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Michael A. Fox Highway is a four-lane, limited-access, divided highway
connecting the city of Hamilton to I-75 through Fairfield and Liberty
townships.
This 10.7 mile project begins at the former State
Route 129/State Route 4 intersection in Hamilton and runs east between
Princeton and Hamilton-Mason roads. Interchanges are located where
the highway meets I-75, and at Bypass 4, State Route 747 and Cincinnati-Dayton
Road.
Construction of this long-awaited highway began
in May 1998. And, with only 19 months of construction, the highway
opened December 13, 1999 - eight months ahead of schedule. Excellent
team work and great weather helped ensure the success of the project.
Route 4 to Hampshire Drive, in Hamilton, and Cincinnati-Dayton Road
to I-75 opened in October 1999.
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Past
and present Board members contributed to the creation of the Michael
A. Fox Highway. They are memorialized at the Wetlands Park on the
rock. The rock is a symbol of their hard work and dedication in
getting the Michael A. Fox Highway built. |
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The
highway has been a huge success. And not only with Butler County
residents, but also with construction colleagues around the U.S.
The highway has won all kinds of awards including: |
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The Globe Award from the American Road and Transportation Builders
Association for excellence in environmental protection and mitigation.
* The Excellence in Concrete Paving Award from the American Concrete
Paving Association in the category of municipal streets and intersections
greater than 30,000 square yards.
* The 2000 "Build America Award" from the Associated General
Contractors of America for the best new highway in the nation.
* The 2000 Quality in Construction Award from the National Asphalt
Paving Association.
* The 2000 "Donald C. Schramm Award" from the American
Society of Highway Engineers - TRIKO Valley Section for transportation
improvement in the over two million dollar category.
* The International Road Federation's 2000 Global Road Achievement
Award for innovation of construction methodology practices.
* The 1999 Excellence in Paving Award from the Ohio/Kentucky Chapter
of the American Concrete Pavement Association
* The 1999 Quality Award for Asphalt Paving from Flexible Pavements
Inc. for achieving the highest quality in asphalt paving.
* An Engineering Excellence Award from the Consulting Engineers
Counsel of Ohio for project management and construction management.
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Thanks to remarkable teamwork, dedication, and
a united goal of producing a top-quality highway, the TID and its
contractors have been tremendously successful.
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| For a history
of the highway click here. |
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