By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Reporter It may be a pain in the neck to drive on Interstate 471 throughout the summer for commuters from Fort Thomas and surrounding towns going to and from Cincinnati. But when the work is done, a bigger financial impact may occur for Fort Thomas. The short interstate […]
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Fort Thomas Weekend News and Notes
A few items of note from around the Fort: 1. The Transportation Department announced this week the beginning of the I-471 resurfacing project. This has to come as welcome news for those living along or near the highway as it should go a long way towards reducing noise. But generally this will be a big […]
Newport / Fort Thomas Subsidizing Ohio Drivers?
There is a post from Kevin LeMaster’s blog, Building Cincinnati, about a public meeting tomorrow night in Cold Spring for citizens concerned about the I-471 corridor study. There is concern that widening to four lanes, while possibly needed, is a subsidy for Ohio commuters driving to and from the east side while possibly hurting the […]

