Ridgeway Road Bridge gets state money

We are pleased to announce that the Ridgeway Road Bridge Replacement Project has been selected for funding under the Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Municipal Bridge Program.

ODOT will fund 95 percent of the construction cost to replace the bridge, up to $2,000,000. The current estimated cost to replace the bridge, including engineering design and right-of-way costs, is $2,600,000. The city will continue to seek additional grant funding from other sources to supplement the ODOT-approved construction funding for the replacement bridge.

The $2,000,000 received for the Ridgeway Bridge is the largest amount awarded to a single project among the 14 projects state-wide that were awarded a total of $10.3 million by ODOT.

Construction is currently scheduled to begin in late 2020 or early 2021, when the Municipal Bridge funds are available from ODOT. The replacement bridge will be similar to the existing bridge, and will be capable of carrying vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians.

We would like to thank everyone who responded to the public engagement survey for this project. ODOT officials who reviewed the funding application were very impressed by the high level of public support for this project. Obtaining grant funding to replace the bridge would have been much more difficult without the community support this project received.