Friday, December 17, 1999
Six-laner to replace historic span in Hamilton
BY TANYA ALBERT
The Cincinnati Enquirer
HAMILTON — The historic High Street bridge over the Great Miami River will be replaced with a six-lane bridge.
Ohio Department of Transportation officials Thursday announced that the six-lane bridge — to be built in the same location — is the best way to serve Hamilton's growing traffic.
Now, 32,500 cars a day use the bridge, built in 1915 and rehabilitated in the 1940s. That number is expected to grow to 43,000 by 2020, a 32 percent increase.
While the capacity is needed, some citizens at a public hearing this summer raised concerns about tearing down a piece of Hamilton's history.
But ODOT, as required by the National Historic Preservation Act, will work with the community to design a bridge that fits in with the historic area and one that disrupts other historic areas as little as possible.
“There are numerous things you can do to make the bridge look historic so it blends in with the surrounding historic area,” said Kim Patton, spokeswoman for ODOT's Lebanon's district office that serves Southwest Ohio.
For example, a certain lighting can be used to give it a historic look, and the bridge can be designed to look like the bridge that's there now, Mrs. Patton said.
The cost to build the bridge hasn't been determined yet. It will depend on what the final design looks like. ODOT plans to hold a public hearing in the spring so residents can see the draft environmental document.
If the project goes according to the set timetable, a construction contract would be awarded in 2003.
For more information write: Hans Jindal, Ohio Department of Transportation District 8, 505 S. Ohio 741, Lebanon, OH 45036.
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