North Hamilton Crossing Virtual Open House
North Hamilton Crossing Virtual Open House
THANK YOU FOR VISITING!
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The City of Hamilton and Butler County Transportation Improvement District (BCTID), in coordination with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), are hosting this Virtual Open House to:
- Provide a planning update for the North Hamilton Crossing (NHX) project
- Share the results of recently completed studies
- Discuss route alternatives developed and evaluated
- Gather community input
The site is organized as a self-guided tour through a series of pages that highlight the issues we are working to address. Begin by reviewing the OVERVIEW discussion in the section below. To advance between pages, click on the CONTINUE button located at the bottom of each page. You can also move back and forth between pages by clicking on the tabs at the top of the discussion section. To see larger versions of an image, simply click on it. Additional project-related information is posted under the REFERENCE MATERIALS section of this page.
If you need any language translations, click on the TRANSLATE button located near the upper right-hand corner of this page. If you need other interpretation assistance to review these materials and/or provide comment, including printed copies of these materials, please contact Allen Messer at (513) 785-7286 or Allen.Messer@hamilton-oh.gov.
This virtual Open House will be open 24 hours a day for approximately 45 days. Please submit any questions or comments you may have by March 12, 2023.
As you begin, we invite you to first watch this short video to learn more about North Hamilton Crossing.
The City of Hamilton and surrounding areas are experiencing a resurgence of economic growth and redevelopment. While these changes have had a positive impact on jobs and progress in our community, they’ve also strained the local transportation infrastructure.
Over the past decade, the City and Butler County Transportation Improvement District (BCTID) have completed multiple improvements – such as the South Hamilton Crossing and projects along Main and High streets – to reduce congestion and make travel through the city easier and safer. As these projects were completed, we began turning our focus toward planning for the North Hamilton Crossing (NHX).
PLANNING PROCESS
North Hamilton Crossing has been a city, county, and regional transportation objective since the early 2000s. It’s been included in local and regional transportation planning documents since 2002 and has remained a top priority in both the City of Hamilton’s comprehensive plan, Plan Hamilton, and the Butler County Thoroughfare Plan. Recognizing the importance of the project and the safety and travel benefits it will bring to the region, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) came on board last year as a project partner.
To develop the NHX project, we’re using ODOT’s five-phase Project Planning Process. Right now, we’re concluding the initial Planning phase of the PDP and working on tasks in the Preliminary Engineering phase.
Planning for NHX began in earnest in 2021. At that time, we determined that the project must include three components:
- A new bridge across the Great Miami River connecting North B Street to US 127
- A railroad overpass and connection from US 127 to SR 4
- An improved connection between SR 4 and SR 129
Since then, we’ve completed multiple studies assessing current and future conditions and solidifying the project’s purpose and need.
The project’s purpose and needs were confirmed with the public through the first public input opportunity held from August 29 to September 30 in 2021.
The graphs shown above show the responses received from the public when we asked if they
agree with the Primary and Secondary needs identified for the NHX project.
This data is from the September 2021 Public Input Opportunity Summary Report.
TAKE OUR SURVEY
Survey questions are embedded into each tab of the Open House. If you would prefer to print out and respond to the survey questions, click the link below.
Completed survey forms can be sent to:
Allen Messer, P.E.
Assistant Director of Engineering
City of Hamilton
345 High Street | Hamilton, OH 45011
Allen.Messer@hamilton-oh.gov
VISIT OUR WEBSITE
Our website, NorthHamiltonCrossing.org, is currently linking visitors directly to this Virtual Open House page. To go to our website to review additional information about the NHX project, click here.
REFERENCE MATERIALS
Below are quick materials that provide additional information about the NHX project.
Hoja de datos del proyecto (Fact Sheet, Spanish version)
Project Development Process Sheet
Proceso de desarrollo de proyectos (Process Sheet, Spanish version)
PROJECT CONTACT
Questions or comments about North Hamilton Crossing can be shared with the project team by contacting:
Allen Messer, P.E.
Assistant Director of Engineering
City of Hamilton
345 High Street | Hamilton, OH 45011
Allen.Messer@hamilton-oh.gov
(513) 785-7286
PROJECT PARTNERS
The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by ODOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated December 14, 2020 and executed by FHWA and ODOT. For more information, please visit ODOT’s NEPA Assignment Portal by clicking here.