Fiscal Year 2010 Project Requests
Project Name: Eastgate Area Improvements, Clermont County, Ohio
Proposed Recipient: "Clermont County Transportation Improvement District"
Address of Requesting Entity: 175 East Main Street - Suite 150, Batavia, OH 45103
Amount Requested: $1,430,000
Description of Request: Funding continues Eastgate Area Improvements (Local Network Improvements-Segments IV and IVa) including Preliminary Engineering /Environmental Impact Studies (PE/EIS) and related activities to develop and construct projects consistent with appropriate federal project development and ODOT requirements. Eastgate area improvements will enhance safety, provide access management, and reduce congestion in one of the fastest growing areas of the region. Work consists of access improvements to the Eastgate area along State Route 32 (Appalachian Development Highway System Corridor D) from the Interstate 275 interchange east to Batavia. This request is consistent with the authorized purpose of the Transportation, Community, and System Preservation account.
Project Name: Ohio Riverfront, Cincinnati, Ohio
Proposed Recipient: "The City of Cincinnati"
Address of Requesting Entity: 950 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Amount Requested: $8,900,000
Description of Request: To continue construction of Phase I of the project, including a flood-tolerant, stabilized river bank that will become a riverfront park linking central riverfront attractions to Downtown Cincinnati. This request is consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of the Army Corps of Engineers, Construction account [PL 110-114, Section 5116 (WRDA 2007]. The City of Cincinnati will match this funding 50-50 and has thus far provided $11.97 million toward this project. The State of Ohio has also appropriated $1.75 million for the project.