Past Projects
Past TID Projects
South Hamilton Crossing
This project in the City of Hamilton (City) had been considered at various times in history since the beginning of the 19th century. The City approached the project with renewed interest and in 2005 retained a consultant to begin the formal Project Development Process. The Butler County Transportation Improvement District (TID) entered into an agreement in 2010 to partner with the City of Hamilton and assumed the consultant contract. With the added cooperation of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI), the SHX began to move forward.
- Year started: 2010
- Year completed: 2018
- Project cost: $28,221,000
- Engineering firm: Burgess and Niple
- Construction contractor: John R Jurgensen
Salzman Road Extension
The project extended Salzman Road north 2750 feet to Todhunter Road at its intersection with Yankee Road at the Monroe / Middletown City line. Prior to the project, access from the Yankee Road industrial area south to SR 63 and I-75 required two ninety degree turns, and a functionally obsolete RR crossing. It also created a major safety issue, passing past an elementary school and Junior/Senior High School. The extension provides direct access from the important Middletown industrial area to SR 63 and ultimately to I-75, provides access to additional vacant industrial land in Monroe and eliminates the school safety issue.
- Year started: 2015
- Year completed: 2018
- Project cost: $2,130,000
- Engineering firm: TransSystems
- Construction contractor: Kelchner, Inc.
Liberty Interchange
In 2001, the TID and Butler County Commissioners (BCC) entered into an agreement related to the initial planning phase and ultimately an interchange justification study for a proposed interchange at the terminus of State Route 129 at Interstate 75.
In late 2002, the TID started the environmental work of the project. The study area for this project extended from Tylersville Road to just south of State Route 63 (north-south boundary) and Cincinnati-Dayton Road to Butler-Warren Road (east-west boundary). The approval process took over six years and was approved in April 2008 by Federal Highway Administration.
- Year started: 2002
- Year completed: 2009
- Project cost: $50,396,000
- Engineering firm: Resource International
- Construction contractor:
- John R Jurgensen – Interchange & Liberty Way
- SK Construction – Liberty Way (e) and Cox Rd
Bypass 4 widening
The TID’s initial "infrastructure improvement plan" included improvements to the State Route 4 Bypass. The widening project lies within three main entities: City of Fairfield, City of Hamilton and Fairfield Township. These entities, along with Butler County and ODOT, were crucial in moving this project to implementation.
In early 2006, the TID received a safety grant for the Symmes Road intersection. That grant was important as it helped reduce the local funding component.
In late 2007, the City of Fairfield took responsibility for the southern-most phase of the project.
- Year started: 2003
- Year completed: 2013
- Project cost: $30,580,000
- Engineering firm: IBI (ME Companies)
- Construction contractor: John R. Jurgensen, Barrett Paving, Complete General Contractors
SR 129 (Butler County Veterans Hwy)
The original public hearings for the 10.7 mile “interstate like” corridor actually started back in 1972. Butler County and other local officials saw the difficulties in pushing this project to completion, which was originally estimated at $34.7 million in 1972. This ultimately led to legislation that provided for Transportation Improvement Districts and in December 1993, the Butler County Commission created the Butler County TID.
- Year started: 1994
- Year completed: 1999
- Project cost: $164,945,000
- Engineering firm: LJB and KZF
- Construction contractor: Kokosing Construction