

southbound to IR 71 

southbound 


110 IR 71/75 KY 18 interchange Interchange improvements 17.3 

115 IR 71/75 

US 42/US 127 

interchange 

Reconstruct interchange to include 

flyover ramp from SB IR 75 and 

connection to Industrial Road 

30.7 

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Project ID 

Plan 

ID 

140 KY 14 

131 

142 

113 

120 


($million) 

KY 18 

(Burlington Pk.) 

KY 236 

(Donaldson Rd.) 

KY 237 

(Gunpowder) 

KY 338 

(Richwood 

Road) 

US 42 at Hume to 

IR 71/75 

Reconstruction 21.1 

IR 75 to KY 237 Access management retrofit projects 2.3 

Cherry Tree Lane to 

KY 3076 

US 42 to KY 536 


KY 2951 to US 25 

144 KY 842 Weaver Road 

145 KY 842 

114 

122 

KY 3060 

(Frogtown) 

KY 3076 

(Mineola Pike) 

KY 842 and KY 18 

Intersection 

Major widening 24.2 

Widen/improve 28.1 

Widen to five lanes and interchange 

improvements at IR 75 and Dixie 

Highway 

Reconstruct with additional through 

lanes, curb, gutter, sidewalks and 

bicycle facilities 

37.4 

30.4 

Construct grade separation 34.6 

US 42 to US 25 Reconstruction and widen 4.8 

IR 275 to KY 236 

(Donaldson Road) 

146 KY 3157 Mall Road 

116 

KY 3157 (Mall 

Road) 

KY 18 to 

Woodspoint Drive 

Widen/improve 3.5 

Second funding phase; reconstruct 

with curb, gutter, sidewalks and 

bicycle facilities 

4.7 

New four lane extension 11.2 

126 US 25 KY 338 to Walton Widen to four lanes 43.3 

147 US 25 

Railroad underpass 

to KY 16 in Walton 

Reconstruct with curb, gutter and 

sidewalk 

7.3 

102 US 42 IR 75 to KY 842 Reconstruction/major widening 14.7 

148 US 42 KY 1829 to IR 71/75 

Major widening to provide dual left 

turns at IR 75 southbound and dual 

right turns at KY 1829. 

11.7 

 

Campbell 


6-8105.01 

150 US 42 KY 1292 to KY 3060 Reconstruction 62.3 

151 US 42 KY 237 to KY 842 Widen 18.7 

AA-IR 275 

Connector 

IR 275 to AA 

Highway 

New connector roadway 6.0 

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Project ID 

Plan 

ID 


($million) 

6-8105.02 

AA-IR 275 

Connector 

IR 275 to the AA 

Highway 

New connector road 8.0 

6-8105.03 Triangle Access 

Near Northern 

Kentucky University 

Construct a new Technology 

Triangle Access Road 

1.6 

6-8104.00 IR 471 KY 8 Interchange 

Construct a new southbound offramp 

from IR 471 to KY 8 

3.0 

6-8101.02 KY 9 

Eleventh to Fourth 

Street 

Construct a new route with four 

through lanes 

0.4 

6-352.00 KY 536 US 27 to KY 9 Extension of existing roadway 9.3 

6-156.00 KY 547 

6-46.20 US 27 

2030 Plan 

AA Highway to KY 

10 

KY 154 to Campbell 

County Park 

Reconstruction, add climbing lane 1.2 


310 IR 275 KY 9 Interchange Reconstruction 35.1 

311 IR 471 US 27 to KY 8 Major widening 200.2 

302 

IR 471 SB 

Ramp 

IR 471 southbound 

to IR 275 

westbound 

Widen IR 471 southbound ramp 10.5 

317 KY 8 

Riviera Drive to 

Hallam Avenue 

Reconstruct, improve intersection 

and widen 

9.4 

330 KY 8 

Fourth Street Bridge 

to US 27 

Realign KY 8 4.0 

304 KY 9 IR 275 to US 27 Major widening from US 27 to IR 275 31.6 

324 KY 9 

Southbound KY 9 to 

KY 709 

Add right turn lane 0.1 

6-352.00 335 KY 536 US 27 to KY 9 Extension of existing roadway 41.0* 

320 KY 709 US 27 to KY 9 

Reconstruct and widen East 

Alexandria Connector 

4.1 

331 KY 1120 

Clover Ridge Road 

to North Fort 

Thomas Avenue 

Reconstruction with curb, gutter and 

sidewalks 

4.4 

332 KY 2345 

Martha Lane Collins 

Boulevard to IR 275 

Reconstruction and widening of 

Johns Hill Road 

4.5 

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Project ID 

Plan 

ID 


($million) 

333 US 27 KY 2345 to IR 471 Major widening 32.9 

 

334 US 27 

Kenton 


KY 1892 to KY 1120 

in Newport 

Reconstruction including sidewalks 

on the east 

14.5 

6-17.03 IR 75 

Brent Spence 

Bridge 

Replace Brent Spence Bridge (see 

6-17.04 for additional funding) 

1.6 

6-17.04 IR 75 

Brent Spence 

Bridge 

Transportation improvement (see 6- 

17.03 for additional funding) 

33.4 

6-344.11 KY 16 

6-344.21 KY 16 

IR 275 to south 

intersection of Old 

Taylor Mill Road 

Hans Pike to the 

south intersection of 

Old Taylor Mill Road 

Construct five lane 41.5 

Reconstruct and widen to five lanes 24.5 

6-107.00 

KY 371 

(Buttermilk 

Pike) 

KY 2373 to 

southbound IR 75 

on ramp 

Extend right turn lane 1.0 

6-162.00 KY 536 

Boone County Line 

to KY 17 

Widen to five lane urban typical with 

raised median 

18.3 

6-204.00 KY 842 

Intersection of KY 

236 and KY 842 

Construct a park-and-ride facility 1.3 

6-273.00 KY 1120 

IR 75 to the Licking 

River 

Reconstruct KY 1120 with four 

through lanes 

21.1 

2030 Plan 

720 Dudley Pike 

Edgewood: 

Dudley/Dixie 

Intersection 

Add lanes at intersection to create 

dual southbound Dixie turn lanes and 

dedicated right northbound Dixie turn 

lane 

2.3 

702 IR 71/75 

Brent Spence 

Bridge 

Reconstruct and add lanes to 

address safety and congestion 

concerns 

2924.7 

721 IR 71/75 

Buttermilk Pike 

Interchange 

Auxiliary lane extension and 

interchange improvements 

7.7 

726 

Madison/ 

James/ 

Decoursey 

Twenty-sixth Street 

to Grand Avenue 

Improve traffic operations 0.5 

25


Project ID 

Plan 

ID 

713 KY 8 

714 KY 8 


($million) 

Fourth Street Bridge 

over Licking River 

Fourth Street from 

Main Street to IR 75 

Add three lanes 26.8 

Modify alignment; add approach lane 

to IR 75 

3.5 

731 KY 8 

Fifth Street from IR 

75 to Main Street 

Widening of Fifth Street to improve 

safety and mitigate congestion 

16.4 

732 KY 16 

723 KY 17 

727 

Madison/Scott/ 

Greenup 

711 KY 236 

From Grand Avenue 

to KY 177 

Intersection at 

Moffet Road 

Third Street to 

Twenty-sixth Street 

Cherry Tree Lane to 

US 25 

Reconstruction 11.7 

Reconstruct intersection to remove 

traffic bottlenecks and safety 

hazards 

3.6 

Improve traffic operation 0.5 

Reconstruct/widen 12.1 

733 KY 236 

712 KY 371 

From KY 1303 to 

US 25 

Avon Drive to IR 

71/75 

Reconstruct Stevenson Road 15.6 

Add two lanes with sidewalks 18.7 

719 KY 536 KY 17 to KY 16 Major widening and relocation 19.9 

734 KY 536 KY 16 to KY 177 Two lane facility on new alignment 95.2 

722 KY 1072 

703 

KY 1501 

(Hands Pike) 

At IR 71/75 

Interchange 

KY 16 to KY 17 

706 KY 1303 Dudley to US 25 

Local improvements and interchange 

improvements 

New three lane facility north of 

existing KY 1501 (following 

Wayman’s Branch alignment) 

Reconstruct and widen with bike 

lane north to end of four lanes and 

add two lanes north of IR 275 

13.7 

52.6 

36.9 

707 KY 1303 

KY 536 to 

Richardson 

Widen with bike lane 19.0 

715 US 25 

716 US 25 

717 US 25 

741 US 25 

KY 236 to Hallam 

Avenue 

IR 275 to Dudley 

Pike 

Turfway Road to KY 

236 

Park Hills: entire 

length 

742 US 25 Covington 

Widening and replacement of 

railroad bridge 

Major widening. 06 059 B0025 

125.00 

Reconstruction. 06 059 B0025 

123.00 

Four to two lane with landscape 

median and sidewalk connectivity 

Southbound IR 75 exit ramp 

dedicated right turn lane 

31.2 

17.6 

29.3 

8.7 

0.9 

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Project ID 

Plan 

ID 


YOE Cost 

($million) 

743 US 25 Ft. Wright 

St. John/Thriftway Center left turn 

lane and sidewalk improvements 

1.4 

744 US 25 Covington 

Main Street Intersection 

reconfiguration 

3.5 

745 US 25 Erlanger 

Realign Kentaboo/Eastern 

Intersection 

1.0 

 

INDIANA 

Dearborn 


0600726 US 50 

Over Tanner’s 

Creek in the City of 

Lawrenceburg 

Construct a new bridge 23.0 

0800426 IR 275 

Eastbound 

connector ramp 

from US 50 to IR 

275 

Right hand eastbound lane will be 

extended 700 feet 

0.5 

2030 Plan 

512 Pribble Road SR 48 to SR 1 

Added capacity/US 50 to SR 1 

Innerloop 

12.1 

501 Scenic Drive 

Wilson Creek Road 

to SR 48 

Added capacity/US 50 to SR 1 inner 

loop 

6.9 

504 

US 50/IR 

275/SR 1 

US 50 Connector 

Upgrade intersection and add one 

lane eastbound on connector 

3.4 

508 

Wilson Creek 

Road 

US 50 to Scenic 

Drive/Pribble 

Added capacity/US 50 to SR 1 inner 

loop 

9.5 

505 SR 1 

U 50 to Nowlin 

Avenue and SR 1 

Intersection 

Realign and add a lane each 

direction 

23.2 

506 US 50 

507 US 50 

509 US 50 

Argosy Parkway to 

IR 275, frontage 

road from Walnut to 

Rudolph Way 

Sycamore Road 

Intersection/Wal- 

Mart entrance road 

US 50 at Wilson 

Creek Road 

Access management improvements 

and beautification 

* Portion of project is in TIP. Cost represents non-TIP, unfunded project phases only. YOE=year of expenditure. 

4.3 

Added capacity/additional turn lanes 2.3 

Added capacity/additional turn lanes 2.3 

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Bus Transit 

• It 

is in the region’s interest to make transit widely available as an alternative to single-occupant vehicle 

(SOV) travel. Transit is desirable for reducing congestion, which in turn reduces the need for roadway 

expansion projects and results in lower vehicle emissions. Furthermore, transit provides travel 

opportunities to those for whom auto use is not a possible or preferred option. There are seven major 

public transit systems that currently provide bus service in the OKI region: Butler County Regional 

Transit Authority (BCRTA), Catch-A-Ride (formerly Southeast Indiana Transit or SEIT), Clermont County 

Transportation Connection (CTC), Middletown Transit System (MTS), Southwest Ohio Regional Transit 

Authority (SORTA), Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) and the Warren County Transit 

System (WCTS). 

Bus Transit Service Improvement Projects 

Plan ID 

Service 

Provider 

Improvement Description 

YOE* 

Cost 

($million) 

327 TANK I-471 Transit Way Shoulder Project 40.9 

641 SORTA 

Uptown connector service (new shuttle service with new 

signage) 

647 SORTA Replacement buses and hybrid upgrades 105.3 

735 TANK Expansion buses long-term 1.8 

736 TANK Madison Avenue Corridor 1.2 

738 TANK Expansion buses 2.2 

739 TANK I-75/71 Transit Way Shoulder Project 2.2 

0.7 

Bus Transit ITS Improvement Projects 

132 TANK Southbank Shuttle Shelter/Bike/Aesthetic Improvements 0.6 

133 TANK Real-Time Passenger Information 0.9 

134 TANK New Fare Collection System 3.3 

627 SORTA Real-Time information system 3.7 

638 SORTA Replacement of Fare Collection System 6.0 

640 SORTA Replacement of Radio Communications/AVL system 5.8 

SOURCE: Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) Metro Long Range Bus Improvement Plan, Transit Authority 

of Northern Kentucky (TANK) 2006 Transit Network Study and Clermont Transportation Connection (CTC) Strategic 

Development Plan. 

*YOE=Year of Expenditure. 

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Transit Hub Improvement Projects 

Plan ID 

Service 

Provider 

135 TANK 

Improvement Description 

Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky 


YOE* Cost 

($million) 

152 TANK Florence (I-75 and US 42) 2.3 

328 TANK Northern Kentucky University 2.3 

605 SORTA Madisonville 0.9 

606 SORTA Avondale 0.6 

607 SORTA Bond Hill 0.6 

608 SORTA Lockland 0.6 

609 SORTA Oakley 0.9 

610 SORTA Springdale/Tri-County area 3.5 

612 SORTA Evanston/Xavier University 0.4 

615 SORTA Lower Price Hill 0.4 

616 SORTA Northside 5.8 

617 SORTA Walnut Hills 5.8 

621 SORTA West Side/Western Hills 5.8 

675 SORTA Uptown (two locations) 8.1 

806 SORTA Southwest Warren County 3.5 

2.3 

Park and Ride Improvement Projects 

329 TANK Monmouth Street Corridor and Newport Super Stop 2.3 

737 TANK Edgewood (Route 18X) 0.6 

740 TANK Turkeyfoot Road (Route 19X) 0.6 

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Rail Transit 

• A 

Regional Rail Plan was developed by SORTA with participation by OKI in June 2002. It contains 

several recommendations for rail passenger transit in the region. From that plan and the OKI 2030 

Regional Transportation Plan’s prioritization process, four rail transit projects are included in the 

fiscally constrained portion of this plan. 

Plan 

ID 

Project 

Estimated Cost 

(YOE 2030) 

513 Indiana Preservation of Rail Transit Right of Way $400,000 

657 Eastern Corridor Oasis Rail Transit $355,000,000 

649 Cincinnati Streetcar Phase II *$100,000,000 

666 Ohio Preservation of Rail Transit Right of Way $60,800,000 

697 Ohio Hub Passenger/Midwest Regional Rail Cincinnati Terminal $17,300,000 

746 Kentucky Preservation of Rail Transit Right of Way $11,000,000 

TOTAL $544,500,000 

*YOE (Year of Expenditure) = 2015. 

Preservation of Rail 

Transit Right Of Way 

• Additional 

rail transit beyond the 

recommendations included in this 

plan may become a viable solution to 

transportation challenges in the 

region. To maintain the ability to 

implement intracity rail transit in the 

future, it is recommended that right of 

ways and infra-structure be 

preserved. Many miles of active and 

inactive freight rail and roadway 

corridors are recommended to be 

preserved within the region. 

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Cincinnati Streetcar 

• The 

• the 

City of Cincinnati has proposed the development of a streetcar 

system. These electric rail vehicles will travel at-grade within the 

existing right of way mixing with other traffic. The proposed route 

includes two phases. Phase I will run from downtown to Uptown 

through Over-the-Rhine and will be locally funded. Phase II includes 

Uptown Loop extension and is the only portion of the system 

included in the financially constrained portion of this plan. 

Eastern Corridor Oasis Rail Transit 

• In 

the Eastern Corridor Study, rail transit was one 

component among a host of strategies recommended 

to improve mobility and connectivity in eastern 

Hamilton and western Clermont counties. The rail 

component of the Eastern Corridor Plan, which makes 

use of right of way already owned by SORTA (the 

Oasis line), would provide connectivity from the 

eastern suburbs to downtown Cincinnati. 

Ohio Hub Passenger Rail/Midwest 

Regional Rail Cincinnati Terminal 

• The 

• however 

Ohio Rail Development Commission 

(ORDC) is considering the development of highspeed, 

intercity passenger service on the 

Cincinnati-Columbus-Cleveland (3C) Corridor. In 

addition, a new high-speed passenger rail line 

connecting Cincinnati with Chicago is being 

considered as part of a Midwest Regional Rail 

Initiative. To service any future high-speed 

passenger rail line, an expanded Cincinnati 

terminal facility or station would be needed. A 

final station location has not been identified, 

however the city of Cincinnati has conducted a study of potential station locations which include the 

current Union Terminal, Longworth Hall and the Riverfront Transit Center. 

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Intelligent Transportation Systems 

• Intelligent 

Transportation Systems (ITS) is the application of electronics, communications, or 

information processing to improve the efficiency and/or safety of a transportation system. ITS can 

connect vehicles, travelers and roadways, helping to improve the travel experience by providing 

information such as roadway congestion locations, accidents, construction delays, optimum routing, 

weather conditions, and traveler information. The 2008 report, OKI ITS Architecture Update and 

Strategic Plan (OKI ITS Plan) guides OKI and its member agencies in planning, programming and 

implementing integrated multi-modal ITS over the next 10 years. The OKI ITS Plan contains many 

specific recommendations for providing a safer, more efficient and more effective transportation 

system for travelers in the region. 

• Any ITS project that conforms to the OKI ITS Plan and meets fiscal and air quality constraint 

requirements of this 2030 Regional Transportation Plan may be eligible for federal funding. ITS 

improvement projects may include ramp metering, transit Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) and 

electronic fare collection, 911 integration with ARTIMIS, emergency vehicle signal priority, automated 

parking facilities, and roadway-rail intersection advanced safety systems. 

Total Cost Estimates for ITS Projects 

(includes operation and maintenance) 

Ohio $50,000,000 

Kentucky $15,000,000 

Indiana $1,000,000 

TOTAL $66,000,000 

Dynamic message signs, like this 

one on I-75 at Towne Street, are 

controlled through a remote ITS 

management center and can help 

improve highway safety and 

operation. 

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Freight 

• Freight 

and goods movement is a critical issue facing 

the OKI region. To begin to understand and address the 

needs of freight movement, OKI established a Regional 

Freight Working Group in 2007. The working group is 

primarily comprised of private sector representatives 

and is focused on developing public-private partnerships 

to improve goods movement, to facilitate the flow of 

freight and stimulate economic development in the OKI 

region. Through these public-private partnerships, 

several improvements have been identified. 

Freight Improvement Projects 

Plan 

ID 

Project Location Description YOE Cost 

($million) 

244 Double stack 

clearance 

Middletown Area Undercut two bridges 1.5 

601 Rail emission 

reduction 

Queensgate/Gest 

Street and Sharon 

Rail Yards 

Replace diesel locomotives with 

improved switcher engine 

technology 

15.0 

634 Intermodal barge 

to rail facility 

Ohio River 

Connect barge facilities directly to 

the regional rail network 

14.6 

693 Increase rail 

capacity 

Queensgate to 

Evendale 

Construct additional main rail line 37.4 

TOTAL $68.5 

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Bicycle and Pedestrian 

• Whether 

bicycling and walking provide alternatives for single-occupant vehicle (SOV) travel or a means 

of connecting with transit, they help reduce congestion, fuel consumption and vehicle emissions. This is 

true, especially for short distance auto trips which have the highest rate of emissions. In addition to 

transportation and environmental benefits, these modes also contribute to personal health and quality of 

life. The 2008 OKI Regional Bike Plan and the 2004 OKI Regional Pedestrian Plan contain many 

specific recommendations for promoting bicycle and pedestrian facilities and planning in the region. 

• A 

number of bicycle and pedestrian improvement projects are recommended in this plan to directly 

address bicycle and pedestrian needs. In addition, there are a number of roadway projects which 

include bicycle and/or pedestrian facilities as elements of their improvement descriptions. 

Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Projects 

Plan 

ID 

County Facility Location Description YOE Cost 

($million) 

103 Boone KY 18 KY 842 to 

Burlington 

141 Boone KY 18 Through I-75 

interchange 

Pave and stripe both existing shoulders 

on KY 18 to provide bike and pedestrian 

lane 

0.5 

Provide walkways on one side of KY 18 1.2 

143 Boone KY 237 KY 18 to Hebron Pave and stripe existing shoulders to 

provide bike and pedestrian lanes 

0.4 

149 Boone US 42 IR 75 interchange 

in Florence 

Provide walkway on north side 1.2 

510 Dearborn Bicycle and 

pedestrian 

projects 

Dearborn County, 

Indiana 

Recommendations in OKI 2008 Bike Plan 

and 2004 Pedestrian Plan 

0.6 

630 Hamilton Ohio River 

Trail 

Lunken Airport to 

Downtown 

Separate Shared Use Path along Ohio 

riverbank 

21.6 

633 Hamilton Ohio River 

Trail 

Lunken Airport to 

Salem Road 

Separate Shared Use Path 2.2 

TOTAL $27.7 

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Other Travel Mode Alternatives 

• It 

is in the region’s interest to plan for and foster alternatives to single-occupant vehicle (SOV) 

travel. By taking initiatives to encourage employees to commute more frequently by RideShare or 

transit, employers can help reduce congestion by offsetting the flexibility, independence and 

overall appeal of SOV travel. This plan presents non-SOV travel opportunities beyond transit that 

exist within the OKI region, the challenges or needs facing these different alternative modes, and 

makes recommendations for improvements. 

Ridesharing 

• The 

OKI regional RideShare program helps establish and sustain 

carpools and vanpools through marketing, technical and support 

programs. RideShare’s free service matches commuters with 

potential carpool partners who live and work in the same area. 

Employer Programs 

• In 

addition to OKI’s efforts, ridesharing 

can also be encouraged through 

employer policies or programs. 

Employer policy, for example, can 

provide designated specialized 

carpooling services, tax benefits, 

parking arrangements, alternative work 

schedules, trip reduction programs and 

teleworking. 

• Airports 

Air Travel 

can be significant traffic generators. 

This plan considers airport impacts on the 

roadway network. Eight passenger airlines 

operate at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 

International Airport (CVG) serving almost 15 

million passengers in 2007. 

River Ferry Service 

• Anderson 

Ferry Boat Inc. operates service on 

the Ohio River between Anderson Ferry Road in 

Hamilton County and River Road (KY 8) in 

Boone County. The ferry transports an average 

of 400 to 500 vehicles across the river per day. 

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2005 

2005 

2030 Base 

2030 Base 

2030 Plan 

2030 Plan 

2005 

2030 Base 

2030 Plan 

2005 

2030 Base 

2005 

2030 Plan 

2030 Base 

2030 Plan 

Economic and Social Impact Assessment 

• OKI 

used a variety of quantitative performance measures and qualitative evaluation to assess 

economic or social impacts on the region’s target populations as well as to ascertain whether 

benefits were equitably distributed. 

Definitions of the Region’s Target Environmental Justice (EJ) Populations 

• Elderly: aged 65 or older 

• Minority population: persons from every racial category except Caucasian 

• People with disabilities: non-institutionalized persons aged 16 to 64 years with any disability 

• Population in poverty: persons below the poverty level 

• Zero car households: occupied housing units for which there is no car 

• Mobility: 

Looking ahead to the year 2030, mobility for 

travelers is expected to decline even with massive 

investments in both new and expanded roadways and 

improved transit. However, the scenario will be worse if 

nothing is done. In comparison to the total population, 

minority populations will continue to enjoy lower travel times 

and all EJ groups will have a shorter auto travel time to 

hospitals and universities. In addition, travel times to the 

nearest shopping center are shorter for minority, elderly and 

zero car households. 

800,000 

600,000 

400,000 

200,000 

0 

Population and Employment Served by Transit 

Population 

Employment 

• Accessibility: 

Under this plan, regional population within 

a quarter mile of transit will increase between 2005 and 

2030 and almost 50,000 more workers will have access to 

transit. Public transportation options will be especially 

important to the region’s increasing elderly population to 

prevent isolation. 

30 

25 

20 

15 

10 

Travel Time to Work by Auto 

• Reliability: 

In this plan, a multi-faceted approach 

consisting of access management, operational 

improvements and capacity expansion projects are directed 

toward increasing reliability of travel on the region’s 

roadways for both EJ and non-EJ travelers. 

5 

0 

All Populations 

Minority Target 

Zones 

Low Income 

Target Zones 

• Safety: 

All travelers choosing or dependent upon mass 

transit will benefit from the recommended safety projects as 

they improve the major providers’ current safety records. 

• Equity: 

This plan proposes an increase in the share of 

dollars spent on transit projects in comparison to current 

levels. 

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• Transportation 

Environmental Impact Assessment 

Air Quality 

conformity is a mechanism to ensure that federal funding and approval are given to 

those transportation activities that are consistent with the region’s air quality goals as contained in the 

State Implementation Plans (SIP). 


• Pursuant 

has determined that the fiscally constrained projects in this plan are consistent with the air quality 

goals of the ozone and annual fine particulate matter (PM2.5) attainment plans Ohio, Kentucky and 

Indiana. The plan will remain consistent with the maintenance of the ozone and PM2.5 standard 

through 2030. 

to provisions of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, U.S. EPA designated a nine county 

area in the Cincinnati area as a basic nonattainment area for ozone under the 0.08 ozone standard in 

April 2004. In December 2004, U.S. EPA designated an eight county Cincinnati area as 

nonattainment under the PM2.5 standard. The Cincinnati ozone nonattainment area includes the 

Ohio counties of Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton and Warren, the Kentucky counties of Boone, 

Campbell and Kenton, and Lawrenceburg Township in Dearborn County Indiana. The PM2.5 

nonattainment area is identical except for the exclusion of Clinton County. The area is on target to 

meet the SIP attainment goal for ozone in 2009 and PM2.5 in 2010. 


Environmental Resources Impact Assessment 

overlaid the fiscally constrained plan and capacity-adding TIP projects on environmental 

resources to illustrate their proximity. In general, the recommended multimodal list of projects, while 

dispersed geographically, have higher concentrations in already urbanized areas. New transit, bicycle 

and pedestrian facilities will use existing rights of way and will have little or no impact on the natural 

environment. Most new roadway facilities will also use existing rights of way and will have modest 

impacts on the natural environment. Some impacts on the environment will occur where roadways 

are widened within the existing or expanded right of way. No significant impacts are noted at this time 

on historic sites, endangered species or other noted environmental categories with the exception of 

the Fourth Street Bridge which will cross the Licking River within an historic district in Covington, 

Kentucky. 

Sample Results From Plan’s Overlay of Projects and Environmental Resources 

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Public Participation 


• From 

is committed to the goal of securing active and 

representative participation from all segments of 

the community in its transportation planning and 

decision making process. 

March 2007 through June of 2008, OKI 

conducted the 2008 Long Range Plan update and 

included extensive public involvement throughout 

the process. Two rounds of public open houses and 

a public hearing were held to ensure public 

participation and comment. The first round 

consisted of four open houses. The second round 

consisted of eight open houses held in each of the 

region’s counties. The draft plan update was posted 

on the OKI Web site, in major public libraries 

throughout the region and in the OKI lobby. Copies 

were also distributed to the Ohio, Kentucky and 

Indiana departments of transportation. The draft 

document was shared with more than 30 other 

local, regional, state and federal agencies. 

371 people attended OKI’s public 

participation events during the 

year long plan update process. 

248 people provided input 

through surveys. 

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What’s Next? 

Completed Corridor Studies 

• This 

plan includes many projects that were identified as priority 

projects in the 16 corridor studies completed by OKI. Corridor and 

special studies represent a subset of the transportation plan and an 

opportunity for more detailed study and enhanced public 

involvement opportunities. The plan also includes projects which are 

likely to be recommended in the I-471 Corridor Study, which will be 

completed by summer 2008. 

Recommended Future Corridor Studies 

• Some 

of the projects identified and included in this plan are in areas 

that have been identified as future corridor studies. There is local 

interest supporting three future corridor studies: I-275 south between 

I-75 and the Ohio River; Route 8 in Bellevue and Dayton, Kentucky; 

and, an access management study of the US 27 corridor in southern 

Campbell County, Kentucky. The plan also leaves a modest amount 

of the projected available funds to projects not yet identified. This is 

intended to permit flexibility and the ability to amend the plan 

relatively easily as corridor studies conclude or if the scope of 

existing recommendations changes significantly. 

• The 

• The 

Recommended Future Planning Studies 

transportation issues facing the OKI region require new and 

creative approaches beyond those which have been applied to date. 

Future special planning studies may examine potential opportunities 

for congestion pricing, high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, scenario 

planning, electronic roadway tolling and alternative routing system. 

Conclusion 

OKI region’s transportation system is complex. It includes roads 

and rails, highways and bridges, buses, trucks, planes, and bicycles. 

Transportation options must be reliable, flexible and affordable 

enough to safely connect people to each other, to their workplaces, to 

the institutions that matter to them and to the services on which they 

depend. The system must also support the region’s economic vitality 

and development demands. This plan works to address these public 

interests and travel demands to result in a coordinated regional 

roadmap for guiding transportation improvements for the next 20 

years and beyond. 

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OKI Intermodal 

Coordinating Committee 

OKI Staff 

Contributors 

OKI Board of Directors 

Acknowledgements 

Robert Allen 

Robert Ashbrock 

Timothy Bachman 

Shannon Barrow 

Craig E. Beckley 

Cindi Bedinghaus 

Joseph Beech 

Dan Bell 

Orion Bell 

Ken Bogard 

Tony Bradburn 

William Brayshaw 

Greg Breetz 

Mary H. Brown 

Steve Brun 

Wynndel Burns 

Thomas Cahill 

Courtney Combs 

Betsy Conrad 

Keith Corman 

Robert Craig 

John Cranley 

Bill Cunningham 

Bill DeBruler 

Pat Dewine 

Andrew Diehm 

Tom Dix 

Don Dixon 

Ralph Drees 

Sarah Anness Evans 

Beth Fennell 

Mark Fitzgerald 

Cathy Flaig 

Rhonda Freeze 

Dale Furtwengler 

Dennis Gordon 

Charles Graves 

Thomas Graves 

Ralph B. Grieme, Jr. 

W. David Hart 

Donnie Hastings, Jr. 

Thomas E. Holocher 

V. Anthony Simms-Howell 

G. Aaron Huff 

Jeff Hughes 

David Hunter 

Hans Jindal 

Archie Johnson 

Gregory Jolivette 

Michael F. Juengling 

Eric Kearney 

Joyce Kinley 

Kris Knochelmann 

Martin D. Kohler 

Dennis Kraus 

George Lang 

Robert Laws 

Mike Little 

MaryLynn Lodor 

Stephan Louis 

Virgil Lovitt, II 

Pat Manger 

Christine Matacic 

Larry Maxey 

Robert McGee 

Kathy McNear 

Steve Megerle 

Gregory Meyers 

Chuck Mitchell 

Jeffrey Monroe 

Gary W. Moore 

Lawrence Mulligan, Jr. 

Pamela E. Mullins 

Jim O’Reilly 

Steve Pendery 

David Pepper 

Todd Portune 

Roxanne Qualls 

Mark Quarry 

Kenneth Rechtin 

Kenneth F. Reed 

Peggy Reis 

James Ritter 

Lynda Roesch 

Elmo Rose 

Michael Rozow, Jr. 

Sean Rugless 

Mike Sadouskas 

Sal Santoro 

Victor Schneider 

Tom Schomaker 

Karl Schultz 

Randy Shank 

Tracy Shell 

Mike Snyder 

Pat Arnold South 

Greg Stautberg 

Mark Steffen 

Steve Stevens 

James W. Sumner 

Neil Tunison 

James Ude 

Ellen VanderHorst 

H. Lawson Walker 

Mary C. Walker 

Gene Weaver 

Thomas Weidman 

John Wells, III 

Teri A. Whitmore 

Gregory Wilkens 

Mike Williams 

Joseph Wolterman 

David Young 

Marshal Ball 

Orion Bell, IV 

Tim Bender 

John Braun 

Peggy Brickweg 

Scott Brunka 

Benjamin Capelle 

Cory Chadwick 

Jun-Han Chen 

Kevin Chesar 

Kevin Costello 

John Creech 

Ronald Davis 

Steve DeHart 

Erin Donovan 

David Duckworth 

Bernadette Dupont 

Tom Ewing 

John Fonner 

J. Standish Fortin 

Timothy Gilday 

Adam Goetzman 

Tracy Gragston, Jr. 

Valerie Griffin 

Jerry Haddix 

Robert Hans 

Ted Hubbard 

Helen Hunter 

Michael Juengling 

James P. Jurgensen 

Martha Kelly 

Peter Klear 

Catalina Landivar 

J. Todd Listerman 

Tom Logan 

Keith Logsdon 

Rick Lunnemann 

William D. Martin 

Bruce McClain 

Mark McCormack 

Charles Meyers 

David Mick 

Ed Moore 

Steve Murphy 

Robert Nicolls 

John Niehaus 

Emmanuel Nsonwu 

Ronald Porter 

Ralph Reigelsperger 

Cheri Rekow 

Tim Reynolds 

Roger Rolfes 

Kim Satzger 

Karl Schultz 

Steve Sievers 

Greg Sketch 

Craig Stephenson 

Amy Thomas 

Reggie Victor 

Joe Vogel 

Thomas Voss 

Carl (Doug) Walker 

Robert Ware 

Greg Wilkens 

Robert Yoder 

Mark Policinski, Executive Director 

Robert Koehler, Deputy Executive Director 

Robyn Bancroft, Strategic Projects Manager 

Regina Fauver, Project Administrator 

Bill Brash 

Larry Buckler 

Don Burrell 

Aaron Crary 

Brian Cunningham 

Gayle Foster 

Sarah Fry 

John Heilman 

Summer Jones 

Darryl Lankford 

Margo Lindahl 

Mary Luebbers 

Tim Maltry 

Bill Miller 

Mark Paine 

Florence Parker 

Andy Reser 

Andrew Rohne 

David Shuey 

Larisa Sims 

Cheng-I Tsai 

Karen Whitaker 

Brandy Williams 

Jane Wittke

OKI is a council of local 

governments, business 

organizations and community groups 

committed to developing 

collaborative strategies, plans and 

programs to improve the quality of 

life and the economic development 

potential of the Tri-State. 

The preparation of this document was financed cooperatively by the Federal Highway 

Administration, the Federal Transportation, the Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation 

Cabinet, the Ohio Department of Transportation, the Indiana Department of Transportation, and the 

units of local and county government in the OKI region. The opinions, findings, and conclusions 

expressed in this document are those of the OKI Regional Council of Governments and are not 

necessarily those of the U.S. Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a 

standard, specification, or regulation.

An electronic version of this document and the full 

version of the plan can be found at www.oki.org 

720 East Pete Rose Way, Suite 420 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 

Phone 513.621.6300 

Fax 513.621.9325 

www.oki.org

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