The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments announced this week that it had awarded $82 million for 52 road projects in its service area, about $12.6 million of which are in Kentucky.
The council, more commonly known as OKI, is a consortium of local governments, businesses, and other institutions.
“Today, the OKI Board of Directors unanimously passed a momentous $82-million-dollar investment in infrastructure within our three-state region,” said OKI Board President Gerth, following the board’s monthly meeting on Oct 9. “These transportation projects will improve mobility and safety for drivers, transit riders, cyclists and pedestrians throughout our region.”
The awarded funds are pass-through funds from the federal government that come from three primary sources: the Surface Transportation Block Grant, or STBG, program; the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality, or CMAQ, improvement program and the Transportation Alternatives, or TA, program.
The $82 million disbursement represents the largest amount of money OKI has fielded in a single year. Since 2018, OKI has awarded $447.7 million in federal prioritization funds to infrastructure projects in its service area.
“Kentucky projects’ focus is on advancing regional development through strategic infrastructure initiatives: Boone County’s Oakbrook Road Multi-Use Path Phase 1; Cold Spring’s US27 Downing Street Realignment; Dayton’s riverfront trail and levee trail widening; and Ft. Mitchell’s sidewalk improvements along Beechwood Road and Dixie Highway,” according to an OKI press release. “The Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) is replacing fixed-route buses.”
Check out a complete list of local projects, their award amount and the amount local jurisdictions will need to match below.
