GREEN TOWNSHIP — Traversing the roads where Rybolt Road, Harrison Avenue and Interstate 74 intersect in western Hamilton County is often maddening — and can be dangerous.

        That's why Green Township trustees on Sept. 23 will discuss two road improvement proposals.

        A $10 million flyover ramp that would take eastbound I-74 traffic exiting at Rybolt Road over Rybolt and feed it directly into Harrison Avenue. The project could take until 2010 or longer to complete.

        A $3 million realignment of Rybolt that could be complete within three years.

        The realignment would mean that traffic traveling west on Harrison Avenue would no longer be able to turn left onto Rybolt, but instead would have access to Rybolt via nearby Hearne Road. Direct access from Rybolt to I-74 and Harrison Avenue would continue.

        “Each proposal has its attributes,” said Chief Deputy Hamilton County Engineer Ted Hubbard, “but we still don't know what is the better solution.”

        As it is now, this cluster of multidirectional intersections ranks second in the township in accident frequency and 11th in the county for state/county intersections. In 2001 there were 24 accidents there.

        The flyover ramp would be federally funded, he said, whereas realignment costs require county and township participation.

        Mr. Hubbard said state grants could help pay for the Rybolt realignment, but other local sources of funds have not been identified.

        Green Township's development director, Adam Goetzman, said he's leaning toward recommending realignment because the flyover ramp addresses only the I-74 ramp congestion.

        “Anything that is done with the relocation of Rybolt Road would not preclude ramp improvement later, but if you put the flyover in first, then you've put your eggs in that basket,” Mr. Goetzman said.

        Concerns about the intersections have been around for years, but officials say problems are accelerating because of increased residential development.

        Mr. Hubbard said that past Harrison Avenue Corridor studies prompted the widening of Rybolt Road in 2000 and suggested the flyover as a long-term solution. Rybolt Road,” he said.

        Traffic in the area is also expected to increase when two new developments — Meijer and Kohl's — open here in 2003.

        “We have a problem there today, even if there was no Meijer and Kohl's store; that's just going to make the problem more acute,” Mr. Goetzman said.

        Both proposals will be presented to township trustees at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23. Trustees normally meet in the township administration building, but will hold this meeting at the Nathaniel Green Lodge, 6394 Wesselman Road, to accommodate public attendance.

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