Thursday, January 22, 2009

Cincinnati passes Colerain-West Fork legislation

Cincinnati City Council has passed an ordinance that serves as final legislation indicating that they are planning to move forward on the Colerain-West Fork-Virginia transportation improvement project.

The ordinance keeps the Ohio Department of Transportation on schedule to begin the $3.8 million Colerain Corridor TSM Project, which includes:

  • Widening Colerain Avenue between the Beekman/I-74 ramps and the West Fork-Virginia intersection
  • Additional left-turn lanes
  • New pavement, curbs and sidewalks
  • New signals and lighting
  • Improved storm drainage
  • Signal synchronization between West Fork Road and Virginia Avenue
Work has been tentatively scheduled to begin this spring.

The intersection accommodates 33,000 motorists, pedestrians, buses, and bicycles daily.

Previous reading on BC:
EDC to consider Colerain-West Fork ordinance (1/12/09)
Cincinnati approves appropriations for Colerain project (6/20/08)
Ordinance would appropriate land for Colerain-West Fork project (6/12/08)
Council to acquire property for Colerain-West Fork-Virginia improvements (10/29/07)
Northside: Colerain-West Fork-Virginia improvements (4/11/07)