Current Status (Tier 1, Tier 2 or New) Proposed Status (Tier 1 or Tier 2) Tier 2 Tier 2 Project Application General Information ODOT PID 86462 86463 86461 Project Sponsoring Agency ODOT Project Manager (Contact Person) ODOT District 8 Primary County (3 char abrv) HAM/CLE HAM/CLE HAM Phone Number Andy Fluegemann 513-933-6597 Email Address andy.fluegemann@dot.state.oh.us Local Jurisdictions (i.e. list all cities, counties and townships) Project Description Facility Name (i.e. route, rail, terminal, or port name) SR 32F 2.50/0.00 Oasis Rail Corridor SR 32F 0.00 Hamilton County, City of Cincinnati, Village of Newtown, Village of Fairfax, Village of Mariemont, Anderson Township, Clermont County and Miami Township Description of Work
These PID# s have been split from the original PID# 22970. PID# 22970 was the Eastern Corridor in which a Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was completed and a Record of Decision (ROD) was obtained. The PID# s listed on this application have independent utility and thus are being forwarded through Tier II NEPA and Project Development. PID# 86262 : Perform Environmental analyses and Preliminary Engineering for the following: Consolidate and manage access points to establish relocated SR 32 a controlled access arterial roadway west of IR 275, including coordination for accommodation of multimodal components; Oasis rail corridor, bikeway corridor, a new interchange at US 50/Red Bank/SR 32 in Fairfax, a multi-modal clear span crossing of the Little Miami River and associated multi modal transit hubs (at US 50 and at Newtown Road). PID# 86463 : Perform Environmental analyses and Preliminary Engineering for the following rail segments: Oasis Segment 1-Riverfront Transit Center to Boathouse: Provide rail on a combination of new alignment and existing track along with rail stations for connections at riverfront locations. (1 mile) Oasis Segment 2-Boathouse to US 50 in the Village of Fairfax: Provide rail on existing rail R/W controlled by SORTA, Upgrade structures as necessary, establish rail stations for possible neighborhood connections and connections at Lunken Airport and Linwood area. (7 miles) Oasis Segment 3-Village of Fairfax to Village of Newtown: Establish a new rail corridor along shared new highway to coincide with Highway Segment II/III, establish 2 multimodal transit hubs at US 50 and Newtown Road. (4 miles) Oasis Segment 4-North of the Village of Newtown to City of Milford: Provide rail on or along existing rail corridor, establish a station at Ancor Industrial Complex and multi modal station at the City of Milford. (5 miles) PID# 86461 : Perform Environmental analyses and Preliminary Engineering for the following: Consolidate and manage access points along existing Red Bank Road and Red Bank Expressway to establish a controlled access arterial roadway, including coordination for accommodation of multi-modal components and tie in with a new interchange at US 50. Purpose and Need
Key transportation needs identified for the Eastern Corridor include: 1) existing transportation network deficiencies affecting capacity, safety, and accessibility, 2) limited available modal options, 3) inadequate regional linkage and mobility, and 4) anticipated continued inadequacies in the existing transportation network due to future economic and population growth. These corridor-level needs apply to all areas of the Eastern Corridor, including Segment II/III. The purpose of the Eastern Corridor project, as documented in the Tier 1 ROD, is to implement a multimodal transportation improvement program that increases capacity, reduces congestion and delay, improves safety, provides modal options, and connects the region s key transportation corridors and social and economic centers through the efficient movement of people, goods and services. The specific goal for Segment II/III, in support of the overall purpose and need for the Eastern Corridor, is to establish relocated SR 32 as a controlled-access arterial roadway west of I-275 with parallel rail transit that provides a new transportation alternative to driving. In the Segment II/III study area, SR 32 is primarily a commercial/industrial and residential corridor that experiences high volumes of commuter, freight, and residential traffic. The need for transportation improvements results from insufficient levels-of-service and high crash rates that are currently being experienced along existing SR 32 and are expected to worsen by 2030 (the project design year). As reported in the Tier 1 EIS Purpose and Need, traffic volumes on SR 32 in the Segment II/III study area are projected to increase by 21 to 37 percent by 2030, and levels-of-service (2020 No-Build) on the majority of SR 32 in the Segment II/III study area is projected at E or F, which indicates heavy congestion and delays. Additionally, the Tier 1 EIS reported that all of SR 32 in the Segment II/III study area has an annual accident rate that exceeds the statewide average. Associated with the existing transportation infrastructure, highway capacity and congestion problems occurring in the Eastern Corridor is the limited availability of alternative transportation options, including bus and rail transit. At this time, a large part of the Eastern Corridor study areais not served by bus and no rail transit exists. No rail transit is currently available in the Eastern Corridor study area or general project vicinity. The I-71 corridor study, which is also underway in the OKI region just west of the Eastern Corridor, is planned for light rail and currently in the preliminary engineering/environmental impact assessment phase. Implementation of rail transit in the Eastern Corridor provides opportunity to effectively interface with this proposed I-71 light rail transit route. In addition, the implementation of rail transit in the Eastern Corridor provides opportunity to interface with the Banks/Riverfront intermodal parking project - located along the riverfront in downtown Cincinnati - which has recently been awarded construction funding by the State of Ohio Transportation Review Advisory Council. Rail transit in the Eastern Corridor would provide an alternative to the automobile for job commutes and other types of trips. It would also offer a means by which corridor residents are more connected to the Cincinnati Business District and central area businesses, health care, education, arts, cultural, sports and entertainment opportunities. Additionally, in that a rail transit line could potentially involve the extensive use of existing right-of-way corridors, impact on the natural and man-made environment would be reduced and the land use/transportation relationship could be maximized. Community & Economic Growth and Development Factors Land Use Plan Exists Adopting Appropriate Land Use Measures Land Use Plan Zoning based on Coord. with T-Plan T-Plan Part of State/MPO Long Range Plan (Yes, No or N/A) (Yes, No or N/A) (Yes, No or N/A) (Yes, No or N/A) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Priority on County or MPO Long Range Plan PID# 86462 is in the OKI 2030 Regional Transportation Plan as Plan ID# 669. PID# 86463 PID# 86461 is in the OKI 2030 Regional Transportation Plan as Plan ID# 655. Percent of Land Being Redeveloped Improves Business Access Improves Invest & Employ * Sub-county 5 Yr Unemployment Rate * Sub-county 5 Yr Poverty Rate (%) (Yes or No) (Yes or No) (%) (%) 100 Yes * Optional. If omitted, the 5 year rates for the primary county will be obtained from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov) and US Census Bureau (www.census.gov).
Transportation Factors Reduces Fuel Consumption Reduces Ozone Precursors Connects Transportation Modes (Yes or No) (Yes or No) (Yes or No) Yes If project connects transportation modes, please explain how The Tier 1 ROD identified four implementation segments for new highway capacity and new rail transit in the Eastern Corridor. Segment II/III, which involves a shared highway/rail transit corridor, begins at the existing US 50/Red Bank Road interchange, which is also the convergence point for the existing Oasis, Wasson, and NS rail freight lines. At this location, the Tier 1 work established that a new US 50/Red Bank Road interchange and multi-modal transit station would be developed. ODOT NLFID Existing Road Facilities (If applicable) Begin End Location Termini Log Point Log Point Primary Road (or Cnty/Rte #) (x.xx) (x.xx) (i.e. from street 1 to street 2) (Yes or No) PID 86462 SHAMSR00032**FC SCLESR00032**FC 2.50 0.00 7.48 0.64 Red Bank Rd. to HAM/CLE CL HAM/CLE CL to Bells Lane Yes PID 86461 US 50 to existing Red Bank 0.00 3.12 CHAMCR00067**C Road/ IR 71 Interchange (Insert additional rows as needed one row for each existing roadway to be improved) Yes Name or Designation Beg Lat New Road Facilities (If applicable) Beg End End Location Termini Lon Lat Lon Primary Road (xx.xxxx) (xx.xxxx) (xx.xxxx) (xx.xxxx) (i.e. from street 1 to street 2) (Yes or No) (Insert additional rows as needed one row for each new roadway to be constructed) Element Name Oasis Rail Corridor Transit Facilities (If applicable) Peak Hour Ridership VMT Reduction Benefit/ Cost Ratio (Riders) (%) (x.xxx) TBD through this work (Insert additional rows as needed one row for each transit facility element) Freight Facilities (If applicable) Element Name Oasis Rail Corridor Freight Volume / Facility Capacity Ratio Truck Reduction Benefit/ Cost Ratio (x.xxx) (%) (x.xxx) TBD through this work
Wasson Rail Corridor Cincinnati Terminal Corridor TBD through this work TBD through this work (Insert additional rows as needed one row for each freight facility element)
Project Phase Project Development Completed By (Agency Name) Actual / Projected Completion Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Planning Study OKI/URS/Balke 4/2000 Interchange Modification Study (275/32 PID 76289) ODOT/Entran 7/15/09 ODOT/Entran (Tier 1 ROD) 6/2/06 Environmental (NEPA) Doc. Detailed Design Right of Way / Utilities PID 86461 ODOT/TBD PID 86462 ODOT/Entran PID 86463 ODOT/TBD PID 86461 ODOT/TBD PID 86462 ODOT/Entran PID 86463 ODOT/TBD PID 86461 ODOT/TBD PID 86462 ODOT/Entran PID 86463 ODOT/TBD 6/3/11 1/13/12 1/30/12 2/26/12 11/16/12 11/26/12 4/3/14 12/4/14 12/4/14 Sources of Other (Non-) Funding (If applicable) Project Phase Source Amount (PS, NEPA, DD, RW, CO) (Agency name) (In Millions) PS/NEPA HCTID/Local Funding Partners Tier 1 Expenditures $3.30 NEPA ODOT Tier 1 Expenditures $1.73 NEPA HCTID/Local Funding Partners Advanced Tier 2 Expenditures $3.09 NEPA HCTID/Local Funding Partners Tier 2 Expenditures PID 86462 $.54 NEPA HCTID/Local Funding Partners Tier 2 Expenditures PID 86461 $.71 Additional Explanation of Other Funding Funding was used on a corridor approach under PID s 2970 and 22972 for the entire Eastern Corridor. This shown amount will be listed under PID 86462 below. (Insert additional rows above Additional Explanation of Other Funding as needed one row for each combination of project phase and source) Note: Totals of Other funding entered above MUST MATCH totals in project funding table below by project phase. Project Sponsor Investment Factors Creation of TIF or Other Innovative Financing Tool Percentage of Sponsoring Agency Investment (Yes or No) (%)
Project Phase Planning Study (PS) Environmental Doc. (NEPA) Planning Study (PS) Environmental Doc. (NEPA) Detailed Design (DD) Right of Way /Utilities (RW) Construction (CO) Project Phase Planning Study (PS) Environmental Doc. (NEPA) Detailed Design (DD) Right of Way /Utilities (RW) Construction (CO) Fiscal Year Project Funding PID 86462 Other Funding Previous New Total (YYYY) (In Millions) (In Millions) (In Millions) (In Millions) 2000 2006 8.12 8.12 2010 Included in 2012 NEPA 2012.54 2.7 13.66 16.9 2013 2015 2015 Total 8.66 2.7 13.66 25.02 Fiscal Year Project Funding PID 86461 Other Funding Previous New Total (YYYY) (In Millions) (In Millions) (In Millions) (In Millions) 2011.71 3.55 4.26 2012 2014 2014 Total.71 3.55 4.26 Project Phase Fiscal Year Project Funding PID 86463 Other Funding Previous New Total (YYYY) (In Millions) (In Millions) (In Millions) (In Millions) Planning Study (PS) Environmental Doc. (NEPA) 2012 4.40 4.40 Detailed Design (DD) 2013 Right of Way 2014
/Utilities (RW) Construction (CO) 2014 Total 4.40
Applicant Information Remarks/Comments The Eastern Corridor project is following a tiered approach to comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related statutes. Tier 1, completed in 2006, assessed transportation needs in the Eastern Corridor and identified preliminary multi-modal alternatives to be further evaluated in Tier 2. Preliminary alternatives developed in Tier 1 were based on a multi-modal framework established by the Eastern Corridor Major Investment Study completed in 2000, as well as community and environmental protection issues identified in the Land Use Vision Plan (2002) and the Green Infrastructure Master Plan (2005). The Tier 1 ROD identified four implementation segments for new highway capacity and new rail transit in the Eastern Corridor. Segment II/III (PID 86462), which involves a shared highway/rail transit corridor, begins at the existing US 50/Red Bank Road interchange, which is also the convergence point for the existing Oasis, Wasson, and NS rail freight lines. At this location, the Tier 1 work established that a new US 50/Red Bank Road interchange and multi-modal transit station would be developed. From the proposed US 50/Red Bank Road interchange, new highway capacity Segment I (PID 86461) begins and extends north following the existing Red Bank Road corridor to I-71. New highway capacity Segment II/III (relocated SR 32) also begins at the proposed new US 50/Red Bank Road interchange (at the southern terminus of Segment I) and extends east across the Little Miami River to Newtown Road (Church Street), which is the proposed location of a second multi-modal transit station. New highway capacity Segment II/ III then extends east through the industrial Ancor area (east of Newtown), and follows the existing SR 32 corridor to approximately Bells Lane/Mount Carmel-Tobasco Road in the Eastgate area of Clermont County. Segment II/III also includes the establishment of a parallel rail transit corridor along relocated SR 32, consisting of Oasis rail transit (PID 86463) from US 50 to Ancor (where the Oasis line then diverges north along the existing NS corridor to Milford), as well as preservation of the future Wasson rail transit corridor to Eastgate. The east terminus of new highway capacity Segment II/III at Bells Lane/Mount Carmel-Tobasco Road represents the approximate west terminus of new highway capacity Segment IV. The Segment IV project involves improvement of the SR 32/I-275 interchange and the adjacent SR 32 corridor from Bells Lane/Mount Carmel-Tobasco Road to just east of Glen Este-Withamsville Road (PID 82370). With the issuance of the Tier 1 ROD, the Eastern Corridor is proceeding with a number of individual Tier 2 transportation projects, each with independent utility and appropriate NEPA documentation.
Name Title Phone Number Andrew J. Fluegemann Signature Acting Planning Administrator 513-933-6798 Date MPO Acknowledgement (If applicable) Name MPO Phone Number Signature Date ODOT District Acknowledgement Name District Phone Number Hans R. Jindal, P.E. District 8 Deputy Director 513-933-6594 Signature Date Rev. 6-10-09