1. Ohio Department of Transportation www.transportation.ohio.gov John R. Kasich, Governor Jerry Wray, Director 2015-D08-02 HAM-Elmore to Central Parkway Connector October 13, 2015

2. www.transportation.ohio.gov 2 Project History 2006: the Mill Creek Expressway Project recommends removing local access ramps from the I-74/I-75 interchange; 2007: ODOT completes a study of traffic pattern changes in the Northside and South Cumminsville communities of Cincinnati as a result of public comments; 2007: ODOT recommends a connection from I- 74 eastbound to central parkway that eventually is rejected by the public PID 98109 TRAC Presentation 10/13/15

3. www.transportation.ohio.gov 3 Project History 2008-2013: The City of Cincinnati continues development of alternative concepts; 2014: ODOT and City agree to equally participate financially on the connector and work toward construction at same time as MCE Phase 5 PID 98109 TRAC Presentation 10/13/15

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8. www.transportation.ohio.gov 8 Benefits to the City of Cincinnati Maintain connectivity and improve diversity in the street network between Cincinnati’s neighborhoods, Improve access to redevelopment / expansion sites, Support local travel by providing a more direct route between neighborhoods, thus lessening travel time and congestion at the new Hopple Street interchange, and Provide safer multi-modal travel opportunities through a shorter, more direct, lower-speed route PID 98109 TRAC Presentation 10/13/15

9. www.transportation.ohio.gov 9 Benefits to the Cincinnati State Improve campus access by construction of an additional local route for the approximately 20,000 full-time and part-time students and 1,000 full-time and part-time employees Benefit 47% of the College’s student and employee populations that access the campus from western Hamilton County PID 98109 TRAC Presentation 10/13/15

10. www.transportation.ohio.gov 10 TRAC Funding Request Right-of-Way: Upon Completion of R/W Acquisition, ODOT and the City would have expended an equal amount of funding in project development Total R/W Cost: $1.8 Million TRAC Amount Requesting:$0.2 million Construction: Total Cost: $35.0 Million (50% TRAC / 50% Local) TRAC Amount Requesting: $17.5 million PID 98109 TRAC Presentation 10/13/15

11. www.transportation.ohio.gov 11 Benefit / Cost TRAC B/C Ratio – 0.71 UC Economic Center: B/C Ratio using TIGER methodology – 4.66:1 This ratio eventually achieves – 7.14:1 based on the 30 year Net Present Value Three Primary quantifiable benefits: Decreased vehicle operating costs, Travel time savings, Accident reduction costs PID 98109 TRAC Presentation 10/13/15

12. www.transportation.ohio.gov 12 Thank You Questions? PID 98109 TRAC Presentation 10/13/15