Infrastructure

Columbus City Council approved the Bike Plus plan on Monday night. The initiative seeks to eventually create 487 miles of new bikeways.

Downtown Columbus Inc. and other partners in the project want to start by building out a portion of the development on Gay Street before moving on to other phases of the loop.

Columbus City Council approved funding for an intersection realignment and traffic safety project at Cleveland and Myrtle avenues.

The West Broad Street route runs between North Washington Avenue in downtown Columbus to Rockbrook Crossing Avenue. The regional transit agency hopes to build other routes on the east side and another between downtown Columbus, the Ohio State campus and Dublin.

One trail project plans to connect national trail networks coast-to-coast with the Great American Rail Trail that goes from Washington D.C. to Washington State and passes through Columbus.

Facing a critical need for a safer bridge on one of America’s busiest traveled roadways, governors from Ohio and Kentucky have applied for nearly $2 billion in federal funding for the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor.

President Joe Biden on Friday made his fifth visit to Ohio and second to Cincinnati since taking office. He visited a metal and alloy company in Hamilton to talk about additive manufacturing, announce a new initiative, and call on Congress to pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act.

Dam Structure Three near Lancaster is the latest to receive funding. It's one of 108 projects listed to get a portion of the $166.5 million from the new federal infrastructure bill . It’s one piece of a larger puzzle, where two of the largest and oldest dams in Fairfield County will also be restored.

Public transportation is a crucial piece of infrastructure for many peoples’ daily needs in Central Ohio. A report released by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission in March identified rural counties as places with an urgent need for transit.

A 2021 review of bridges in Franklin County found the majority of the bridges are ranked “fair” or better. Just 3% of the county’s bridges were ranked “poor" and will be scheduled for rehab or replacement.