TRAC Releases 2003-2007 Projects List

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Transportation Review Advisory Council Internet Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2003

TRAC Releases 2003-2007 Projects List

Columbus Ц The Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC), which oversees funding of major new transportation projects, today approved more than $76 million for construction of four projects and further development of 16 projects around the state.

"These new projects are a direct result of the successful passage of the new 6-cent gas tax," said TRAC Chairman and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Gordon Proctor. "Without this additional revenue, the requests by local communities for infrastructure or major transit projects would have gone unmet. We can now focus on not only system maintenance, but system improvements and additions that will benefit all Ohioians."

Without the new 6-cent gas tax revenue source ODOT would not have had any funds available for new projects by fiscal year 2005. Last year alone, money available dropped from approximately $300 million in previous years to just $25 million for projects in 2005 to 2007.

Currently, the TRAC Ц created by the Ohio Legislature in 1997 to oversee fair distribution of transportation funds Ц has 49 projects under construction or to be constructed; they are worth $2.6 billion.

A detailed listing of the projects is here:
Complete TRAC Tier I and Tier II List (115Kb PDF) | Tier I in HTML | Tier II in HTML

and on the TRAC Web site

Summary Project Overview

Projects approved for construction:

Hamilton and Warren Counties - Widening of U.S. 22

Montgomery County - Upgrade I-70 and SR 202 Interchange

Summit County - Widening of I-77 near the Akron/Canton Airport

Wood and Sandusky Counties - Widening of U.S. 20

Projects under development:

Cuyahoga County - Cleveland Innerbelt Study along with the Cuyahoga Central Viaduct

Defiance County - Widening of U.S. 24 from SR 424 to SR 15

Franklin County - I-70/71 split study

Franklin and Licking Counties - Widening of SR 161/SR 37 to connect Newark, Ohio to Columbus

Hamilton County - Upgrade I-75

Hocking and Athens Counties - Phase I of the Nelsonville Bypass on U.S. 33

Hocking and Athens Counties - Phase II of the Nelsonville Bypass on U.S. 33

Lucas County - Upgrade I-75 and I-475 Interchange

Lucas County - Upgrade I-475 Interchange and Salisbury Road

Montgomery County - Upgrade I-75 in Downtown Dayton

Butler/Warren Counties - Upgrade the I-75/ SR 63 Interchange

Paulding and Defiance Counties - Relocate U.S. 24 from U.S. 127 to SR 424

Paulding County - Relocate U.S. 24 from Township Road 69 east of Antwerp to U.S. 127

Stark and Columbiana Counties - Relocate U.S. 30 from Trump Avenue to SR 44

Summit County - Widening of I-77 from SR 162 to SR 21

Summit County - Widening of SR 8 from SR 303 to I-271

Washington County - Upgrade SR 7 on the eastside of Marietta

For further TRAC information, contact:
Joel Hunt, ODOT Public Information Office (614)

466-7173 email:

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