Thursday, August 26, 1999
Residents weigh in on bridge's future
BY DAVID ECK
Enquirer Contributor
HAMILTON — Residents will have their say on what should replace the High Street bridge at a public meeting here today.
“It's not in the best condition,” said Kim Patton, public information officer for the Ohio Department of Transportation. “It doesn't accommodate as much traffic as it needs to.”
The bridge's construction also fails to meet standards for flooding, she said. The two-lane bridge has no posted weight limit.
The three options for replacing the bridge include:
• Replace it with a six-lane bridge at the existing location.
• Replace it with a four-lane bridge at existing location and add a two-lane, two-way bridge between Park Avenue and Dayton Street or between Park Avenue and Market Street.
• Replace the bridge with a four-lane bridge at existing location (three lanes eastbound and one lane westbound) and add two-lane, one-way bridge (westbound) between Park Av enue and Dayton Street or between Park Avenue and Market Street.
ODOT's preferred alternative is replacing the bridge with a six-lane bridge, according to a draft presentation for the meeting.
“The plan is to get public input on the proposed alternatives for the project at this point,” Ms. Patton said.
Construction to replace the historic High Street Bridge over the Great Miami River could begin in 2002. The bridge was built in 1915 and had several structural repairs in the 1940s, Ms. Patton said.
No cost estimates for the replacement were available.
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